Flight AA 2732 left Charlotte Douglas International Airport around 2 p.m. and was originally scheduled to land in Jamaica around 4 p.m., according to FlightAware, which provides real-time online flight information. The flight was diverted back to CLT at 2:51 p.m., about an hour after takeoff.

Southwest Airlines is launching two new routes from Austin and increasing the frequency on three others next summer.

Spirit Airlines is ending service in nearly a dozen U.S. cities this week. The cuts could impact more than just those who fly with the budget airline.

Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier of Türkiye, and Air Algérie, the flag carrier of Algeria, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation and revise

Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year. Myrtle Beach’s airport could see short-term impacts from that filing.

CHARLOTTE — Disruptive passengers forced an American Airlines flight to return to Charlotte. The plane took off for Jamaica Friday afternoon. While onboard, two passengers refused to follow orders from flight attendants, according to the Charlotte Observer.

Air-traffic controllers and TSA screeners must still work but won’t be paid during the shutdown, adding potential strain to an already fragile system.

In a fleet optimization move, Spirit Airlines will reject its commitment to buy 52 Airbus planes along with its options for 10 others. The aircraft orders will be taken over by aircraft lessor AerCap .