The pilot of United flight 5277 told the passengers on board that he would turn the plane around and head back to O’Hare International Airport, Chicago.
The airline later apologized saying "the flight attendant is being held out of service pending the investigation."
In 2017, 23 domestic airlines earned more than $4.5 billion in baggage fees, which was around $276 million more than what they made in 2016.
American Airlines Group Inc, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines changed references to Taiwan on their websites.
Referring to a flight she was taking from Heathrow to Chicago on July 4, Genevieve Pascolla, 26, who is a professional photographer, took to Instagram to vent her anger at the airlines.
According to court documents filed last week in Colorado District Court, the incident took place in July 2016 on a United flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco.
DHS spokesman Tyler Houlton confirmed Wednesday that multiple airlines had reached out to the federal agency, asking them to not use their services to transport immigrant children.
Cassie Hutchin said the United Airlines attendant berated her for not following proper protocol to ensure the safety of her child.
A Nigerian woman has filed a lawsuit against the airlines alleging that she was kicked off due to her ethnicity.
The attendant looked disheveled, and in an instance, placed her face within inches of another passenger, Erika Gorman who clicked a picture of the accused, said.
While the new pet policy by United Airlines banned a number of breeds of dogs and cats, the list left out on service and emotional support animals.
The lawsuit was filed by James Long against United, his former employers at the Chicago Department of Aviation, and the department’s commissioner, Ginger Evans.
A woman was given $10,000 in travel credit by United Airlines after the airline bumped her from a flight because of a broken seat.
The bill christened Kokito's Law, if passed by the Senate, will give pets traveling in planes the same rights as humans.
United Airlines mistakenly sent a German Shepard to Japan, more than 6,000 miles away from its actual destination in Kansas.
Despite informing that the bag contained her pet dog, the flight attendant kept on insisting the passenger to transport it to the overhead bin.
Two passengers checking-in for a flight from Chicago to New Jersey recorded a tense interaction with United Airlines staff regarding the size of a carry-on bag.
Records from Air Traffic Control show the pilot of the Boeing 737 did not panic after he discovered one of the engines of the aircraft was malfunctioning. “We have an engine malfunction right now. We'd like to go somewhere and hold,” the pilot calmly said.
United Airlines managed a safe landing at Portland International Airport after blowing one of the tires after take-off.
United Airlines said passengers were unharmed after one of its planes skidded off the runway.
Morin took to Twitter to express her gratitude toward a gate agent and the pilot, who returned the ring. “I have a newfound faith in humanity and airlines,” she tweeted.
This would be any flyer's worst fear: Looking out the window of the aircraft they are on board and seeing part of an engine exposed, and that's exactly what happened with a United Airlines flight.