Hacker News with Generative AI: Airlines

Ryanair calls for limit of two alcoholic drinks at airports in Europe (theguardian.com)
Ryanair wants a limit of two alcoholic drinks at airports, as the airline released further details of legal action to recover €15,000 (£12,615) in costs related to a diversion it said was caused by an allegedly disruptive passenger.

Airlines, Europe, Alcohol, Legal Action

9 points by bookofjoe 4 days ago | 0 comments

United Airlines to launch Starlink wi-fi in spring 2025 (techinasia.com)

Airlines, Wi-Fi, Technology, Starlink

67 points by f1shy 13 days ago | 76 comments

Passengers Say Turkish Airlines Flights Have Unwelcome Guests: Bedbugs (nytimes.com)
Passengers on several of the carrier’s flights said the biting pests were on seats, blankets and in overhead bins and that the airline did not take action.

Travel, Airlines, Bedbugs, Customer Complaints

98 points by whack 16 days ago | 62 comments

Some discount airlines charge online booking fees (reviewjournal.com)
Some budget airlines, including carriers that fly in and out of Las Vegas, charge extra fees when you book a flight online.

Airlines, Fees, Travel, Consumer Issues

7 points by reaperducer 21 days ago | 1 comments

American Airlines is boarding flights again after nationwide groundstop (cnn.com)

Airlines, Travel, Ground Stops

60 points by jbegley 25 days ago | 52 comments

Want to book a Ryanair flight? Prepare for a face scan (noyb.eu)

Privacy, Biometrics, Ryanair, Airlines, Travel

50 points by latexr 30 days ago | 88 comments

AirCanada to transfer entire Boeing 737 MAX fleet to Rouge, favoring Airbus (aerotime.aero)
Air Canada has revealed plans to consolidate its fleet which will see its entire 41-strong fleet of Boeing 737 MAX single-aisle jets being transferred to Air Canada Rouge, the mainline carrier’s wholly-owned budget subsidiary.

Aviation, Airlines, Boeing, Airbus

7 points by BostonFern 30 days ago | 0 comments

United, Delta, Air Canada To Support Find My for Lost Luggage This Week (macrumors.com)
Starting this week, the U.S. and Canadian airlines United, Delta, and Air Canada are rolling out support for iOS 18.2's new item location sharing feature to help track lost or delayed baggage, according to Apple's marketing chief Greg Joswiak.

Airlines, iOS, Travel, Technology, Lost Luggage

11 points by tosh 32 days ago | 0 comments

Tell HN: Alaska Airlines website exposes passenger data (ycombinator.com)
TL;DR: Alaska exposes other customers names, record locators, flight information, phone numbers emails, and probably more. I could have canceled or changed these people's flights.

Security, Privacy, Data Breaches, Airlines, Travel

65 points by JaakkoP 42 days ago | 44 comments

It's Not Your Imagination. Airlines Are Padding Flight Times (nytimes.com)
Flying in America has become slower even as official statistics have shown improvement.

Airlines, Travel, Transportation, United States

13 points by mikhael 52 days ago | 18 comments

The chess bot on Delta Air Lines will destroy you [video] (youtube.com)

Chess, Artificial Intelligence, Airlines, Video Games, Entertainment

16 points by cjonas 63 days ago | 3 comments

Airlines Hate 'Skiplagging.' Meet the Man Who Helps Travelers Pull It Off (nytimes.com)
Aktarer Zaman is the founder of a controversial website that unearths airfare hacks, most notably skipping the last leg of a flight for a cheaper price.

Travel, Airlines, Hacking, Consumerism

16 points by sebastian_z 66 days ago | 9 comments

Delta sues CrowdStrike over software update that prompted mass flight disruption (cnn.com)

Delta, Airlines, Cybersecurity, Software Updates, Litigation

6 points by rawgabbit 82 days ago | 1 comments

Why are airlines quiet quitting China? (skift.com)
Think quiet quitting is just for employees? Think again. In 2024, many of the world’s biggest airlines are making a low-key withdrawal from China. We find out why.

Airlines, China, Business, Travel, Economics

10 points by teractiveodular 89 days ago | 5 comments

American Airlines Flight Attendants Just Won Boarding Pay (jacobin.com)
Flight attendants typically aren’t paid during boarding time. Earlier this month, after a three-year contract campaign and a credible strike threat, flight attendants at American Airlines became the first to win boarding pay.

Labor Unions, Aviation, Travel, Airlines

7 points by PaulHoule 92 days ago | 2 comments

American Airlines Seeks $94M in Skiplagging Travel Hack Lawsuit (aviationa2z.com)
FORT WORTH- American Airlines (AA) launched a legal battle against travel website Skiplagged, accusing the company of profiting from a controversial booking practice.

Lawsuits, Travel, Airlines

8 points by lisper 98 days ago | 6 comments

JetBlue is no longer serving hot food in economy class on transatlantic flights (usatoday.com)
JetBlue Airways is no longer serving hot food to economy passengers on transatlantic flights.

Airlines, Travel, Food, Economy Class

5 points by impish9208 100 days ago | 1 comments

Qantas apologizes after R-rated film plays on every screen during flight (cnn.com)

Airlines, Mistakes, Entertainment

18 points by peutetre 101 days ago | 24 comments

What commercial flight route needs the most (min poss.) stops from A to B? (stackexchange.com)
For travel hacking (and interest) value, colleagues and I have been trying to work out which routes worldwide might have the highest number of required legs.

Travel, Airlines, Optimization, Geography

48 points by beatthatflight 117 days ago | 20 comments

Flight diverted after passenger finds mouse in meal (bbc.com)
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has said one of its flights had to make an emergency landing after a mouse scurried out of a passenger's in-flight meal on Wednesday.

Airlines, Travel, Animals, Food

27 points by perihelions 120 days ago | 10 comments

A flight search engine that combines flights from different airlines? (2014) (stackexchange.com)
Is there a search engine that considers "mix&match" flight combinations?

Travel, Flight Search, Airlines, Software

93 points by beatthatflight 120 days ago | 157 comments

Free Starlink Internet is coming to all of United's airplanes (arstechnica.com)
United Airlines announced this morning that it is giving its in-flight Internet access an upgrade. It has signed a deal with Starlink to deliver SpaceX's satellite-based service to all its aircraft, a process that will start in 2025. And the good news for passengers is that the in-flight Wi-Fi will be free of charge.

Airlines, Satellite Internet, SpaceX, Technology, United Airlines

28 points by thunderbong 125 days ago | 31 comments

United Airlines is adding free Starlink Wi-Fi to all of its planes (theverge.com)
United Airlines’ in-flight Wi-Fi is getting a big upgrade on all its jets thanks to SpaceX’s Starlink satellites.

Airlines, Wi-Fi, Technology, SpaceX

9 points by andygcook 127 days ago | 0 comments

Wizz Air launches $550 'all you can fly' annual subscription pass (cnbc.com)

Travel, Airlines, Subscription Services, Europe

10 points by sva_ 156 days ago | 0 comments

Alaska Airlines blowout: Crew detail 'chaos' after mid-air blowout (bbc.com)

Airlines, Aviation Safety, Accidents, News

6 points by rbanffy 164 days ago | 0 comments

CrowdStrike unhappy with Delta litigation threat, says airline refused free help (theregister.com)

CrowdStrike, Cybersecurity, Airlines, Legal Disputes

12 points by rntn 166 days ago | 18 comments

CrowdStrike says it isn't to blame for Delta's flight cancellations after outage (cnbc.com)