A passenger has filed a lawsuit against Qatar Airways after alleging that a flight attendant stole $600 from her handbag while she slept in Business Class on flight QR738 from San Francisco to Kolkata on February 26, 2025. The passenger …
American Airlines is facing a $500,000 lawsuit from passenger Njeri Williams, who sustained severe back injuries during flight AA2123 on May 30, 2021. The incident occurred when a flight attendant fell onto Williams after intervening with an unruly passenger making …
A lawsuit filed by Yanping Wei against Delta Air Lines has raised safety concerns about airplane lavatory doors. Wei sustained severe facial injuries when an outward-swinging lavatory door struck her during a flight from Shanghai to Detroit on December 22, …
American Airlines and JetBlue have agreed to pay nearly $2 million in legal fees to six U.S. states following a court ruling against their Northeast Alliance (NEA). The settlement, confirmed by the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, requires the airlines …
British Airways has filed a $1.2 million lawsuit against GSI International, its ground handler at Chicago O’Hare Airport, following a July 2023 jewelry theft. Two GSI employees allegedly stole high-value jewelry meant for transport from Bahrain to Chicago. The theft …
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has initiated legal action against Southwest Airlines and fined Frontier Airlines for chronic flight delays. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasized that airlines must provide realistic flight schedules, as chronic delays disrupt passenger travel and …
On January 15, 2025, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines for consistently operating chronically delayed flights. The lawsuit seeks to impose severe civil penalties, reflecting the DOT’s commitment to passenger rights and fair airline …
Southwest Airlines is facing a $100 million class-action lawsuit from baggage and cargo handlers who claim the airline violated New York’s weekly pay regulations. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York by …
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed legal action against Rex Airlines in the Supreme Court of New South Wales for misleading conduct. ASIC alleges the airline failed to meet disclosure requirements, particularly regarding a misleading announcement about …
A U.S. District Judge has denied Southwest Airlines’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging its terminated diversity program, “¡Lánzate!”, discriminated against white and Asian students by providing free flights exclusively to Hispanic college students. Spearheaded by Edward Blum, the lawsuit …
