Christmas disruptions trigger airline inquiry
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The US Transportation Department inspector general will begin a review of the nation&#39;s airline service triggered by flight and baggage disruptions at US Airways Group Inc.
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A Midwest snowstorm and a crush of baggage caused widespread problems for airlines over the holiday weekend, but a flurry of sick days by US Airways flight attendants contributed to delays, a spokeswoman for the troubled airline said.
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Tens of thousands of commuters, holidaymakers bound for Heathrow and last minute Christmas shoppers suffered travel chaos today as striking Tube train drivers crippled services on the Piccadilly line.
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Some Comair flights in Northeast Wisconsin were delayed or cancelled Monday, two days after a massive computer failure forced the airline to cancel all its flights on Christmas Day.
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As operations slowly returned to near-normal for US Airways on Monday, union leaders blamed the airline&#39;s Christmas meltdown on bad planning, and denied that workers had staged a &quot;sickout&quot; to penalize the company for slashing their pay.
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British Airways warns its air passengers not to arrive 'too early' for their Christmas flights or they could face long waits.
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A computer glitch at a flight information processing center this morning is delaying flights across the eastern seaboard, according to reports from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Flight cancellations stranded  thousands of Christmas weekend airline passengers in the United  States again on Sunday as two airlines wrestled with computer  and staffing headaches.
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The Department of Transportation launched a formal investigation yesterday into the weekend's travel disruptions at US Airways and Comair that left thousands of passengers stranded or separated from their baggage.
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After a Christmas weekend of computer glitches and a rash of airline employees calling out sick, two major airlines are still scrambling to get thousands of people their luggage and return them home.
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Airline passengers have been grounded after unusually heavy snow forced the temporary closure of runways at several airports in England and Wales and caused disruption on the roads and rails.
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British Airways is launching an inquiry into last week&#39;s chaos at Heathrow airport which left hundreds of passengers stranded and further tarnished the carrier&#39;s reputation.
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The Transportation Department launched a formal investigation yesterday into the travel disruptions at US Airways and Comair last weekend that left thousands of
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U.S. airlines, after a Christmas  weekend that snarled thousands of travelers' holiday plans,  will face a government review of whether they are living up to  customer service commitments made five years ago, the U.S.  Transportation Department's top auditor said on Monday.
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British and U.S. authorities are investigating alleged price-fixing in passenger fares and fuel surcharges by British Airways PLC and other airlines, the carrier said Thursday, and two senior executives have been placed on leave.
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South Bend, IN - Bad weather and computer problems are causing hundreds of Michiana residents to change their holiday plans. Saturday, Comair, a division of Delta announced it was canceling 1100 flights on Christmas Day, as well as Sunday.
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South Florida&#39;s airports had a relatively quiet Christmas, a lull among some of the busiest travel days of the year. Still, a computer glitch at Comair and lost luggage at Miami International