Photos capture Southwest pilot climbing through cockpit window to unlock plane door

A Southwest Airlines pilot was captured climbing through the window of a plane and into the cockpit in order to unlock the plane door at San Diego International Airport on Wednesday. 

Memorial Day Weekend 2023: Heavy number of Houston passengers traveling
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Friday is the busiest travel day for passengers hoping to get away for Memorial Day Weekend. FOX 26's Shelby Rose caught up with some of them at Hobby Airport.

Texas gas prices see slight increase ahead of Memorial Day weekend

According to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch, the average statewide gas price is now at $3.13 per gallon of unleaded fuel, reflecting a five-cent increase compared to last week.

New Carnival cruise ship coming to Galveston port in December

A new Carnival ship, said to be larger than the current ships sailing from Cruise Terminal 25, is set to arrive in the Galveston port and join the Carnival Cruise Line in December.

At least 6 killed after fire rips through New Zealand hostel

A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his “worst nightmare.”

Cracked windshield forces Southwest flight to divert back to Hawaii

The airline told FOX Television Stations that the flight left Sunday from Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport destined for San Diego International Airport.

TSA tests facial recognition technology at US airports to boost security

The TSA testing the use of facial recognition technology at 16 airports across the country. Here's how it works as you go through security.

Houston flights at George Bush IAH delayed due to weather

Severe weather in the Houston area has delayed several flights going in and out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Mother's Day.

United Airlines picket, demand new contracts
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Pilots from at least 3 major U.S. airlines are upset with their contracts, just as the summer travel season gets set to take off. FOX 26's Matthew Seedorff was outside Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport where United Airlines pilots were picketing to raise awareness.

United Airlines pilots picket outside Houston's Bush Airport ahead of summer travel season

Thousands of United Airlines pilots across the country are demanding better working conditions and hundreds picketed outside Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport in full uniform.

United Airlines pilots demand better working conditions
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Thousands of United Airlines pilots across the country are demanding better working conditions. FOX 26's Matthew Seedorff went outside Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport where pilots were protesting Friday afternoon.

Southwest Airlines pilots vote in favor of strike

Airline workers can't legally strike unless mediators decide further negotiations are pointless. Even then, the president and Congress can block a strike.