Air France traveler from New Hampshire opens luggage, finds Christmas gifts replaced with dog food
It is bad enough when your luggage fails to arrive at your location after a flight, but what about finding out the things you packed were replaced with less than desirable items.
Thousands of additional flights canceled as winter storm, omicron surge hurt airlines
Thousands of additional U.S. flights were canceled Monday as a winter storm and Omicron-driven staff shortages continued to disrupt air travel after the busy holiday season.
US deals with over 2,100 cancellations as omicron continues to impact travel
Over 2,100 flights were canceled in the U.S. as of early Monday after a chaotic weekend that resulted in droves of flights canceled across the co untryduring one of the year’s busiest times.
Thousands more flights canceled across US due to COVID staffing shortages, weather
Thousands of flights were canceled across the U.S. again Sunday as bad weather and the omicron variant of the coronavirus continue to impact airline operations.
US officials ask AT&T, Verizon to delay 5G rollout over aviation industry concerns
Federal officials are urging the chief executives of AT&T and Verizon Communications to delay plans to introduce their new 5G wireless services next week due to safety concerns with aircraft operations.
Ethiopian Airlines to resume Boeing 737 Max flights nearly three years after crash that left 157 dead
Ethiopian Airlines announced Monday that it will resume Boeing 737 Max flights in February, nearly three years after a crash left 157 people dead.
Airlines hit hard by cancellations again Monday, as COVID staffing issues threaten to bleed into new year
U.S. airlines canceled hundreds of flights yet again on Monday, this time led by SkyWest, a regional carrier for Delta, United and American Airlines
More than 2 million Americans flew through US airports Sunday despite canceled flights, omicron fears
More than 2 million Americans were screened by TSA agents Sunday, an 83% increase over the same day in 2020.
Holiday travel woes continue as omicron variant causes airlines to cancel, delay flights Monday
Holiday travel problems are continuing for Americans as major airlines such as Delta, United, and American Airlines have canceled over 1,000 flights on Sunday, with some saying that the coronavirus omicron variant is causing staffing issues.
Christmas Eve travel rebounds from 2020 COVID lows, number doubles despite Omicron fears
Christmas Eve travel is back in the United States, although fewer passengers passed through TSA checkpoints Friday than on Christmas Eve 2019.
Omicron variant causes Christmas flight cancellations and holiday travel headaches
United Airlines has been forced to cancel 170 flights on Christmas Eve, in part, due to the omicron variant.
Omicron fails to slow holiday travel, as airline passenger numbers rival 2019
U.S. air travel surpassed its 2019 level for the same date on Thursday, indicating the omicron variant is not stopping Americans from seeing their families for Christmas.
Delta Airlines requests that isolation period for breakthrough infections be cut, calls guidance outdated
Delta Air Lines sent a letter to CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky this week requesting that the quarantine period for fully vaccinated individuals be cut in half, calling the current guidelines outdated.
Unruly passengers can lose TSA PreCheck: 'If you act out of line, you will wait in line'
Airplane passengers who act up during flights could face a new consequence: losing PreCheck, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday.
Fauci says masks on planes will always be necessary no matter what: 'Go that extra step'
Fauci responded to a claim Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly made mid-week before a Senate panel.
Southwest CEO tests positive for COVID-19 after Senate testimony
Southwest CEO Gary Kelly has tested positive for COVID-19 after he testified at a Senate hearing
Florida man kicked off United Airlines flight for wearing women’s underwear as COVID-19 mask
A Florida man says he was kicked off a United Airlines flight on Wednesday for wearing women’s underwear as a COVID-19 face mask.
Qantas to switch domestic fleet to Airbus in blow to Boeing
Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd said on Thursday it has chosen Airbus SE as the preferred supplier to replace its domestic fleet, switching from Boeing Co in a major win for the European planemaker.
Southwest CEO: 'Masks don't add much, if anything' against COVID-19 on planes
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly told a Senate committee Wednesday that "masks don't add much, if anything," against the spread of COVID-19 on airplanes
American Airlines CEO faces Senate hearing as consumer group's letter outlines litany of complaints
Consumers' Research is sending senators a letter outlining a series of criticisms of American Airlines CEO Doug Parker's record.