United Airlines to introduce new family friendly seating policy
United Airlines will help families with children under 12 find seats together free of charge
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United Airlines will help families with children under 12 find seats together free of charge
The move comes after President Joe Biden called on Congress to ban airlines from charging "preferred seating fees."
United Airlines will require employees in the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by late October, perhaps sooner, joining a growing number of big corporations that are responding to a surge in virus cases.
The flight is the first in a four-week trial by the airline in which passengers and crew are tested before boarding.
The airline says the money given to the airline by the federal government to avoid layoffs has run out.
United is the first major United States carrier to adopt the requirement.
United says customers can now use travel credits any time over the next two years.
Passengers were not allowed to leave the airplane because the Goose Bay Airport did not have a customs officer on duty during the overnight hours.
The CEOs of both airlines said that the administration's recent immigration policy of separating migrant families conflicts with their values.
A passenger who was bumped off a full flight has scored the maximum prize — a $10,000 travel voucher.
United Airlines will stop shipping unaccompanied pets on flights after a series of problems.
United Airlines is making changes following the death of a dog that had been placed in an overhead bin during one of its flights.
United Airlines wrongly shipped a Kansas-bound pet dog to Japan, the second embarrassment this week for the airline and a "nightmare" for the Swindle family -- who are moving from Oregon to Wichita with their beloved pet, a 10-year-old German shepherd named Irgo.
Spokeswoman Maggie Schmerin later said that United has been in contact with the passenger who owned the dog and offered to pay for a necropsy, an autopsy for animals.
The lottery, which the airline announced on Friday, would have paid $100,000 to one lucky employee selected at random.
A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to assaulting a girl on a flight from Seattle, Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
A New Jersey man is suing United Airlines, claiming a drunken fellow passenger urinated on him as their cross-country flight was taking off.
A 16-year-old girl is speaking out after she says she was sexually assaulted on a United Airlines flight.
United Airlines Flight 135 was arriving from Switzerland on Sunday when the crew of the Boeing 767 reported a near miss with the drone at 850 feet.
Shirley Yamauchi was forced to sit her son on her lap for the three and a half hour flight.
Ken Matthews sits in for Dom. Ken discussed the newest health care bill from the Republicans,Congress' attempt to prevent airlines from removing passengers on planes, Bill Cosby's planned town halls on avoiding sexual assault and the public assistance integrity act.
Dr. David Dao's lawyers announced the deal Thursday, but did not disclose the financial terms of the settlement.
It just keeps getting worse for United Airlines.
The CEO of United Airlines says no one will be fired over the dragging of a man off a plane — including himself.
There are ways to improve your chances at receiving an incentive to skip your flight -- or, to avoid getting bumped in the first place.
