Benjamin Cooper

BY SANGHYUN KIM Published 3 minutes ago 0 COMMENTS Every traveler has experienced it at least once: you’re waiting at your gate when an announcement is made saying, “The flight has been delayed due to mechanical issues”. While this is a frustrating, yet surprisingly frequent scene at airports around the world, arguably the most popular new technology is actively reducing delays and cancellations of this nature, namely, AI.

ISTANBUL — Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu confirmed that three commercial aircraft registered to the country remain in Tehran, according to APA. The ministry continues to regularly update the media on their status and has confirmed that all crew involved with the stranded Turkish Airlines (TK) and Pegasus (PC) planes have been evacuated safely through the embassy in Tehran. A third aircraft operated by Turkish-British carrier Tailwind Airlines (TI) is reportedly stranded in Iraq.

Lufthansa (LH) remains one of the few global operators of Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft and is one of only two airlines that provide service between Europe and New York. In light of my business commitments in New York City, I arranged to travel on flight LH410, the midday superjumbo service connecting Munich and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).