Flight Cancellations

Alaska Airlines Canceling 38 Flights Due To Snow

AP | Posted 01.18.2012

SEATTLE -- Alaska Airlines says that in response to snow forecasts, it has decided to cancel 38 flights into and out of Seattle and Portland, Ore., be...

Easyjet Forces Man With Disability Off Plane

Posted 01.18.2012

A passenger who uses a wheelchair was asked to leave his Easyjet flight because of safety concerns by the airline. Martin Sabry, 39, was heading f...

Your Flight's Cancelled: Now What?

Kate Hanni | Posted 03.19.2012

Kate Hanni

We all know that air travel is never a sure thing. Many flights are delayed or cancelled, for a variety of reasons. But if your flight is cancelled, what do you do? What are your rights?

The Horror Of AirTran

Rahim Kanani | Posted 01.09.2012

Rahim Kanani

Cut to five hours later: We approach AirTran again and inquire about the flight. The man behind the desk was wide-eyed and high-strung, with a wrinkled white dress shirt and untucked in the back.

Terminal Velocity: Stranded By Hurricane Hysteria

Rachel Dickinson | Posted 10.26.2011

Rachel Dickinson

We were like the great unwashed, refugees banding together with a single purpose -- getting the hell out.

Hurricane Irene: Airlines Offering Refunds, Flight Changes To Travelers (VIDEO)

Posted 10.24.2011

UPDATE 8/25/11: Airlines are expanding the scope of their Hurricane Irene wavers, now offering assistance to passengers traveling to or from Caribbean...

New Protections Coming For Air Travelers

AOL Travel | David Jones | Posted 06.20.2011

The U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a series of new consumer protection measures that will force airlines to disclose hidden fees, ...

Hundreds Of Flights Canceled By Minnesota Storm

AP | CHRIS WILLIAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

MINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds of flights were canceled at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and officials in several states advised people to ...

Last Week's Bad Weather Cost Roughly $150 Million

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

DALLAS — An ice and snow storm that moved through Texas on Wednesday caused the cancellation of about 500 departing and arriving flights in Dall...

WATCH: Record Number Of Flights Canceled

Posted 05.25.2011

The humongous storm that covered 75% of the country is setting new records for the number of flights canceled. Boston's Logan airport was closed d...

RECORD SNOWFALL (Send Us Your Pics!)

Posted 05.25.2011

If you feel like you've never seen this much snow in January, you're right. The 19 inches of snow New York City received Wednesday and Thursday broke...

1,500 Flights Cancelled On Wednesday Due To Snow

AP | RODRIQUE NGOWI | Posted 05.25.2011

BOSTON (AP)-- Commuters up and down the East Coast began the all-too-familiar task of digging out cars, shoveling sidewalks and slogging and slipping ...

WATCH: What Airports Are Doing To Accomodate Stranded Travelers

Posted 05.25.2011

2011 is shaping up to be the year weather kicks travelers in the butt. Since the start of the year, there have been thousands of flight delays and can...

Flight Delays, Cancellations Trickle In As Snow Falls In Northeast

AP | SARA KUGLER FRAZIER | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — New York City came out overprepared Friday for a weak storm that delivered just a few inches of snow – not enough to plow in mo...

O'Hare Flights Grounded: High Winds Causing Delays And Cancellations

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

CHICAGO — The Federal Aviation Administration is asking flights headed to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport that are still on the ground to...

Hot or Not? Iceland Style

Christine Negroni | Posted 05.25.2011

Christine Negroni

Ólafur Ragnar Grímssonhas has invited geologists, airline executives and yes, even the press, to come to Iceland to review what happened when Eyjafjallajökull volcano issued the belch heard round the world.

Norway's Stranded Prime Minister Uses iPad To Direct Country From New York City

Posted 05.25.2011

An enormous volcanic ash cloud has shut down air travel in Europe, canceling flights and stranding Europe-bound passengers around the world. But t...

Snow Causes Flight Cancellations In NY, NJ

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Airline officials say hundreds of flights have been canceled as a snowstorm bears down on the Northeast. A spokesman for the Port Au...

Storm Forces Cancellation Of Local Flights

AP | BOB CHRISTIE | Posted 05.25.2011

PHOENIX — Winter weather stranded thousands of airline passengers on Thursday in a most unusual place: the desert Southwest. Flights into and o...

FAA Flight Delays: O'Hare, Midway Flights Back On Track After Computer Glitch Caused Delays

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: The FAA computer glitch has been resolved, though problems continue to ripple across the country from the nearly five hour computer outage. Ge...

Major Airport Delays And Cancellations Due To FAA Glitch

AP | HARRY R. WEBER and JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

ATLANTA — For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air tra...

The Big Dig: New York Slowly Recovers From Snow Storm

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Millions of East Coast commuters returned to work Monday over slick roads and icy sidewalks after a weekend winter storm dropped reco...

DIA Flight Cancellations: Colorado Snow Causes Widespread Cancellations

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 05.25.2011

DENVER — An early blast of winter walloped some western states with deep snow and slowly pushed into Nebraska and Kansas Thursday, bringing bliz...

Airlines Grounding Cheap Flights

Wall Street Journal | Scott McCartney | Posted 05.25.2011

Oakland International Airport has ridden the wave of rapidly growing discount airlines to a 58% increase in passengers over the past 10 years. And now...

What To Do If You've Been Bumped

Yahoo News | Tracy William Stewart and George Hobica | Posted 11.17.2011

Surely you've seen them before. Surrounded by grease-blotted Sbarro boxes and empty soda cans, these unfortunate folks have been booted from their ov...