Record Southwest penalty not enough to protect passenger interests -consumer groups
By Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Reuters) – A $140 million U.S. penalty slapped on Southwest Airlines on Monday for a holiday meltdown last …
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Killing Passenger While Fleeing Police
BROOKLYN, NY — A Bath Beach resident received a prison sentence of 3 to 9 years after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter, announced the Brooklyn …
MTA Passenger, 50, Beaten and Robbed at Bus Stop
NEW YORK CITY, NY – A theft occurred on Saturday, October 14, at about 6:00 pm., when a 50-year-old man, having just disembarked from an …
Border Patrol agents arrest rideshare passenger suspected of smuggling nearly $165,000 worth of fentanyl
INDIO, Calif. – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a woman attempting to smuggle fentanyl through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint Saturday morning. Border …
Manhattan Man Faces Hate Crime Charges for Assault on Sikh Bus Passenger
QUEENS, NY — Christopher Philippeaux, a 26-year-old Manhattan resident, was arraigned on charges of felony hate crime for allegedly assaulting a 19-year-old Sikh man on …
US passenger railroad Amtrak high-speed Acela program facing new delays
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak’s $2.3 billion plan to replace its high-speed Acela train cars is more than three years …
Man Punched on Subway Train for Asking Passenger Not To Vape
NEW YORK, NY – A 36-year-old man was assaulted and robbed after a dispute over vaping on a southbound R train, according to New York …
Deadly Motorcycle Crash Claims One Life, Critically Injures Woman Passenger
HOWARD COUNTY, MD – Howard County Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred last Saturday. At approximately 8:30 p.m., a 2006 Yamaha R6 …
Russian Mercenary Leader Who Attempted Coup Listed As Passenger On Crashed Plane: REPORT
Russian Mercenary Leader Who Attempted Coup Listed As Passenger On Crashed Plane: REPORT Jake Smith on August 23, 2023 The leader of a Russian mercenary …
Pakistan passenger train derails, killing at least 30 people, GEO reports
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 80, …
Passenger Arrested for Resisting During Motor Vehicle Stop in Gloucester Township
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Wednesday, at about 9:24 PM, during pro-active crime operations, Gloucester Township Police officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on Route …
Queens Woman Charged in Fatal Crash that Killed Elderly Passenger
NEW YORK CITY, NY – In an update from the New York City Police Department, a woman was arrested and charged in relation to a …
Street Drag Racer Charged with Murder for Death of Uber Passenger
QUEENS, NY – Melissa Rodriguez-Lopez, a 28-year-old resident of Kossuth Avenue in the Bronx, faced indictment charges on Tuesday for murder and manslaughter. The charges …
Benz Stolen in NYC along with Passenger
NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York City Police Department is seeking public assistance in locating a stolen vehicle and missing individual. The incident …
Dulles CBP Agriculture Specialists Cage Two Live Birds Carried by Passenger from Iraq
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists seized two live birds on July 16 from a woman who arrived aboard a …
driver Charged in Deadly June Crash that Killed 19-year-old Passenger
Lake Wales, Florida – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has taken swift action in the case of a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred near Lake …
Canada’s CPKC signs deal to study passenger rail project in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government and railroad company Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) have formalized an agreement to study the viability of a passenger …
After crashing into cemetery, passenger charged for tossing gun
BOSTON, MA – In the early hours of Sunday, officers in Jamaica Plain arrested Joseph Remedor, 25, of Boston, on charges related to firearm possession. …
Minnesota CBP Stops Passenger Carrying 83 pounds of Unapproved Meat
MINNEAPOLIS– At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, last week a passenger arriving from South Africa was referred to Agriculture Secondary Inspection where U.S. Customs and Border …
US passenger railroad Amtrak CEO to testify before House panel
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner will testify on June 6 before a U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure …
Singapore Airlines, Garuda Indonesia plan JV to boost passenger capacity
(Reuters) – Singapore Airlines Ltd and Garuda Indonesia plan to enter into a joint venture (JV) to increase passenger capacity between the two countries, the …
MTA Bus Driver Stabbed By Passenger During Argument
NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York City Police Department has requested assistance from the public in identifying a suspect involved in an assault …
Bus Driver and Passenger Hospitalized Following Gunfire Exchange
CHARLOTTE, NC – A dispute on a CATS bus escalated into an exchange of gunfire, resulting in serious injuries for both the bus driver and …
Dubai DXB airport Q1 passenger traffic reaches 96% of pre-pandemic level
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai’s main airport registered a 55.8% increase in passenger traffic in the first quarter of this year compared to last year, reaching …
Female Passenger Injured in Brooklyn Carjacking; Suspect Remains At Large
NEW YORK CITY – On Saturday, a carjacking occurred in Brooklyn near Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Y, within the 61 Precinct’s jurisdiction. The NYPD is …
Passenger punches driver causing serious crash
CUMBERLAND, MD – A single-vehicle crash on Interstate 68 near Willowbrook Rd occurred on Saturday when an argument between two occupants of the vehicle escalated …
EU passenger car sales up 28.8% to over 1 million units in March, ACEA says
(Reuters) – Passenger car registrations in the European Union rose 28.8% in March to more than one million units, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) …
Berkeley Township Provides Free Child Passenger Safety Seat Safety Inspections
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – Berkeley Township’s Mayor Carmen Amato and Police Chief Kevin Santucci have collaborated to promote child safety by announcing a new initiative. …
Passenger Assists Plane Landing After Pilot Has Medical Emergency During Ohio Bound Flight
Erinn Broadus on March 23, 2023 COLUMBUS, OH – A Southwest plane had to be taken over by a pilot who happened to be riding …
China’s Jan-Feb passenger cars sales down 20% – CPCA
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s passenger vehicle sales fell 20% in the first two months of this year, industry data showed on Wednesday, underscoring weak demand in …
United Airlines passenger tried to stab flight attendant, U.S. prosecutors say
By Nate Raymond and David Shepardson BOSTON (Reuters) – A United Airlines passenger has been arrested after trying to open an emergency exit door during …
India’s passenger vehicle sales to grow 9%-10% in 2024 – Crisil Ratings
BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s passenger vehicle sales are expected grow about 9%-10% in fiscal year 2024, roughly 20% above pre-pandemic peak levels, as strong demand …
China’s Jan air passenger numbers jump 34.8% after COVID curbs ease
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s January air passenger traffic rose 34.8% from a year earlier, the aviation regulator said at a regular news conference on Thursday, …
U.N. aviation agency forecasts rapid growth in passenger demand in 2023
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ aviation agency on Wednesday forecast global air passenger demand in 2023 will rapidly recover to pre-pandemic levels on most …
Philadelphia CBP Beagle Brigade Alerts to 23 Pounds of Italian Fruit in Tampa-Bound Passenger Baggage
PHILADELPHIA – An Italian family’s baggage didn’t pass the sniff test. CBP beagle Harrie sniffed out 23 pounds of produce in an Italian family’s baggage. …
Greek police search Ryanair passenger plane over bomb threat
ATHENS (Reuters) – Police on Sunday were searching a Ryanair passenger plane that landed at Athens International Airport for any suspicious items after receiving an …
CBP’s Baltimore Beagle Brigade Alert Leads to Prohibited Propagative Plants in Passenger Baggage
BALTIMORE – It may be more of a vest than a cape on their backs, but the great Gatsby proves once again that U.S. Customs …
Mercedes-Benz sells 2.05 million passenger cars in 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz delivered 2.05 million passenger cars in 2022, the company said on Tuesday, down 1% on the previous year as the carmaker felt …
China passenger vehicle sales rise in Dec, Tesla sales slump 41% – data
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s passenger car sales rose 2.4% in December as consumers rushed to make use of a subsidy for electric vehicles (EV) before …
China expects passenger traffic during Lunar New Year to double from 2022
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expects the total number of passenger trips made by travellers by road, rail, water and flight during the upcoming Lunar New …
NYPD releases photos of gunman wanted for shooting taxi cab passenger in chest
NEW YORK, NY – Detectives with the New York City Police Department are not giving up on their investigation into a November shooting where an …
Airline passenger with box cutter who caused flight to be diverted has been indicted
ATLANTA – William Allen Liebisch has been charged with interfering with the duties of a flight crew after he brought a box cutter aboard a …
First Ukrainian passenger train rolls into newly freed Kherson
By Stefaniia Bern and Joseph Campbell KYIV/KHERSON (Reuters) – Jubilant Ukrainians rolled into Kherson by train on Saturday for the first time in more than …
Frontier flight diverted to Atlanta after passenger found with box cutter
(Reuters) – A Frontier Airlines flight heading to Florida was diverted to the city of Atlanta after a passenger on board the aircraft was observed …
North Carolina Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Punching Passenger on Commercial Flight to Portland
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Charlotte, North Carolina man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal prison today for punching a fellow passenger in the face on a …
Knife-wielding man beats and robs NYC subway passenger
NEW YORK – The New York City Police Department has arrested Yahiness Holden, 29, for a knifepoint robbery aboard a Manhattan subway train on Wednesday. …
Russia’s Aeroflot passenger numbers down 8.2% year on year -Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian flag carrier Aeroflot saw its group passenger numbers drop 8.2% year on year in the first nine months of 2022, Interfax …
Passenger in car that ran over New York State Trooper during George Floyd Protest Pleads Guilty
BUFFALO, NY – A 27-year-old Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to his role in running over a New York state trooper and causing serious injuries …
Police Stop Passenger with Gun at Pittsburgh International Airport
PITTSBURGH, PA – On Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 at 3:25 am, TSA officers observed a loaded SigSauer 9mm handgun within a passenger’s duffel bag at …
Cathay Pacific Airways raises passenger capacity forecast
(Reuters) -Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways expects to reach a third of pre-pandemic passenger capacity by the end of the year, increasing a previous estimate …