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Tag: Alaska Airlines

Travel

Amid Labor Day weekend travel surge, airlines promise better customer service

David Schaper, NPR

Posted on September 1, 2022 · Prodded by a new Transportation Department online customer service tool, airlines promise free food and hotel rooms for travelers stranded by delays and cancellations that are the airlines' fault.

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Business

Southwest is the latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers

Associated Press

Posted on October 5, 2021 · Employees can seek approval to skip the shots due to medical or religious reasons.

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Transportation

Have An Airline Complaint? Don’t Call The Airline — Tell The Dept. Of Transportation

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on April 11, 2017 · An annual study gives airlines the highest scores for quality in the 26 years the ratings have been compiled. But the ratings don't fully reflect the experience of the American air traveler.

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Guatemalan man jailed on $1 million bond after allegedly hiding in plane’s landing gear compartment at Houston airport

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on June 2, 2023 · Jehffrey Gutirres, 26, has been accused of trespassing multiple times this year at Bush Intercontinental Airport. He is alleged to have entered the United States last year by hiding on an American Airlines flight from Guatemala to Miami.

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United pilots picket in Houston for higher pay as busy summer travel season approaches

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on May 12, 2023 · United pilots have been negotiating for a new contract with airline leadership and haven't received a raise in nearly half a decade, they say.

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Transportation

United Airlines plans to recruit up to 3,000 new hires for George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on May 3, 2023 · A recently-opened training center at the airport and a career fair this week are part of United Airlines greater goal to hire 50,000 employees company-wide.

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Transportation

Southwest grounds flights nationwide due to technical issues; Hobby sees delays of an hour

Associated Press / HPM Staff

Posted on April 18, 2023 · At Houston's Hobby Airport, the average flight delay was more than an hour as of 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.

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