These airlines saw the most delays and complaints in 2024
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These airlines saw the most delays and complaints in 2024

The Sunday after Thanksgiving weekend marked a fresh record for US air travel with the Transportation Security Administration screening more than 3 million passengers in a single day. That doesn’t mean everything went smoothly, of course. AirHelp Inc., which facilitates compensation for passengers by processing customer service claims for flight disruptions and lost luggage, has released its annual analysis of the best and worst performing airlines. The 2024 AirHelp Score report published on Tuesday, comes just in time for the holiday season. The airline rankings methodology takes into account customer claims processed worldwide, as well as outside data tracking on-time arrival and departure performance for every plane, plus feedback from passengers from over 54 countries on the quality of food, comfort and crew service on their most recent flight. The aim is to give a snapshot of airline performance,...
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NAN editor kidnapped in Owerri
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NAN editor kidnapped in Owerri

An Assistant Editor-in-Chief with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Owerri Office, Mr Gregory Maduakolam who was abducted on Thursday, has been released. Maduakolam was said to have announced his release through phone calls to some of his colleagues at about 11:51 pm on Saturday. He explained that he was released after his family had paid an undisclosed amount as ransom to the kidnappers. The released abductee said that he was manhandled by the hoodlums while in their custody. Maduakolam, who was recently transferred from NAN Abuja to Owerri, narrated that he was ambushed by the hoodlums. He said that he was kidnapped at Irete, near Owerri, where he had gone with a friend and a house agent to inspect an accommodation. “After inspecting the house, I agreed with the agent on the part payment and other fees I will pay. “As...
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Why Lindsey Graham’s dismissal of anonymous sources is so irresponsible
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Why Lindsey Graham’s dismissal of anonymous sources is so irresponsible

Following a slew of allegations about excessive drinking, financial mismanagement and mistreatment of women, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, returned to Capitol Hill on Thursday to try to secure the support of senators who will decide whether to confirm him.His visit followed Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a U.S. Army veteran and sexual assault survivor, revealing on Fox News Thursday morning that she has not yet decided whether to support Hegseth.Hegseth has denied any wrongdoing amid the flurry of allegations, including a woman’s accusation that he raped her in a Monterey, California, hotel room in 2017. (That accusation is detailed in a 2017 report by the Monterey Police Department that has been made publicly available in recent weeks.) Hegseth says the incident was consensual, though he paid the woman an undisclosed amount...
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