Passengers booked onto Southwest Airlines and American Airlines ( AA) flights have been asking questions through Twitter about the safety of their upcoming journeys. Both airlines continue to fly the Boeing 737 MAX 8 model involved in the recent Ethiopian Airlines crash and neither has changed their standard cancellation policy. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is charged with protecting U.S. airspace, said on Friday that it had grounded all U.S.-bound international flights operated by Lion Air, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based AirAsia Group, AA is also standing by the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval to continue flying the model in the US. Some international airlines and governments have grounded the planes.
Passengers booked onto Southwest Airlines and American Airlines (AA) flights have been asking questions through Twitter about the safety of their upcoming journeys. Both airlines continue to fly the Boeing 737 MAX 8 model involved in the recent Ethiopian Airlines crash and neither has changed their standard cancellation policy. Southwest reported it was fielding questions from customers, but was “confident in the safety and airworthiness” of its 750-strong Boeing fleet. AA is also standing by the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval to continue flying the model in the US. Some international airlines and governments have grounded the planes.