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Lufthansa Fined $4 Million for Stopping Jewish Passengers From Boarding Plane
The Transportation Department handed out a record fine after the airline prevented 128 travelers from making a connecting flight in 2022.Top stories - The New York Times - October 16 -
Lufthansa hit with record penalty after barring Jewish passengers
The German airline has agreed to pay $4m to resolve claims it discriminated against Jewish passengers.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
U.S. boosts passenger screening as Marburg and mpox viruses spread
Rwanda says it's gaining control of a Marburg outbreak, but U.S. authorities are taking no chances as another killer virus spreads fast.Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
Protesters Say Uber and Lyft Are Still Failing Their Blind Passengers
At a protest in San Francisco, blind Uber and Lyft users claim that the ride-hailing companies aren’t doing enough to prevent drivers from turning them away.Tech - Wired - October 20 -
New young drivers should not carry under-21s as passengers, AA says
It is also proposed that under-21s could lose their licences for not wearing a seatbelt.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
Passenger dies and 15 hurt after two trains crash
A westbound train went about 1,000 metres beyond its stopping point to hit a stationary service.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
An Air New Zealand flight to Auckland diverts to Melbourne because of disruptive passenger
An Air New Zealand flight bound for Auckland, New Zealand, from Perth, Australia, has been forced to divert after a passenger became disruptiveWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
American to pay $50 million fine for its treatment of disabled passengers
Airlines must be accountable for their treatment of passengers with disabilities, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
Passenger who died in mid Wales train crash named
The passenger who died is named locally, and one train driver was "quite badly injured".Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
American Airlines Fined $50 Million Over Treatment of Passengers With Disabilities
The carrier said its mishandling rate for wheelchairs and scooters has dropped by 20% in recent years as it invests in new equipment and practices.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
American Airlines Cracks Down on ‘Gate Lice’ With New Boarding System
American Airlines is testing a technology platform that will produce a sound when a passenger attempts to board a flight ahead of the assigned group.Business - The New York Times - October 24 -
Passenger attacked while sleeping on flight: "His face was bruised and bloody"
A United Airlines passenger attacked a man midflight, punching him repeatedly in the face until it was bloody, authorities said.Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
United Airlines Passenger Repeatedly Punched Another Flier, Authorities Say
A man assaulted another passenger on a United Airlines flight on Monday in an attack that appeared to have been random, officials said.Top stories - The New York Times - October 31 -
At least 36 dead after overcrowded bus skids into a deep gorge in northern India
At least 36 people have been killed when a poorly maintained and overcrowded bus veered off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in northern IndiaWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
Boeing Plane Delays Force Ryanair to Trim Passenger Growth Target
The aircraft maker’s brutal year means the European budget carrier won’t get new aircraft, curbing its forecasts.Business - Inc. - November 4 -
At Daniel Penny’s Trial, Subway Passengers Describe Harrowing F Train Ride
Witnesses from the subway train said they feared Jordan Neely but also described the horror of watching him die in a chokehold.Top stories - The New York Times - November 5 -
4 dead in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced passengers overboard
Greece’s coast guard says the bodies of four people have been recovered from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of RhodesWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago -
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Passengers 'jolted' after Qantas plane suffers engine failure
An engine failure forced pilots on a Quantas flight to make an emergency landing shortly after it took from an airport in Sydney, Australia.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
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'The 12:40 bus left at 12:33': Passengers struggle as fare cap rises
The frequency of rural bus services in England has reached a historic low but fares are now rising.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
Nigeria national team boycott AFCON qualifier after being 'abandoned' in Libyan airport
The captain of the team, William Troost-Ekong, announced the decision on MondaySports - CBS Sports - October 14 -
New Zealand airport causes stir with sign capping goodbye cuddles to 3 minutes
Dunedin airport boss says the move is designed to keep traffic flowing in drop-off zones and enable ‘others to have hugs’. Hugging your loved ones goodbye could land you in trouble at a New ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Hug it out, but make it quick. New Zealand airport sets time limit on goodbyes
Travelers leaving the New Zealand city of Dunedin will have to keep their emotional farewells brief after a new three-minute time limit was imposed on goodbye hugs in the airport’s drop-off area in ...World - ABC News - October 22
