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TSA Is Expanding Use of Screeners to Help at Busy Airports
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...
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Domestic Airfare Expected to Be Highest Ever This Summer | What's Up?
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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Airlines Welcoming Back Passengers Banned Over Mask Violations
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...
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Airlines Let Passengers Return Who Broke Mask Rules
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.
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FAA Keeps Zero Tolerance Policy for Unruly Passengers
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.
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FAA Keeps Zero Tolerance Policy for Unruly Passengers Even After Federal Judge Strikes Down Mask Mandate
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is keeping its zero-tolerance policy for unruly passengers.
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Majority of Americans Support Mask Mandates on Planes, Public Transit, Poll Shows
A new poll finds that a majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation.
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Watch: Video Shows Exact Moment Plane Mask Mandate Lifted in the Middle of Flights
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.
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Airlines Preparing for Peak Summer Travel Season
Travel in 2022 so far has come close to pre-pandemic levels, and the summer season is expected to follow suit.
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Amid Staffing Issues, Airlines Prepare for Busy Summer
Many airlines are promising a smooth summer travel season despite some concerns shared by air-travel experts, reports NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry.
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Denver Over Dubai: U.S. Airports Dominate Rankings of World's Busiest Last Year
International travel remained subdued last year even though some countries, including the U.S., loosened Covid pandemic travel restrictions.
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A Plane Powered By Cooking Oil Just Finished Another Test Flight
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.
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U.S. Airlines Cancel More Than 3,500 Flights Over Weekend
Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues.
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Alaska Airlines Cancels Dozens of Flights Over Staffing 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.
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As Spring Break Travel Booms Again, Here Are Some TSA Tips to Make Getting to Your Flights Easier
With delays expected, the TSA complied a list of its annual spring break tips for passengers to get through security checkpoints most efficiently.
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‘Air Rage' Is Complicating Travel in North America and Europe – But Not So Much in Asia
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.
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This Is the Worst Airline in the U.S., According to a New Ranking — and It's Not Spirit Or Frontier
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.
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Flights Canceled as Wide Swath of US Braces for Winter Storm
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.
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EXPLAINER: Why Fear of 5G Halting Flights Has Faded
New 5G wireless service is up and running in the United States, with little of the feared disruption to air travel.
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Eager to Travel? Here Are the Top 22 Global Hot Spots With ‘Cheap' Airfares for 2022
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.