The family had purchased business class seats worth more than $2,400 but were forced into economy class.

There’s been a slew of promotions and announcements across the industry lately. Here’s a dose of the standouts, Flavour-of-the-Week-style.

Work at Thai Airways? Concerned about the president’s recent comments to staff? Feel slightly more at ease by reading this.

If you thought your week was going badly, spare a thought for the airline that was forced to cancel all its flights to Europe yesterday.

This is almost as unfair as charging a lactose intolerant person extra for soy milk. It’s not our fault if dairy makes us gassy.

Gone are the days of chowing down three happy meals before boarding. Actually, stuff that. Can’t stop, won’t stop, we’re happy to miss our flight.

Skytrax has unveiled its ranking of the World’s Best Airlines, and we figured it’s a good enough excuse to use a photo of Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

We combed the streets and travelled afar to get you the latest news in aviation. Well, we had a lot of the news sent to us, but you get the idea.

Love is literally in the air today with these heartthrob airline deals, and if your sobbing alone into a box of choccies, don’t worry there’s something in here for you too.

Paint a plane, new codeshare agreements, hot deals on flights and more in this week’s airline wrap.

Fashion in the sky, new routes, lounge deals and more in the Big Fat Airline Wrap.

Find out what is taking off this week in the world of aviation, with all the airline news in one place.