air travel

The chief of the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday that his agency has quadrupled the number of employees who could bolster screening operations at airports that become too crowded this summer. TSA Administrator David Pekoske said nearly 1,000 employees have volunteered to be sent to other airports if needed. It’s part of the agency’s plan for handling what is...

Domestic airfare is expected to be the highest in history this summer due to inflation. And, a new passenger processing facility opens at the Tijuana airport. Plus, in-person voting begins for California’s June primary.
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Some U.S. airlines will begin welcoming back passengers who were previously banned for violating COVID-19 mask policies. “In most cases, the passengers who were added to our internal refuse list as a result of mask non-compliance will be permitted to resume travel at some point in time,” American Airlines Chief Corporate and Government Affairs Officer Nate Gatten said on...

Passengers once banned from flying for refusing to wear a mask, could soon be allowed to fly again. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry has more.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is keeping its zero-tolerance policy for unruly passengers. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry spoke to a flight attendant and travelers about the issue.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is keeping its zero-tolerance policy for unruly passengers.

A new poll finds that a majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation.

Airline mask mandates are no longer in effect — and some plane passengers received that news with cheers in the middle of their flights. Watch the video here.

Travel in 2022 so far has come close to pre-pandemic levels, and the summer season is expected to follow suit.

Many airlines are promising a smooth summer travel season despite some concerns shared by air-travel experts, reports NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry.

International travel remained subdued last year even though some countries, including the U.S., loosened Covid pandemic travel restrictions.

There’s another use for cooking oil and other byproducts from forestry and farming: powering jets. Airbus wants all its planes running on sustainable jet fuel by the end of the decade, and the fuel is much better for the environment than kerosene, says Amanda Simpson, vice president of research and technology at Airbus Americas.

Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues.

Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of U.S. West Coast flights Friday as off-duty pilots picketed in several major cities over an impasse in nearly three years of contract negotiations.

With delays expected, the TSA complied a list of its annual spring break tips for passengers to get through security checkpoints most efficiently.

While “air rage” may seem to be another inevitability of living through a pandemic, some places aren’t seeing many frustrations unleashed in the skies.

The Wall Street Journal’s latest annual ranking of the nine largest U.S. airlines takes into account factors like cancellations, delays and passenger complaints.

A major winter storm was expected to affect a huge swath of the United States, with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the Midwest.

New 5G wireless service is up and running in the United States, with little of the feared disruption to air travel.

Scott’s Cheap Flights analyzed round-trip airfares from the U.S. to locations all over the world to find 22 spots where historically good fares are on offer.