A mother from Florida has accused American Airlines of “misplacing” her two young children and holding them in a jail-like room overnight without food, water, blankets or pillows when their flight got cancelled. Amber Vencill filed a lawsuit in New York claiming that the airline was "reckless, careless, and negligent" toward her sons and broke its policies when the boys were supposed to be under their care. "The worst part was they were in an airport; they could have been taken anywhere," David Jaroslawicz, Ms Vencill’s attorney, told Insider. He said that the boys now are scared to fly because they worry they would be “lost or abandoned.” "They were in an airport with all sorts of nuts around,” he added. Vencill’s two sons, aged 10 and 12, were flying alone from Missouri to Syracuse, New York, with a layover in Charlotte, North Carolina, on 30 July 2022. The boys, only identified as J.V. and R.V., were headed to meet Vencill’s partner, identified only as Ted, and other family in New York, but their connecting flight in North Carolina was delayed several times before it was cancelled, according to the lawsuit obtained by the outlet. American Airlines allegedly called Ted, who was listed to pick up the children once they arrived in Syracuse, and told him that the children would be on a flight the next day around 9am. Yet, Vencill was unsure what flight her sons would end up on, as the airline fed her different information, telling in an email at 11.30pm on 30 July that they would be travelling again at around 5pm the next day. Story has more details.<br/>
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Finnair has outlined plans to increase connectivity to Japan during the northern summer 2024 season, including returning to Nagoya after a hiatus of four years. The Oneworld alliance member, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on Nov. 1, will connect its Helsinki Airport (HEL) hub with Nagoya’s Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) from May 30, 2024. Flights will be offered twice a week. Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, Finnair had built its business model around connecting Europe and Asia, capitalizing on its advantageous geographic location in Helsinki and the shorter northern route over Russia. However, in response to pandemic-related travel restrictions and the subsequent closure of Russian airspace due to the invasion of Ukraine, the airline had to adapt its strategy to address the challenges in rebuilding its Asian network. To overcome these constraints, Finnair has actively pursued new markets, strengthened partnerships with other airlines and introduced routes over the North Pole.<br/>