Co-pilot stabs captain, tries to crash FlyDubai flight en route to Israel
Israel leader Benjamin Netanyahu says the FlyDubai co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination."
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Israel leader Benjamin Netanyahu says the FlyDubai co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination."
More than 40 million people were under blizzard warnings along 700 miles of the East Coast from Maryland to Maine.
A major winter storm disrupted air travel in several big cities in the days after Thanksgiving, including Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis and New York City.
Dubai International Airport is urging travelers to stay away as flooding from "a historic weather event" hobbles the arid United Arab Emirates.
Nearly 2,000 flights have been delayed or canceled Wednesday after powerful Category 3 hurricane hit Florida's Gulf Coast.
Carrier cancelled more than 60% of its flights Tuesday after giant winter storm, with federal airline regulators pledging to investigate.
Tina Patel reports from LAX where travelers and airport staff alike are struggling to keep up with the elevated rate of delayed and canceled flights ahead of the holiday weekend.
Following suit with a frustrating weekend, Monday morning fliers were meet with a series of flight delays and cancelations at LAX due to airline staffing shortages and severe weather, amongst other things.
"If it's not an emergency, I would not fly with Southwest right now," passenger Debbie Day said.
John Wayne Airport is getting back to normal following Friday's power outage that grounded all flights.
Twelve flights from Boston to LAX were canceled as of 9 a.m. Tuesday. Seven flights on their way to Los Angeles from Logan International have also been canceled.
Most flights out of Los Angeles International Airport that have been canceled had been destined for JFK in New York and Boston, but that could change as the storm picks up steam.
Some flights were canceled, while others were delayed or diverted, at Los Angeles International Airport while air travel gets back on track after a power outage hit Atlanta International Airport, the country's busiest airport.
Historic flooding in Houston has shut down nine airports, sending shock waves through the air all the way to Los Angeles International Airport.
Operations were slowly improving following frustrating delays and cancellations for thousands of travelers trying to get out of L.A.
The delays are expected to continue through Friday night.
Airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles says no flight cancellations were reported, but some flights were delayed up to an hour.
Vehicle traffic was light at Los Angeles area airports on Sunday, as travelers apparently shunned the terminals after getting advance word that more than 200 flights in or out of the Southland were cancelled today.
Travelers should expect flight delays to continue Wednesday morning amid major runway construction happening at Los Angeles International Airport.
Travelers, be advised: The Los Angeles International Airport has closed one of its four runways for safety repairs.
Work on the runways at Los Angeles International Airport will mean some flight delays starting in March.
Many took to social media Friday to communicate their safety as the severe weather in some parts of the Hawaiian Islands has limited phone and television reception.
Tropical Storm Flossie Tuesday was causing a handful of flights to be delayed between Los Angeles and Hawaii.
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport were being delayed Monday due to thunderstorms in the Chicago area, the Federal Aviation Administration reported.
Airlines will soon be required to refund bag fees if they lose luggage, and they'll pay travelers more for bumping them from a flight.
