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A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane departs from Harry Reid International Airport as another airplane taxis in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 15, 2025. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Southwest Airlines passengers will fly in assigned seats for the first time on Jan. 27, the carrier told CNBC. Customers can start buying tickets with assigned seats …

Alaska Airlines has resumed operations following an undisclosed technical error affecting its entire system for approximately three hours, the company announced. The carrier experienced an “IT outage that resulted in a temporary, system-wide ground stop for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights” around 8 p.m. Pacific time Sunday. The stop was lifted at 11 p.m., the Seattle-based company said in …

Alaska Airlines resumes operations after IT outage  Reuters Alaska Airlines ground stop lifted after IT outage  KING5.com Alaska Airlines requests all flights to be grounded due to an IT outage, the airline says  ABC News Alaska Airlines lifts ground stop for all mainline aircraft: FAA  Fox Business Alaska Airlines requests system-wide ground stop for IT issues  KATU Source link

Alaska Airlines and its regional subsidiary Horizon Air requested a ground stop to all flights Sunday night due to a computer system outage. The request to federal authorities kept Alaska and Horizon flights out of the air until the FAA said the stop was lifted after 2 a.m. ET. Monday. In a statement earlier, Alaska said the outage involved its …

Alaska Airlines Grounds Entire Fleet of Planes  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Alaska Airlines grounds all mainline flights nationwide, FAA says  KIRO 7 News SeattleView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

While diversions due to mechanical issues aren’t that rare, two back-to-back diversions of the same flight isn’t something you see every day. Hawaiian Dreamliner has unlucky flight departing LAX On Saturday, July 19, 2025, Hawaiian Airlines flight HA1 was scheduled to operate from Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL). The routine 2,556-mile flight ordinarily departs at 8:30AM and arrives at …

United Airlines is doubling down on premium economy Over the coming years, travelers can expect to see the Chicago-based carrier’s Premium Plus cabin expand, with more seats. And more redemption opportunities. Like its top U.S. competitors, United plans to keep adding more high-end seats to its planes, from its Polaris suites to its domestic first-class recliners — not to mention …

United Airlines Considers Expanding Premium Economy Class  Live and Let’s Fly Business class+? Delta says segmentation is coming to high-end cabins  CNBC US airlines reap rewards from premium travel strategy amid demand slump  Reuters United Airlines to expand ‘undersized’ Premium Plus cabin  The Points Guy United Airlines, Delta eye cheaper business class options while adding more potential fees  The Business Journals Source link

I don’t think this will surprise anyone, but United Airlines executives have essentially confirmed plans to introduce a “basic” Polaris business class experience… United wants to segment business class revenue more Yesterday, United announced its Q2 2025 financial results, and there were some interesting comments during the earnings call. Dawn Gilbertson from The Wall Street Journal asked about the concept of United …