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F1 legend Mario Andretti speaks to Fox News Digital about Formula 1's popularity in the United States. Formula 1 on Monday announced it "reached an agreement in principle" to add a General Motors-partnered team to the grid in 2026. The 11th team on the grid will be called Cadillac F1 and be run by Andretti Global majority owners Dan Towriss and Mark Walter. The announcement came on the heels of a successful Las Vegas Grand Prix in which Max Verstappen wrapped up his fourth consecutive title. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Mercedes driver George Russell leads the field during the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt York) "As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 demands boundary-pushing innovation and excellence. It’s an honor for General Motors and Cadillac to join the world’s premier racing series, and we’re committed to competing with passion and integrity to elevate the sport for race fans around the world," GM president Mark Reuss said. "This is a global stage for us to demonstrate GM’s engineering expertise and technology leadership at an entirely new level." The new American team’s approval came following a Department of Justice investigation into why Liberty Media, the commercial rights holder of F1, wouldn’t approve the team initially started by Michael Andretti, the son of F1 legend Mario Andretti. Michael Andretti scaled back his role in the organization so the new team could be run by Towriss and Walter. Mario Andretti suggested to Fox News Digital over the weekend that American approval was coming around the final turn. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen during qualifying for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) EX-F1 STAR SCOTT SPEED TALKS SPORT'S POPULARITY IN AMERICA, TRANSITION TO RALLYCROSS The team will use Ferrari engines for its first two years until GM has a Cadillac engine built for competition before the start of the 2028 season. "We’re excited to partner with General Motors in bringing a dynamic presence to Formula 1," Towriss said. "Together, we’re assembling a world-class team that will embody American innovation and deliver unforgettable moments to race fans around the world." There is only one American team on the F1 grid, run by Gene Haas. However, Haas F1hasn’t finished better than fifth in the constructors’ standings since it came onto the track in 2016. The team is currently sixth this season. There are also no American drivers on the grid as of now. Logan Sargeant was with Williams Racing but was replaced in the middle of the season. Mario Andretti told Fox News Digital there doesn’t necessarily have to be another American team or driver in the mix, but it certainly wouldn't hurt. Mario Andretti ahead of the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 17, 2024. (Gary Mook/For IndyStar/USA Today Network) "It doesn’t have to be, but I don’t think it would hurt to have more American involvement directly," he said. "I know Haas has a team there, but I think the important part is the driver is even more important than the team. But another American manufacturer and all that sort of thing, I think, can only add to the interest. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "Let’s face it, being an international sport as Formula 1 is, when it’s in your own country, (for example) when they’re in Italy, Ferrari is all over. And you like to see it when you’re in America, you’d love to watch Cadillac." The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter . Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Grows Stock Position in Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL)NoneThe Secular Constitution Protection Forum and speakers at a meeting organised by it on Sunday (November 24, 2024) demanded the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Jana Sena Party (JSP) to oppose the Waqf Amendment Bill. Also Read: Govt lists 15 bills including Waqf bill for winter session of Parliament Communist Party of India (CPI) State Secretary K. Ramakrishna said that the proposed bill was a threat to democracy. It was designed to divide the voters on religious lines. The Waqf Bill contains very dangerous amendments, he said. “The government is asserting that non-Hindus should not be serving in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) while at the same time saying Hindus should be in the Waqf Board, calling it unjust. Home Minister Amit Shah is in a tearing hurry to pass the bill before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report even reached Parliament. The government, which rejected the Sachar Committee recommendations in the past, is now claiming to implement them, raising doubts, he said. Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) State secretary V. Srinivasa Rao said that the CPI(M) had opposed the Waqf Bill both inside and outside Parliament. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s policies were not favourable to even Hindus and are creating divisions among castes. There was a need for a special law to protect the properties of temples, mosques, and churches, he said. Former Minister Vadde Shobanadreeswara Rao stated that since the Waqf Board is under the Concurrent List, the opinions of the States must also be considered. “Why is the Election Commission not taking action against leaders who make provocative statements about giving Muslim reservations to SCs and STs?” he asked. “It is strange for a political leader, who once admired Che Guevara to now speak about Sanatana Dharma,” he said. “Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party (JSP) president Pawan Kalyan should listen to Swami Vivekananda’s speech on religious tolerance.” Jamat-e-Islami Hind State president Rafiq Ahmad, Ahl-e-Hadith Jamaat State president Fazlur Rahman Umri, Sunnatul Jamaat president Mukhtiyar, Majlisul Ulema president Mufti Younus, Muslim Unity Forum president Jafar Puli, Secular Constitution Protection Forum Vijayawada Urban convener Abdul Mateen, and others spoke. Published - November 25, 2024 03:40 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Vijayawada / Andhra Pradesh
EXCLUSIVE Father of British ex-soldier, 22, who was 'captured by Putin's forces while fighting for Ukraine on Russia soil' says he's terrified he'll be tortured in captivity after he was paraded on TV By RICHARD MARSDEN and ED HOLT Published: 22:00, 24 November 2024 | Updated: 22:04, 24 November 2024 e-mail View comments A British former soldier has been captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine in Kursk, his family confirmed tonight. The ‘mercenary’ fighter, James Scott Rhys Anderson, was paraded in front of the cameras and a short video clip published by Kremlin-backed sources online. The 22-year-old’s father told the Daily Mail he was in ‘complete shock’ to discover his son’s fate and said he fears he will be tortured. Scott Anderson, 41, said he and other family members had begged his son not to go to Ukraine before he joined up around eight months ago. But he said his son would not be dissuaded because ‘he thought what he was doing was right’. He said: ‘I’m hoping he’ll be used as a bargaining chip but my son told me they torture their prisoners and I’m so frightened he’ll be tortured.’ Speaking at the family home in Banbury, Oxfordshire, Mr Anderson Sr added he had been due to come home for Christmas in only a few weeks’ time. The father-of-four said: ‘We spoke on WhatsApp almost every day until he went on his most recent operation. He was acting as a signalman. Mr Anderson, appeared in the footage with an unkempt beard, his hair closely cropped and wearing green combat fatigues, but with no visible bruises or marks of torture James Anderson with his father Scott Anderson. The 41-year-old said he and other family members had begged his son not to go to Ukraine before he joined up around eight months ago James with his sister. He had been in the Army for four years, having gone to Army Foundation College as a 17-year-old ‘James last came home only a month and a half ago. He said his Ukrainian commander had made a promise that he’d contact me if he was ever killed or captured. ‘When he called me and sent the video I was in complete shock and in tears. I could see straight away it was him. He looks frightened, scared and worried. ‘I didn’t want him to go. I did try to persuade him not to go - my whole family tried to persuade him. ‘He wanted to go out there because he thought he was doing what was right. He was dead against what was happening to the Ukrainian people. ‘Since he went out earlier this year, he’s fallen in love with a Ukrainian although I don’t know her name. ‘I last spoke to him when I last saw him but we used to talk on WhatsApp every day. He’d tell me where he’d been and the things he’d seen. ‘He was alive, healthy. He sent me a video when he was at Sumy. Then he was being posted within the last week.’ Mr Anderson senior, who said he served a short prison sentence for a domestic matter at the time his son joined the Ukrainians, said he has been contacted by Foreign Office officials Mr Anderson Sr said he said his son would not be dissuaded from going to Ukraine because ‘he thought what he was doing was right’ His son had been in the Army for four years, having gone to Army Foundation College as a 17-year-old In the footage released by his captors, Mr Anderson can be heard describing his decision to go to fight for Ukraine in the Russian territory as a ‘stupid idea’ His son had been in the Army for four years, having gone to Army Foundation College as a 17-year-old. After leaving the Army last year, he became a civilian custody officer for Thames Valley Police, prior to joining the Ukrainians. In the footage released by his captors, Mr Anderson can be heard describing his decision to go to fight for Ukraine in the Russian territory as a ‘stupid idea’. He states he was a former soldier with the British Army, in the Royal Signals corps, between 2019 and 2023, but said he was dismissed. He said he then applied for the International Legion of fighters helping Ukrainian troops. Ukraine made a surprise incursion into Russia in the summer and seized 500 square miles of territory in the Kursk region. It has since lost 40 per cent of this territory, according to recent reports. In the video, Mr Anderson said: ‘When I left, got fired from my job, I applied for the international legion. I’d lost everything, my dad was in prison, I’d seen it on the TV. It was a stupid idea’. Mr Anderson, appeared in the footage with an unkempt beard, his hair closely cropped and wearing green combat fatigues, but with no visible bruises or marks of torture. He described travelling from Luton to Krakow, Poland, before travelling into Ukraine. A Foreign Office spokesman said: ‘We are supporting the family of a British man following reports of his detention.’ In 2022, six British nationals - fighters Sean Pinner, Aiden Aslin, Andrew Hill and John Harding, and aid volunteers Dylan Healy and Paul Urey - were captured by Kremlin-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine and threatened with the death penalty. Father-of-four Mr Urey, aged 45, died in Russian captivity, while the other five were eventually released in September that year following negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, brokered by Saudi Arabia and involving former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich. In a message to Mr Anderson, Mr Harding, 61, said: ‘I’d say to him, don’t give up hope. I’d hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Mr Anderson senior, who said he served a short prison sentence for a domestic matter at the time his son joined the Ukrainians, said he has been contacted by Foreign Office officials Mr Anderson Sr with James's grandmother Jacqueline Payne Ukrainian soliders fighting in the Kursk region. Andersen was captured by Putin's forces in the Russian region where Ukraine holds several hundred square kilometres Ukrainian soldiers in the Donetsk region of Ukraine ‘I’m sure there’ll be people from the Ukrainian side trying to negotiate his release but I understand it’s a lot worse to be captured now than when I was. There seem to be fewer negotiations going on. ‘When I was first captured, I was held in solitary but when they ran out of space, they put all us Brits together and we used to encourage each other.’ Mr Harding, who had been fighting in Ukraine for four years before being captured and subjected to interrogation and torture, added: ‘I was quite aggressive when I was first captured but it didn’t work. ‘If I was him, I’d be the grey man, try and keep my head down. You’ve got to give them (the Russians) some information but you try not to give them any information which could be of use.’ Mr Anderson’s capture comes just over a month after Russia’s defence ministry claimed that its forces killed two British ‘mercenaries’ in Ukraine. The Kremlin said that the fighters were killed during an attack on the Ukrainian village of Mykhailivka, in the Donetsk region, which was taken over by Russian forces on October 13. The defence ministry quoted the deputy commander of the Russian battalion that led the assault, Igor Krasilnikov, as saying: ‘There were two servicemen from Britain, mercenaries. They basically stayed in that stronghold. In July, Peter Fouche, 49, a former London taxi driver, was buried after he was killed in June, as his unit clashed with Russian troops. At the funeral ceremony, Ukrainian soldiers carried Mr Fouche’s coffin through Kyiv’s landmark Independence Square, the site of mass protests in 2014 that forced out a pro-Russian president. Russian President Vladimir Putin records a televised address in Moscow The burnt wreckage of a car in Kursk. Inside the region, it has been claimed that North Korean soldiers are fighting alongside Russians Read More Top Russian general and 500 North Korean soldiers 'killed by British Storm Shadow missiles' Ukraine holds several hundred square kilometres of the Kursk region, which borders the northeast of Ukraine, but Putin's forces are gradually pushing them back. Inside Kursk, it has been claimed that North Korean soldiers are fighting alongside Russians. The capture comes after a top Russian general, along with 500 North Korean soldiers, were allegedly killed by British Storm Shadow missiles in a devastating attack. The strike launched by Ukraine on November 20 wiped out Lt-Gen Valery Solodchuk and also resulted with 18 Putin officers reported lost, with a further 18 wounded, it has been claimed. Earlier reports suggested that a Kim Jong-un general had also been left injured in the attack as he commanded troops backing Vladimir Putin's Ukraine invasion. The strike carried out by Ukraine was the first time UK Storm Shadow missiles had been used blast targets deep inside Russia. It is understood that the pinpoint missiles had hit a Putin command post and military facility with the scale of Russian losses now alleged to be enormous. Russian Lt-Gen Valery Solodchuk (pictured) was reported to have been killed in the UK-supplied Storm Shadow strike by the Ukrainian armed forces on 20 November This is the moment missiles believed to be British Storm Shadow missiles struck inside Russia The strike carried out by Ukraine was the first time UK Storm Shadow missiles had been used blast targets deep inside Russia. One image following the attack showed a written indentation on a chunk of metal reading: 'Storm Shadow' Russian authorities have not yet confirmed losses which would be grievous to both Russia and North Korea if confirmed, and the reports are yet to be independently verified. The Storm Shadows were targeted on November 20 at an underground military facility in Maryino on a Tsarist estate, in Kursk region. New footage shows a Storm Shadow missile involved in the attack as it flew towards its target, it is claimed. Read More BREAKING NEWS Russia warns West WW3 is on way: Ambassador says missile strikes 'seriously escalates situation'' If true, the losses may explain Putin's furious reaction - firing a new Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Dnipro, and his public boasts he had a new super weapon which was unstoppable by the West. Moscow also threatened that the use by Ukraine of NATO-supplied missiles meant Putin could legitimately hit back with nuclear missiles. The Russian officers reportedly killed are from Putin's Southern and Eastern Military Districts. The strike carried out by Ukraine was the first time UK Storm Shadow missiles had been used blast targets deep inside Russia. US-based Global Defense Corp reported that 500 North Korean soldiers were killed alongside Russian officers, however, there was no independent confirmation. Some 10,000-plus North Koreans are believed to have been moved across Siberia to the war zone after being ordered to serve Putin by their leader Kim Jong Un. They are either currently fighting for Putin or about to be deployed. Kim's decision to inject North Korean soldiers into Russia to help in Putin's bloody war has raised concerns among Kyiv's allies who worry that the move may exacerbate what is already Europe's largest conflict since WWII. Images shared on social media showed what appeared to be fragments of a British Storm Shadow missile in Marino, Kursk, on November 20 US-based Global Defense Corp reported that 500 North Korean soldiers were killed alongside Russian officers, however, there was no independent confirmation (file photo) South Koreans watch Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin during a recent meeting The Storm Shadow missile attack last week hit the sanatorium of the Russian Presidential Affairs Directorate in Maryino, a former Tsarist estate, say reports. Britain's Storm Shadow missiles are capable of dodging air defences - making them a nightmare attack weapon for their enemy. The £800,000 rockets use GPS technology to precisely blast targets, and can travel through the air at 600mph. Storm Shadow missiles have already been used by Ukraine inside its own territory for some time, but Kyiv now appears to have been granted permission to use the weapons to strike within Russia. Storm Shadow - called Scalp by the French - is a weapon equipped with a navigation system that once launched, descends to a low altitude to avoid detection before locking onto its target using an infra-red seeker. On the final approach, the missile climbs to a higher altitude to maximise the chances of hitting the target. On impact, it penetrates the target before a delayed fuse detonates the main warhead. The strike comes after Russia issued a warning that British support for Ukraine could 'lead to a collision between nuclear powers' in a grave threat as President Vladimir Putin vowed to launch more hypersonic missiles at targets in Ukraine. Putin has said he will fire more of Russia 's new hypersonic missiles at targets in Ukraine A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile being launched as part of nuclear deterrence forces drills in Russia on October 29, 2024 Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launchers roll on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9 Andrey Kelin, Russia's ambassador to the UK, cited American support for Ukraine to use Western missiles against targets in Russia, backed by Britain and France, in his warning that 'this seriously escalates the situation' and 'can lead to a collision between the nuclear powers'. The Kremlin suggested this week it was 'entitled' to fire upon 'the military targets of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities' in a thinly-veiled threat to the West, after the US gave its support for Kyiv using ATACMS missiles against Russian and North Korean forces in Russia. After striking the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with an experimental hypersonic missile early on Thursday, Putin ordered the mass production of the 'unstoppable' Oreshnik, believed to be able to reach Britain in under 20 minutes. 'There is no countermeasure to such a missile, no means of intercepting it, in the world today. And I will emphasise once again that we will continue testing this newest system. It is necessary to establish serial production,' Putin said. Ukraine Russia Share or comment on this article: Father of British ex-soldier, 22, who was 'captured by Putin's forces while fighting for Ukraine on Russia soil' says he's terrified he'll be tortured in captivity after he was paraded on TV e-mail Add comment
For 52 years people were removed from their homes and forced to live on an island off the Queensland coast. More than 500 people were sent to a colony on Peel Island in Moreton Bay, east of Brisbane, from 1907 until its closure in 1959. They all had one thing in common — they had been diagnosed with leprosy. For many it was a life sentence, with about 200 people buried on the island. "It wasn't a hospital. You weren't going there for treatment," Queensland Parks and Wildlife ranger Daley Donnelly said. "The people who were sent there had their freedoms taken away from them. “You were going there because you had to be isolated from society." About 160 acres of the island was proclaimed a lazaret under Queensland's Leprosy Act of 1892. Patients, including children, at lazarets on Friday Island and Stradbroke Island were transferred to the new facility. Leprosy, known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria that affects the skin and peripheral nerves. There was no treatment for the condition, which can cause progressive and permanent disabilities, until the 1940s. For 31 years there was no surgery at the Peel Island lazaret. A doctor would visit patients on a regular basis, while a matron and superintendent lived on the island. Patients were treated with chaulmoogra oil, which Mr Donnelly described as a "very thick, disgusting smelling liquid" that would be pumped into people's veins. "It made them sick, and it did absolutely nothing for the symptoms that they had," he said. Living conditions an 'obvious example of racism' The Peel Island lazaret was the first mixed race isolation facility in Australia, with patients segregated by sex and race. White people were housed in individual huts, while Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Melanesians and Chinese patients lived together on another part of the compound. The difference between the accommodation gives an insight into society's attitude at the time, according to University of Queensland Associate Professor Kelly Greenop. "We know that racism existed then, but it's really rare to see such an obvious case of racism in architecture where you can see different buildings being given to different people," she said. "There was not only this desire to separate people out away from each other or from the healthy population, but to break them up into racial groups to avoid this so called mixing of the races which was purported to cause the disease — which, of course, it didn't." The Queenslander newspaper described white patients' huts as lined, ventilated and furnished with a four post bed, spring mattress, table, chair and chest of drawers. Dr Greenop said the huts for people of colour were made of timber and paper bark and were not tall enough to stand in. "This is a pretty harsh way to treat people who are unwell and you do really get a very sombre sense of the history and heritage of the place when you're there," she said. In 1940, 49 Indigenous patients were transferred to Fantome Island, in the Palm Island group, leaving 32 people at Peel Island. Dr Greenop led a project UQ conducted in partnership with the CSIRO to create a digital model of the heritage-listed site using 3D laser scanning technology. This allowed the team to digitally recreate buildings that are missing to understand the scale of the operation at its height. "It's a site in decay, and it's juxtaposed with the surrounding landscape and the Moreton Bay sea scape," she said. Concerns raised by patients and families Patients and their families raised concerns over treatment and living conditions at the lazaret throughout the 52 years. In a series of letters to the state in 1908 patients asked for "food suitable for the disease", their clothes to be washed and to be given the "run of the beach for sea bathing". A South Sea Islander patient said rain would come through his bark roof. "All the other coloured lepers have the same complaints to make as I have and they also complain that some of them have no houses to live in and have to live in tents," he said in a letter. Patients also objected to the same dray carting night soil, dead bodies and provisions. In response to the concerns, medical officer Linford Elfe Row, who was stationed at Dunwich on North Stradbroke Island, told the state it was "absolutely untrue" patients weren't given proper medicine and said he visited the island at least once a week. In 1918 two inmates were reported to the Department of Public Health as missing from the lazaret with two loaves of bread. The superintendent said it was difficult to get information from other patients as "they never give each other away in anything connected with themselves". In 1921 relatives complained to the Home Secretary Office about how little time they had to visit the island. Mr Donnelly said patients had to "fight every step of the way" for improved conditions and formed their own committee. He said there were reports of two patients escaping from the island during World War II and catching a train to Canberra to speak with the federal health minister and advocate for themselves. Eric Reye became the first medical officer to live on the island in 1947 to help administer a new treatment to patients. In an interview as part of the Redland City Council's oral history project, Dr Reye said the first year with the sulfone drug Promin was difficult. He said the daily injections proved to be working and then they progressed to oral medication and "never looked back". Island a 'prison without bars' for mother June Mary Berthelsen, who was sent to the lazaret for 22 months from 1956 to 1958, described it as a "prison without bars". In an interview in 1994, as part of the Redland City Council's oral history project, she said she had sought medical treatment after developing a rash which looked like "white marbles" under her skin. Despite being a nurse herself, she had never seen anything like it. When she heard the diagnosis "everything just stopped". "My mind went blank, I couldn't think," she said. Mrs Berthelsen was told she would have to go away to Peel Island, leaving behind her husband and three children. "If we'd been in an ordinary hospital you'd have been treated at least as a human being," she said. "Over there, I always used to feel sub-human, as though I wasn't really existing. "It was a prison without bars." When asked to describe a day on the island she said: "You can't describe a day when you don't do anything". "There was just nothing to do, and nobody cared what you did, anyway." Patients hospitalised as facility closes In 1958 doctor Morgan Gabriel, who lived on the island with his young family, raised questions at an international congress in Japan about the need to isolate patients. It was recommended restrictive conditions practised in many countries be relaxed, which led to the decision to abandon the lazaret and treat patients in hospital. To be released, patients had to have 12 successive negative tissue smears each month. In 1958 this was reduced to three negative smears. The remaining patients were removed from the island on August 5, 1959, and taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in South Brisbane. The island today From 1998 the Friends of Peel Island Association took people over to the site for tours and to conduct working bees. Former president Scott Fowle said the volunteers spent up to 500 hours maintaining, cleaning and painting the buildings and tending to the cemetery up until the group disbanded in 2020. For Mr Fowle one of the most significant contributions the group made was refurbishing the Catholic Church from the 1920s, originally a female hut, in 2010 which then held up to three services a year. Mr Donnelly, who works with the QPWS heritage parks unit, said the lazaret was an important part of Queensland's history. “It's a microcosm of Queensland society in the 20th century,” he said. Peel island was declared as Teerk Roo Ra national park in 2007 and today is jointly managed by the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. While people can pull up in their boats on the island for a swim at Horseshoe Bay, the lazaret site can only be accessed on request. Mr Donnelly said this was not only for the protection of the site but also for people’s safety because of decay. “There's nothing like being in situ... and getting a sense of the different compounds, and looking out at the beautiful views of the bay and over to Moreton Island," he said. Related topics History Infectious Diseases Peel Island
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces Series A Preferred Stock DividendWASHINGTON — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive. Government regulators cleared American flights to get airborne about an hour after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a national ground stop for the airline. The order, which prevented planes from taking off, was issued at the airline's request after it experienced trouble with its flight operating system, or FOS. The airline blamed technology from one of its vendors. As a result, flights were delayed across American's major hubs, with only 36% of the airline's 3,901 domestic and international flights leaving on time, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics company; 51 flights were canceled. An American Airlines employee wearing looks toward quiet check-in counters Tuesday in the American terminal at Miami International Airport in Miami. Dennis Tajer, a spokesperson for the Allied Pilots Association, a union representing American Airlines pilots, said the airline told pilots at 7 a.m. Eastern that there was an outage affecting the FOS system. It handles different types of airline operations, including dispatch, flight planning, passenger boarding, as well as an airplane's weight and balance data, he said. Some components of FOS went down in the past, but a systemwide outage is rare, Tajer said. Hours after the ground stop was lifted, Tajer said the union had not heard about "chaos out there beyond just the normal heavy travel day." He said officials were watching for cascading effects, such as staffing problems. On social media, however, customers expressed frustration with delays that caused them or their family members to miss connecting flights. One person asked if American planned to hold flights for passengers to make connections, while others complained about the lack of assistance they said they received from the airline or gate agents. Travelers wait in line for security checks Tuesday at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. Bobby Tighe, a real estate agent from Florida, said he would miss a family Christmas Eve party in New York because his American flight was repeatedly delayed. The delays made him miss a connecting flight, leaving him the choice of going to his destination — Westchester, N.Y. — on Christmas Day or taking another flight to Newark, N.J., scheduled to land Tuesday evening. He chose the latter. "I'm just going to take an Uber or Lyft to the airport I was originally supposed to go to, pick up my rental car and kind of restart everything tomorrow," Tighe said. He said his girlfriend was "going through the same exact situation" on her way from Dallas to New York. Cirium noted the vast majority of flights departed within two hours of their scheduled departure time. A similar percentage — 39% — arrived at their destinations as scheduled. Dallas-Fort Worth, New York's Kennedy Airport and Charlotte, North Carolina, saw the greatest number of delays, Cirium said. Washington, Chicago and Miami experienced considerably fewer delays. Meanwhile, the flight-tracking site FlightAware reported that 4,058 flights entering or leaving the U.S., or serving domestic destinations, were delayed, with 76 flights canceled. The site did not post any American Airlines flights Tuesday morning, but it showed in the afternoon that 961 American flights were delayed. Amid the travel problems, significant rain and snow were expected in the Pacific Northwest at least into Christmas Day. Showers and thunderstorms were developing in the South. Freezing rain was reported in the Mid-Atlantic region near Baltimore and Washington, and snow fell in New York. An American Airlines employee wearing a Santa Claus hat walks through the American terminal Tuesday at Miami International Airport in Miami. Because the holiday travel period lasts weeks, airports and airlines typically have smaller peak days than they do during the rush around Thanksgiving, but the grind of one hectic day followed by another takes a toll on flight crews. And any hiccups — a winter storm or a computer outage — can snowball into massive disruptions. That is how Southwest Airlines stranded 2 million travelers in December 2022, and Delta Air Lines suffered a smaller but significant meltdown after a worldwide technology outage in July caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. Many flights during the holidays are sold out, which makes cancellations even more disruptive than during slower periods. That is especially true for smaller budget airlines that have fewer flights and fewer options for rebooking passengers. Only the largest airlines, including American, Delta and United, have "interline agreements" that let them put stranded customers on another carrier's flights. This will be the first holiday season since a Transportation Department rule took effect that requires airlines to give customers automatic cash refunds for canceled or significantly delayed flights. Passengers still can ask to get rebooked, which is often a better option than a refund during peak travel periods. That's because finding a last-minute flight on another airline tends to be expensive. American Airlines employees check in travelers Tuesday in the American terminal at Miami International Airport in Miami. An American spokesperson said Tuesday was not a peak travel day for the airline — with about 2,000 fewer flights than the busiest days — so it had somewhat of a buffer to manage the delays. The Transportation Security Administration said it expected to screen 40 million passengers through Jan. 2. About 90% of Americans traveling far from home over the holidays will be in cars, according to AAA. Gasoline prices are similar to last year. The nationwide average Thursday was $3.04 a gallon, down from $3.13 a year ago, according to AAA. "It's not the destination, it's the journey," said American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. Ralph clearly was not among the travellers on one of more than 350 cancelled or 1,400 delayed flights after a worldwide tech outage caused by an update to Crowdstrike's "Falcon Sensor" software in July of 2023. U.S. airlines carried nearly 863 million travellers in 2023, with Canadian carriers accounting for another 150 million, many of whom experienced lost luggage, flight delays, cancellations, or were bumped off their flights. It's unclear how many of them were compensated for these inconveniences. Suffice it to say, posting a crabby rant on social media might temporarily soothe anger, but it won't put wasted money back in pockets. Money.ca shares what to know in order to be compensated for the three most common air travel headaches. Bags elected to go on a vacay without you? Check off the following: If you expect a large payout, think again. Tariffs (air carrier contracts) limit the compensation amounts for "loss of, damage to, or the delay in delivery of baggage or other personal property." In the case of Air Canada, the maximum payout is $1,500 per passenger in the currency of the country where the baggage was processed. To raise that limit, purchase a Declaration of Higher Value for each leg of the trip. The charge is $0.50 for each $100, in which case the payout limit is $2,500. For Delta Air Lines, passengers are entitled to up to $3,800 in baggage compensation, though how much you'll receive depends on your flight. Delta will pay up to $2,080 for delayed, lost, and damaged baggage for international travellers, almost half of what U.S. domestic passengers can claim. If your flight is marked delayed for more than 30 minutes, approach the gate agent and politely request food and hotel vouchers to be used within the airport or nearby. Different air carriers and jurisdictions have their own compensation policies when flights are delayed or cancelled. For example, under European Union rules, passengers may receive up to 600 Euros, even when travelling on a non-EU carrier. Similarly, the DOT states that travellers are entitled to a refund "if the airline cancelled a flight, regardless of the reason, and the consumer chooses not to travel." However, US rules regarding delays are complicated. Some air carriers, such as Air Canada, do not guarantee their flight schedules. They're also not liable for cancellations or changes due to "force majeure" such as weather conditions or labour disruptions. If the delay is overnight, only out-of-town passengers will be offered hotel accommodation. Nevertheless, many airlines do offer some compensation for the inconvenience. If your flight is marked delayed for more than 30 minutes, approach the gate agent and politely request food and hotel vouchers to be used within the airport or nearby. In terms of cash compensation, what you'll get can differ significantly based on things like departure location, time, carrier, and ticket class. The DOT offers a helpful delay and cancellations dashboard designed to keep travellers informed about their compensation rights. The dashboard is particularly helpful because, as the DOT states on its website, "whether you are entitled to a refund depends on a lot of factors—such as the length of the delay, the length of the flight, and your particular circumstances." The Canadian Transportation Agency is proposing air passenger protection regulations that guarantee financial compensation to travellers experiencing flight delays and cancellations, with the level of compensation varying depending on the situation and how much control the air carrier had. The proposed regulations include the following: The airline is obligated to complete the passenger's itinerary. If the new ticket is for a lower class of service, the air carrier would have to refund the cost difference; if the booking is in a higher class of service, passengers cannot be charged extra. If the passenger declines the ticket, the airline must give a full refund, in addition to the prescribed compensation. For overnight delays, the air carrier needs to provide hotel accommodation and transportation free-of-charge. Again, if you are unsatisfied, the Canadian Transportation Agency or Department of Transportation may advocate on your behalf. Passengers get bumped because airlines overbook. When this happens, the air carrier must compensate you. For international flights in the US, the rate is 200% of your one-way fare to your final destination, with a $675 maximum. If the airline does not make travel arrangements for you, the payout is 400% of your one-way fare to a maximum of $1,350. To qualify, you must check-in by the stated deadline, which on international flights can be up to 3 hours ahead. Keep in mind that if you accept the cash, you are no longer entitled to any further compensation, nor are you guaranteed to be rebooked on a direct flight or similar type of seat. Don't be too quick to give up your boarding pass. Negotiate for the best compensation deal that would include cash, food and hotel vouchers, flight upgrade, lounge passes, as well as mileage points. But avoid being too greedy—if the gate attendant is requesting volunteers and you wait too long, you'll miss the offer. According to Air Canada's tariff, if a passenger is involuntarily bumped, they'll receive $200, in cash or bank draft, for up to a two-hour delay; $400 for a 2-6 hours delay; and $800 if the delay is over six hours. (Air Canada was forced to raise its payouts in 2013 due to passenger complaints.) The new rules would raise the payout significantly: $900 for up to six hours; $1,800 for 6-9; and $2,400 for more than nine hours, all to be paid within 48 hours. Statistically speaking, Delta Airlines is the carrier most likely to bump. A few years ago, Delta raised its payout maximum to $9,950, while United Airlines tops out at $10,000. This story was produced by Money.ca and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. Get local news delivered to your inbox!None
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