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Imagine this: your flight is delayed six hours. You’re stuck at the gate, eating stale pretzels, rebooking plans, texting apologies, watching the departure board change from yellow to red. In the United States, you’re not legally entitled to anything—no money, no automatic hotel voucher, no meal compensation. Maybe the airline hands out water bottles or […]
The moment was supposed to be straightforward. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Las Vegas to recognize TSA employees who worked without pay during the 43-day government shutdown. Cameras were ready, workers were lined up behind her, and a stack of what appeared to be $10,000 bonus checks sat on the podium. But within […]
Airports are stressful enough on a normal day, but every now and then a moment happens that freezes an entire gate and sends hundreds of travelers home with a story. That’s what unfolded at Denver International Airport when a Southwest passenger erupted after being denied boarding on an oversold flight to Boise. The scene, captured […]
When JetBlue pilot Brian Paul Waitzel sat down to eat a simple backyard hamburger one late afternoon in September 2024, nothing about the day seemed unusual. The 47-year-old father of three had come home to his quiet neighborhood in Wall Township, New Jersey, enjoyed a meal, and then went outside to mow the lawn. He […]
When the longest government shutdown in U.S. history finally ended, most people assumed the country’s air traffic controllers would at least get a moment of recognition. After all, they had just worked through 43 days without pay, keeping the national airspace functioning during one of the most stressful periods in recent aviation history. That “moment […]
