US implements new screening policy for air travellers
Security experts, lawmakers and rights groups praised the US government's decision to abandon the use of nationality as a basis for screening US-bound air travellers. Announced last Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the Transportation Security Administration will pick ...
by Jamie Barnett April 5th, 2010
Full body scanners to be introduced at Heathrow soon
Full-body security scanners will soon be introduced at London’s Heathrow Airport as soon as possible, according to the BAA. The country’s busiest airport owner is increasing security after a failed attack on a Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas day from ...
by Charlotte Fellows January 4th, 2010
Passengers offered compensation after foiled terror attack
Passengers who were travelling on the Detroit-bound flight from Amsterdam that a suspected terrorist attempted to blow up on Christmas Day will receive travel credits from Delta Airlines. A spokeswoman said in a statement that out of concern for the passengers, Delta was in the process of proactively reaching out to
by Katy Davies January 1st, 2010
Government vows to install full body scanners at airports
Following the Detroit bomb plot, UK airports will install full body scanners as an additional security measure to combat airline terrorism. Ministers are prepared to spend whatever figure is necessary to purchase the X-ray devices, which can see through clothing and ...
by Andrew Mayer January 1st, 2010
Failed NWA bomber previously included in terror watch list
The Home Secretary has verified that the Nigerian man who tried to blow up the Northwest Airlines (NWA) plane on Christmas Day was on a terror watch list, banning him from entering the UK. Alan Johnson said that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab ...
by Emily Welch December 29th, 2009
Mutallab confessed links to Al Qaeda
A Nigerian man has been charged after attempting to blow up a passenger-packed Delta plane just before arriving at Detroit Airport. The UK police are now undertaking strict investigations after Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, a 23-year-old London student and suspected al Qaeda member, was charged by trying to explode a transatlantic
by Doug Smith December 28th, 2009
Delta to initiate voluntary severance scheme
Delta Air Lines, the largest of the world’s carriers, is about to offer voluntary severance payouts to a large percentage of the 75,000 mainline operations staff employed by Delta and Northwest in a bid to reduce its workforce, executives of the airline reported on Friday. The airline’s chief executive, Richard Anderson,
by Katy Davies December 15th, 2008
US airline traffic drops off in September
U.S. carriers saw 8.4 percent fewer passengers in September than in the same month in 2007, which represents a decrease of five million passengers, according to the latest statistics released by the U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday – providing ...
by Dave Bess December 12th, 2008
Delta announces launch of new international services
Following on the heels of its acquisition of Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, the largest carrier in the world, has said this week that it is planning to add 15 international routes to its network from the spring of 2009. ...
by Jamie Barnett November 13th, 2008
Delta introduces fee for first checked bag
The world’s largest air carrier, Delta Air Lines, announced on Wednesday that it will charge passengers $15 for their first checked bag, making the airline the last of the six legacy carriers to introduce a first bag fee. In the same announcement, the airline said it would be cutting
by Jamie Barnett November 6th, 2008
Airlines cutting fares for upcoming holiday travel
Most airlines in the U.S. have reduced their fares during the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday periods. In the worst slump seen since 2005, carriers are likely seeing the price reductions as necessary as the weak economy could seriously affect both leisure and business travel over the coming weeks
by Jamie Barnett October 31st, 2008
Northwest Airlines adding 80USD domestic fuel surcharge
Northwest Airlines will be adding fuel surcharges on many of its roundtrip domestic fares, amounting to as much as $80. The surcharges will apply to around 7,000 different routes and will begin on January 10, 2009, according to Northwest spokesperson Michelle Aguayo-Shannon. She explained that the carrier is matching the
by Doug Smith August 2nd, 2008