Two passengers aboard a United Airlines plane that had to make an emergency landing after one of its engines blew apart in February are suing the airline.
One of their lawyers described the incident as terror that lasts a lifetime, Fox News reported. In separate lawsuits filed in Chicago last Friday, Joseph McGinley of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Jonathan Strawn of Sioux City, Iowa, said they had suffered personal, emotional, and financial injuries. United Airlines is based in Chicago.
The two passengers were on the flight heading to Honolulu from Denver, Colorado when the Boeing 777 s engine blew apart on Feb. 20.
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Wilmington International Airport is eyeing new nonstop routes to New York or Boston. (Port City Daily photo/Shea Carver)
WILMINGTON –– Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is striving to offer new daily nonstop routes to popular northeast destinations by 2025 with the help of a hefty federal grant and local backing.
In a presentation to Wilmington City Council Monday, ILM director Julie Wilsey explained why she hopes the city will incorporate funding in its upcoming budget to support a grant for the project.
In March the airport applied for the U.S Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Small Community Air Service Development Program grant, which aims to connect small hubs to business markets. ILM is requesting $840,500 from USDOT and received pledges totaling $159,500 from local government bodies, private companies and economic development agencies for the new route.
United is adding three new flights to its international network, giving travelers more options for summer travel by flying direct to countries that are starting to reopen to vaccinated visitors. Starting in July, United will offer new direct flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dubrovnik, Croatia, from Washington Dulles International Airport to Athens, Greece and from Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Reykjavik, Iceland, all subject to government approval.
United’s Travel-Ready Center enables customers to upload their COVID-19 testing and vaccine documentation, and have it certified ahead of check-in so customers can get their boarding pass before getting to the airport. United is the only airline that does this seamlessly in the airline’s mobile app.