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Fire Closes ‘Book of Mormon’ Theater on Broadway Indefinitely
“The Book of Mormon,” one of Broadway’s most successful shows, has been forced to close for an indeterminate period of time after an electrical fire on Monday resulted in significant damage to the Eugene O’Neill Theatre, the musical’s home for the last 15 years.
“The building is going to be out of service, pending repairs,” said David Simms, an assistant chief at the New York Fire Department. “There’s been substantial damage …
United Airlines Plane Strikes Lightpole and Truck Prior to Landing
A United Airlines plane struck a light pole and a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon just before 2 p.m. (14:00) ET, officials said.
The United Boeing 767, operating as Flight 169, with 221 passengers and 10 crewmembers on board, had departed Marco Polo Airport in Venice at 11:03 a.m. (11:03) local time. New Jersey …
Spirit Airlines Shuts Down Operations After White House Rescue Deal Falls Through
Spirit Airlines ended operations in the early hours of Saturday morning, the airline said in a statement on Saturday, after a White House proposal to bail out the beleaguered budget carrier fell through.
The final airline’s final flight, an Airbus A320 operating as Flight NKS 1833, departed from Detroit Metropolitan Airport at on 1 May 2026 at 10:14 p.m. (22:14) ET to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, where it landed on …
Over 12,000 U.S. Flights Cancelled or Delayed Due to Major Storms
More than 12,000 flights within, into, or out of the United States were delayed or canceled as of mid-afternoon Monday as airlines began to cancel and delay flights ahead of the powerful storms barreling towards the Northeast.
The U.S. National Weather Service said on Monday in a midday weather statement that there is a “major winter storm ongoing in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes” as well as “severe weather along …
FAA Grounds All JetBlue Flights at Request of Airline
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration grounded all JetBlue Airways flights due to a request from the airline, the agency said in a notice on Tuesday.
The ground stop impacts flights to all destinations, the FAA said.
The reason fro the request for the ground stop by JetBlue wasn’t immediately clear nor was there any indication how long it would last.
FBT and The Travelist have reached out to JetBlue and the FAA for …
In Latest Middle East War, the World’s Busiest Airports Are Under Fire
While Israel has eradicated Iran’s supreme leader and the top tier of the country’s leadership, Iran – in return – has shut down its neighbors airports, including those in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Those two airports aren’t just any airports. Dubai International Airport – where a pillar of black smoke rose following an Iranian drone strike – is the world’s second busiest, having seen some 92 million travelers cross its portals …
Lufthansa Joins IATA Turbulence Aware Program
Lufthansa Group announced that it would begin to participate in the Turbulence Aware platform operated by the International Air Transport Association, the global trade association for the world’s airlines.
Turbulence is a costly problem for airlines and passengers that increases the cost of travel from increased fuel consumption, both minor and severe structural damage to aircraft, the need for maintenance from wear-and-tear, and injuries to passengers and crew. The Turbulence Aware …
