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Business

United Airlines Will Now Pay Voluntarily Bumped Passengers Up To $10,000

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on April 27, 2017 · United Airlines promises to cut down on overbooking and raise the maximum incentive for passengers to skip a flight to $10,000.

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How To Not Get Bumped From A Flight, And What You’re Entitled To If You Are

Christopher Dean Hopkins, NPR

Posted on April 12, 2017 · George Hobica, editor-in-chief and founder of airfarewatchdog.com, says involuntary bumps aren't that common.

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US mediators reject attempt by American Airlines flight attendants to clear the path for a strike

Associated Press

Posted on November 29, 2023 · There will be no strike by American Airlines flight attendants around the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Federal mediators have rejected a request by the attendants' union to begin a 30-day countdown toward a strike.

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Transportation

American Airlines flight attendants ask for permission to strike. Southwest pilots could be next

Associated Press

Posted on November 22, 2023 · Strikes and lockouts are legal only if federal mediators take the rare step of declaring that negotiations are at an impasse and that either side may resort to “self help.”

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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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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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