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Travel + Leisure
26-05-2025
- Travel + Leisure
This Airline Was Named No. 1 for Wheelchair Accessibility
If you are planning on flying with a wheelchair, there's one airline with a higher approval rating than its competitors. A new study by InsureMyTrip ranks which airlines are great with wheelchairs and which ones fall short based on data from the Air Travel Consumer Report by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The analysis looked at the number of mishandled wheelchairs and scooters, and took into account the quantity of enplaned wheelchairs and scooters to calculate the ranking. The top-ranked airline for wheelchair accessibility is JetBlue, which boasts the highest positive sentiment in the survey at 97 percent. JetBlue enplaned 29,147 wheelchairs and other mobility devices in 2024. Delta Airlines also ranked well, with the lowest percentage of mishandled wheelchairs. The airline is also in the process of designing a seat that will allow travelers with wheelchairs to use their wheelchairs on the plane. Ranked third best is Alaska Airlines. The lowest ranked airline is Frontier Airlines, with the highest percentage of negative sentiment and the highest rate of one-star reviews mentioning wheelchairs. American Airlines and Spirit Airlines also received low rankings. (In 2024, the Department of Transportation fined American Airlines $50 million because of its treatment of fliers with wheelchairs.) More than five million people in the U.S. use a wheelchair while traveling, and mobility devices can cost thousands of dollars, making travel with certain airlines a potentially fraught and expensive experience. 'Air travel should be accessible for everyone, but that's far from the reality. We hope this study shines a light on which airlines are getting it right and which have room for improvement—so wheelchair users can make an informed decision when booking a flight,' Sara Boisvert, director of marketing at InsureMyTrip, said in a statement shared with Travel + Leisure . In December, new rules from the Department of Transportation came into effect requiring airlines to have stricter standards for accommodating passengers with wheelchairs, as well as requiring airlines to compensate travelers for any damage to their wheelchairs. Several U.S. airlines are challenging the rules in court, claiming it is regulatory overreach.
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Travel + Leisure
26-05-2025
- Business
- Travel + Leisure
Frontier Has a New Route to a Gorgeous Caribbean Island—and Fares Start at $109
Visiting the island of Aruba just got easier and cheaper. Low-cost airline Frontier recently launched service between Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) and Aruba's Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA). The flights will operate three times a week, and, in celebration of the new route, the carrier is offering discounted tickets from $109. The nearly four-hour flight will operate nonstop and depart Atlanta at 10:33 a.m., arriving in Aruba at 2:29 p.m. Frontier will offer a variety of cabin service and packages on the flight, ranging from Basic Economy to a "Business Bundle," which includes an upfront seat assignment with an empty middle seat. Located just north of the coast of Venezuela, Aruba is a popular island destination for travelers in the Caribbean Sea. "Aruba maintained a high level of visitor satisfaction in 2024, with a monthly average satisfaction score of 9 out of a possible 10," Aruba Tourism Authority CEO Ronella Croes shared in the nation's annual tourism report. The new flight route comes at a time when Aruba is seeing a surge in popularity among leisure travelers. Aruba had more than 1.4 million overnight visitors in 2024, which was a 13 percent increase over the previous year, according to published tourism data. The report also specifies that North America travelers increased 11 percent over the time period. Not surprisingly, the island is home to stunning beaches, including Eagle Beach, which was named the No. 1 beach in the Caribbean by Tripadvisor. Frontier has been on the move adding new routes to its network. As part of the Aruba announcement, Frontier also announced new service to Oklahoma City (OKC) and Kansas City (MCI) from Atlanta as well, and those flights have introductory fares of $79. 'These new routes, including service to the beautiful island paradise of Aruba, underscore our mission to prove that air travel can be both exceptional and affordable,' Josh Flyr, Frontier's vice president of network and operations design, shared in a statement obtained by Travel + Leisure. All of the promotional fares must be purchased by June 9 at 11:59 p.m. and are valid for travel through Nov. 19, 2025.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Frontier Airlines offers nonstop flights from Norfolk to Dallas-Fort Worth
Frontier Airlines now flies direct from Norfolk International Airport to Dallas-Fort Worth. This week, the Colorado-based carrier, known for its low fares, began to offer nonstop flights two days a week to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport for an introductory cost of $69. Additional fees are applied for baggage and advance seat assignments. Tickets must be purchased a week before flights scheduled from May 30 to Aug. 18 by the end of June 7 to secure the introductory fare. Frontier first started operations from Norfolk in August 2018 with flights to Denver, Colorado, and Orlando, Florida. The airline now offers direct flights from Norfolk to Atlanta, Orlando and Dallas. Sandra J. Pennecke, 757-652-5836,
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Terrifying new revelation about female Frontier pilot's landing from hell that left passengers petrified
A Frontier plane could have exploded in a fireball after a female pilot landed so hard one of the jet's wheels snapped off and was sucked into its engine. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board released the images as a new report detailed how one of the plane's wheels came off and was sucked into the engine. The horrifying near-miss came on April 15 as the Frontier flight landed in Puerto Rico from Orlando, and footage from inside the jet showed its 228 passengers screaming in terror after the plane touched down on the tarmac. According to the new report, the crew heard a loud bang from under the fuselage as the plane's monitor warned the captain of an engine failure when they made their initial descent. This led the crew to abort their landing and perform several 'go-arounds', with air traffic control also reporting an engine fire. The report noted the crew said they only had an engine failure, however footage from inside the plane showed a fire on the wing. The plane was being flown by a female co-pilot at the time with a male captain monitoring her, however he took over the controls as he decided the 'aircraft was too high, so she corrected with a shallow descent and then a gradual flare.' The report noted that the aircraft was in a 'nose down' position and was in a 'takeoff/ go-around setting' when it first touched down, and it recorded a vertical acceleration of 2.2G's - far higher than the 1.8G's allowed for the Frontier aircraft. The pilot went ahead with the landing, with footage from terrified passengers on board showing people screaming and praying as they noticed the flames from the plane before it landed with an aggressive thud. The horrifying near-miss came on April 15 as the Frontier flight landed in Puerto Rico from Orlando, and footage from inside the jet showed its 228 passengers screaming and praying as an apparent fire was seen on the wing As the pilot took over and performed the landing, he decided to pass by air traffic control to see if controllers could see if the plane's landing gear was intact and appeared to be down, which a controller confirmed it was. Once they landed, investigators found that the left wheel and tire on the nose landing gear had been severed from its axle, which led 'metal fragments' to be sucked into the left engine. According to the NTSB report, 'damage was found on the engine's inlet cowl liner, thrust reverser, fan blades, and guide vanes' as a result of the wheel and tire being destroyed in the landing. It remains unclear if the hard landing was the result of pilot error or an as-yet undisclosed technical or external issue that was beyond the pilot's control. A full report with a conclusion on what caused the incident will be released at a later date. Data from the preliminary probe showed the plane touched down with a 'maximum recorded vertical acceleration' far higher than the landing threshold on the Frontier aircraft. There were no reported injuries as a result of the hard landing. Flight tracking company FlightAware showed that the aircraft circled the airport a total of four times before it made its successful landing attempt. Luis Irizarry, who has investigated other aviation accidents, told WAPA television that the aircraft was not stable on its first approach. 'The plane was coming in, but it was in an unstable pattern. It wasn't stabilized for landing,' Izarrry said at the time. 'While trying to land, it hit the runway with its nose wheel.' NTSB investigators have not fully established the cause of the hard landing, however expert Irizarry speculated that the pilot may not have had control of the aircraft as they made their descent. 'When the nose wheel hit the plane, the pilot grabbed it and gave it power to turn around. At that time, they shut down the left engine to avoid further damage and the possibility of it catching fire. They turned around and landed,' he said. 'The information we have is that the person flying was the copilot, and the copilot was a new pilot for the airline. When I say new, I mean a young pilot, with a thousand or so flight hours,' he said. 'Perhaps it was their first flight, flying solo and not with a supervisor or a trainer, and that's the situation we fear. That's why the plane wasn't stable because they didn't have it under control.' A video recorded by Melanie González Wharton, who was on the flight with her husband and their two children, showed sparks coming out of the airplane's left engine. Irizarry's claim that the novice co-pilot was in control of the airplane seemingly confirmed González Wharton's initial concern. 'Oh my God, I knew it!!! Finally, the answer I wanted to hear,' she wrote on her Facebook page at the time. 'I said the same thing to Edwin [her husband], 'I have a feeling it was a trainee pilot who didn't know how to land properly.' They almost killed us.' 'It was a horrible experience,' she added to El Nuevo Día. 'While we were on the plane going around the island, we were crying, the children were screaming, people were praying, singing loudly,' she said. 'It was an unforgettable experience. It was horrible.' Frontier Airlines said in a statement that the plane experienced a 'hard landing upon arrival,' but it landed safely and there were no injuries. It noted further that the incident is under investigation.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Wheel breaks off Frontier flight from Orlando and gets sucked into engine, NTSB says
A Frontier Airlines flight from Orlando ran into serious trouble while landing in Puerto Rico. The NTSB says a wheel broke off the nose gear, hit the wing and then got sucked into the engine. Officials said the incident happened last month. Despite the damage, the pilot safely landed the plane with help from air traffic controllers. The cause of the damage is still under investigation. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
