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A flight from Florida to Ohio was delayed nearly two hours on Tuesday after a woman tried to fly with her emotional-support squirrel. The Frontier Airlines flight, which left nearly two hours later than scheduled, was heading from Orlando to Cleveland, according to WKYC-TV.When she arrived for Flight 1612, the unidentified woman revealed that the support animal she had cleared ahead of time was actually a squirrel, which is not allowed on the airline, Fox8 reported.Frontier Airlines only allows cats and dogs on its flights, as noted on ESADoctors.com, a site that provides information on where certain emotional support animals are allowed. The airline also specifies that it does not permit rodents on flights, meaning squirrels are a no-go.But in a statement to Fox8, the airline said it had to call police to remove the woman from the flight because she refused to leave. She had been told that the squirrel violated the airlines policy, Fox8 reported. … [Read more...] about Emotional-support squirrel’s owner flips the bird as delayed flight’s other passengers cheer her removal

On nearly any given day of any given week, airplane and helicopter pilots from around the world can be found training in a nondescript building in Arlington in the shadow of AT&T stadium. The cavernous facility is owned by aerospace and defense contractor L3 Technologies, which employs about 900 people at the site, and is home to six multi-million dollar flight simulators that operate for up to 20 hours a day.But with demand for pilots growing worldwide — an estimated 790,000 new pilots will be needed over the next 20 years, according to Boeing — and many aircraft operators unable to afford their own simulators, L3 saw an opportunity to expand its business.That culminated this month with the unveiling of a new 40,000-square foot expansion to L3’s Arlington campus that will make room for six simulators while also adding classrooms and other training space.The expansion marks continued investment in the region by L3, which employs nearly 10,000 workers in … [Read more...] about Why L3 Technologies’ Arlington expansion will draw pilots from around the world

A video posted by a man named Brandon Nixon on Twitter appears to show the woman getting kicked off the flight."So im flying back to cleveland and everyone got on the plane then was asked to exit the plane," he wrote. "Only to later find out a woman brought a squirrel in her carry on and labeled it as her emotional support pet. Then refuses to get off the plane until the cops come" As she is wheeled away in a wheelchair, the woman tells onlookers to "shut up" before raising her middle finger, the video shows. A few people begin to applaud as she is taken away from the flight, the video shows, and she gives a thumbs-up as she says, "Thank you!""You can't make this stuff up," Nixon wrote.Another Twitter user named Julia Papesch posted a pair of videos showing the same woman getting kicked off the flight.She wrote that "they made us deplane because a woman brought on a f--- squirrel."And Amber Calhoun, a passenger on the plane, told News5 that some people on the flight tried to find humor … [Read more...] about Woman’s emotional support squirrel delays Florida flight as airline removes her

The result is a muted victory, one that stands in contrast to the major wins scored by the oil and gas business, the telecom sector and other industries amid a deregulatory gusher opened by Trump.While the legislation failed to advance the airline industry's long-held goal of spinning off the country’s air traffic control system from the FAA into a private, nonprofit corporation, several other provisions loathed by airline executives didn’t make it into the final bill.Those included a call to regulate fees for things like checked bags and seat assignments, as well as a push to increase the cap on airport fees used to fund construction. In their place are a number of smaller changes, covering issues from pets to cellphone calls to airplane seat sizes. It's not the dramatic action that, just last year, seemed to have the political winds at its back.“I’m disappointed that with a Republican Congress and a Republican administration, we didn’t … [Read more...] about Why airlines are happy settling for stability after high hopes at start of Trump administration

Tracking down those individual fares can be time consuming, which is why Hobica and Seaney recommend customers use tools like fare calendars offered by airlines and travel websites to view the lowest prices over a range of dates.If there’s a specific place you’re looking to fly, alerts can help you know when the price drops and some even offer guidance on whether the price is expected to continue dropping or spike back up.“People need to realize a fare can go down unadvertised any day of the week and they often beat the sale prices. People shouldn’t take advertised sale as gospel that that’s the rock bottom price,” Hobica said.Book tickets one or two tickets at a time, even if you’re traveling with a groupIf you’re traveling with a group, say a family of four, trying to buy tickets for all of them at the same time might not be the best route to go.Often airlines will have one or two remaining seats available at the sale price, but if a … [Read more...] about Southwest Airlines fares are on sale as low as $49; here’s how to make the most of it