The airline confirmed the flight from Sydney to San Francisco suffered from a hydraulic leak, not a fuel leak.
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Logically→ The photo shows an unrelated underwater plane in Jordan, not missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370
Logically→ This video was taken by a Yeti Airlines air hostess just before the recent crash in Nepal.
The Yeti Airlines air hostess uploaded the video in September 2022. It has no connection with the January 2023 crash in Nepal.
Logically→ This image shows the wreckage of the Yeti Airlines aircraft that crashed in Pokhara, Nepal on January 15, 2023.
An image of a passenger plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal from 2018 has been falsely linked to the 2023 Yeti airline crash in Pokhara.
Logically→ Video shows the Yeti Airlines plane catching fire and crashing in Pokhara, Nepal.
A 2021 video of a Russian prototype military plane crash during a test flight in Moscow is falsely attributed to be the recent plane crash in Nepal.
Logically→ Video shows the Yeti Airlines aircraft crashing and bursting into flames near a road in Pokhara, Nepal.
A 2013 video from Afghanistan has been falsely shared as the recent 2023 plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Southwest Airlines Did NOT Cancel All Of Its Flights Until January 1, 2023
Did Southwest Airlines cancel all of its flights until January 1, 2023? No, that's not true: In the final week of 2022, Southwest Airlines experienced major delays and widespread flight cancellations, but it did not cancel all of its flig
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russian Airlines Did NOT ‘Stop Selling Tickets To Russian Men Aged 18 To 65’
Did Russian airlines ban men between 18 and 65 years old from buying tickets to other countries in response to the "mobilization" announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 21, 2022? No, that's not true: Despite rumors on
Logically→ Russian airlines ordered to not sell tickets to men between 18-65 years of age.
Major Russian airlines clarified that all flights are operating normally, and there are no restrictions on ticket sales.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Was NOT A Military Aircraft That Hit The World Trade Center 2nd — It Was United Airlines Flight 175
Was the second plane to hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, a military plane? No, that's not true: The plane that hit the south tower was United Airlines Flight 175, a commercial plane. The 9/11 Commission Report described "
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Airlines Are NOT Banning Vaccinated People From Flying Over Blood-Clot Risk
Are airlines banning travelers who are vaccinated against the coronavirus from flying because the shot elevates their risk for blood clotting? No, that's not true: This rumor has recently resurfaced on social media after being thoroughly
Snopes→ Southwest Airlines Email Phishing Scam Says ‘Congrats,’ Claims You’ve Received ‘Reward’
Never click links in phishing emails.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plane From United Airlines Flight 93 On 9/11 DID Crash In Pennsylvania — It Disintegrated Into Small Pieces
Was the plane from United Airlines Flight 93 not at the reported crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The hijacked plane crashed into the ground on September 11, 2001, almost upside down at a speed of up to 580
Snopes→ Buttigieg: US May Act Against Airlines on Consumers’ Behalf
The day after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders to quiz them about widespread flight disruptions, his own flight was canceled and he wound up driving from Washington to New York.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, this video doesn’t show the China Eastern Airlines plane before it crashed
Video shows the final moments aboard China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 before it crashed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Boeing 737 Crash In China In March 2022 — It’s A Clip From Simulation Video Of 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Does a video show the last moment recorded on the Boeing 737 that crashed in China? No, that's not true: The harrowing video is not from a March 21, 2022, crash in China but is from a simulation video of an Ethiopian Airlines crash in 201
Snopes→ EU Shuts Airspace to Russian Airlines, Will Buy Ukraine Arms
It would mark the first time the 27-nation bloc finances the purchase and delivery of weapons and equipment to a country under attack.
Snopes→ No Evidence Southwest Airlines Reversed Course on Worker Vax Mandate
Facebook users incorrectly believed that the company had previously said it would terminate employees for refusing the vaccine.
Logically→ Denver International Airport canceled many Southwest Airlines flights owing to pilots’ protests over COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Due to bad weather and air traffic control concerns, Southwest Airlines had canceled flights for the weekend beginning October 9 at Denver Airport.
AllSides→ The Southwest Airlines mess and rumors of a vaccine walkout
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/10/13/southwest-airlines-snafu-rumors-vaccine-walkout/ Wha
Washington Post→ The Southwest Airlines mess and rumors of a vaccine walkout
More than 2,500 flights were canceled but officials have adamantly denied reports that pilots staged a sickout over a looming coronavirus vaccine mandate.
Snopes→ Did a Southwest Airlines Employee Fly a ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ Flag from Cockpit?
We looked to find the origins of the viral photograph of the Gadsden flag.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: United Airlines Did NOT Lose 40% of Staff Because of Vaccine Requirements
Did United Airlines lose 40% of its employees because of the vaccine requirement the airline put in place? No, that's not true: A United Airlines spokesperson told Lead Stories that 99.5% of United Airlines employees have chosen to get va
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants Did NOT Quit Their Jobs And The Airline Did NOT Cancel All Its Flights As of August 3, 2021
Did all Spirit Airlines flight attendants quit their jobs and did the airline cancel all its flights as of August 3, 2021? No, that's not true: Although Spirit experienced significant delays and cancellations in the first days of August 2
Snopes→ US Plans to Make Airlines Refund Fees if Bags Are Delayed
The proposal, if made final after a lengthy regulation-writing process, would also require prompt refunds.
AllSides→ Airlines Are Encouraging, Not Banning, Vaccinated Passengers
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/06/scicheck-airlines-are-encouraging-not-banning-vaccinated-passengers/
FactCheck.org→ Airlines Are Encouraging, Not Banning, Vaccinated Passengers
SciCheck Digest Airlines are encouraging people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine to fly once again. Yet social media posts falsely claim that airline executives around the world are discussing banning vaccinated passengers due to a risk of blood cl
FactCheck.org→ Airlines Are Encouraging, Not Banning, Vaccinated Passengers
SciCheck Digest Airlines are encouraging people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine to fly once again. Yet social media posts falsely claim that airline executives around the world are discussing banning vaccinated passengers due to a risk of blood cl
Snopes→ Did American Airlines Receive Billions in Federal Aid Then Lay Off 30,000 Employees?
A tweet attempted to raise the alarm on the airline's alleged pay discrepancies for rank-and-file workers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Airlines In Spain and Russia Are NOT Recommending Vaccinated People Should Not Travel — But Boy, Did This Rumor Travel
Did airlines in Spain and Russia recommend vaccinated people not travel due to the risk of blood clots? No, that's not true: the rumor was based on a debunked story that apparently traveled from a Telegram channel to a Dutch website befor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Airlines Did NOT Discuss Banning Vaccinated Passengers
Is there a "risk of clots" from accepting people vaccinated for COVID-19 alongside the nonvaccinated as airline passengers, and are airlines afraid of the liability and holding meetings to discuss the risks? No, that's not true: There is
Snopes→ Supersonic Travel Is Coming Back at United Airlines
The announcement brought back memories of Concorde planes, which last flew in 2003.
Snopes→ Did United Airlines Run a Giveaway for Vaccinated Passengers?
The "Your Shot to Fly" sweepstakes was aimed at encouraging U.S. residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Snopes→ Did United Airlines Run a Contest for Vaccinated Passengers?
The "Your Shot to Fly" sweepstakes was aimed at encouraging U.S. residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Snopes→ Could U.S. Airlines Start Weighing Passengers?
"The scale readout should remain hidden from public view," reads an FAA document.
Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. Lora Reinbold/Alaska Airlines Mask Controversy
In an April 26 2021 Imgur post, an Occupy Democrats meme took Alaska state senator Lora Reinbold (R) to task for her purported refusal to wear a mask on an Alaska Airlines flight: Text under a photograph of a woman read: PLAY KAREN GAMES, WIN KAREN P
Snopes→ CDC Requires Face Masks on Airlines, Public Transportation
It makes refusal to wear a mask a violation of federal law, enforced by the Transportation Security Administration and other federal, state and local authorities.
AFP Fact Check→ This image purporting to show a “Khalistan Airlines” plane has been doctored
An image of a plane that appears to feature “Khalistan Airlines” branding and Sikh symbols has been shared in multiple Facebook posts. The photo, however, has been doctored; the original image shows a Singapore Airlines plane; there is no “Khali
AFP Fact Check→ This video circulated online in reports about an Ethiopian Airlines crash in 1996
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows footage of the Sriwijaya Air flight that crashed into the sea on January 9, 2021. The claim is false: the clip has circulated in reports about an Ethiopian
Snopes→ Is American Airlines Taking Precautions Against Pro-Trump Rioters Leaving DC?
Reports of politically motivated aggression on flights before the mob violence at the U.S. Capitol raised security concerns.