A man who was bleeding from his head following a surgical procedure was arrested Tuesday after refusing to exit an American Airlines flight headed to Las Vegas from Miami, authorities said. Eugenio Hernandez-Garnier, 27 was asked to leave American Airlines…
Flights grounded across the US during tech outage
Major airlines have grounded flights across the US, citing communication issues caused by a global IT outage. The outage – which has also affected banks and emergency services around the world – has been caused by a faulty software update…
Airline keeps mistaking 101-year-old woman for baby
A 101-year-old woman keeps getting mistaken for a baby because of an error with an airline’s booking system. The problem occurs because American Airlines’ systems apparently cannot compute that Patricia, who did not want to share her surname, was born…
American Airlines bans teen who tried to use skiplagging hack for NYC ticket
A North Carolina teen who tried to use a “skiplagging” hack on a booked flight to New York City on American Airlines was hit with a three-year ban by the carrier. Logan Parsons, 17, was detained recently at the airport…
*Lagos police arrest 25 suspected armed robbers few days to New Year (Vanguard)*Lagos pledges improved bus services (Punch)
Lagos police arrest 25 suspected armed robbers few days to New Year (Vanguard) The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested 15 suspected armed robbers and a cult member of the ‘Eiye Confraternity’, a few days to the New Year…
American Airlines sabotage mechanic ‘has possible IS links’ (BBC)
An American Airlines mechanic charged with sabotaging an aircraft in July has possible links to the Islamic State (IS) group, US prosecutors say. Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, 60, has a brother in IS and had IS propaganda on his phone,…
Plane delayed after woman smashes boyfriend with laptop for ‘looking at other women’ (Metro)
A fight was delayed after a furious woman smashed a laptop over her boyfriend’s head for ‘looking at other women.’ Passengers filmed the violent lovers quarrel on a grounded American Airlines flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday. The…