A dying grandmother. A missed connection. And hundreds of passengers sitting in limbo with no answers. United Airlines grounded flights across the country—and Phoenix felt the worst of it. This wasn’t just a glitch. It was a human story of loss, frustration, and waiting in silence.

PHOENIX, AZ — For hours, Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport became a waiting room for uncertainty, anxiety—and in one heartbreaking case—grief. United Airlines passengers were a…

Grounded and Grieving: A Dying Grandmother, a Broken System, and One Flight Too Late

PHOENIX, AZ — For hours, Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport became a waiting room for uncertainty, anxiety—and in one heartbreaking case—grief. United Airlines passengers were a…

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  1. Cancelling the infrastructure bill that was going to upgrade air traffic control systems was another great Trump idea. We can look forward to the transportation secretary focusing on building nuclear energy on the moon. 🙄 Priorities are not people.

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  2. gee, is u.l. using "a.i."? Which, btw, is ONLY text generation and nothing else? WTF people-computers generating text from LLM's is not a.i., will never be a.i., and this sh*t needs to be reined in. The garbage IS generating falsehoods and crap and most certainly needs to be kept away from kids.

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  3. Just another day in the corrupted administration. Is the person that could have prevented this on unemployment?

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  4. Yes Mr. Bill...I wrote a thing on your other post. All I can say is, well there's not much I can. I'm too poor to fly let alone drive. I do however, wonder how many of those folks who Fly for Business voted for Trump? The Truckers and Farmers? Well...I didn't vote for this...I voted for Harris!

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  5. As part of my commitment to social responsibility, I am offering assistance to 20 individuals experiencing financial hardship. Those who reach out with the word "grace" will be considered for support. This initiative is a goodwill effort, with no obligations or attached.

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  6. Practicing excuses to limit the ability to travel within the US it seems

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