September 10, 2021
Comments Off on US investigating airlines over slow refunds during pandemic
The Transportation Department says it's helping airline customers who were wrongfully denied refunds after flights were canceled or changed during the pandemic.
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September 9, 2021
Comments Off on US raises penalties for mask violations on planes, transit
The Transportation Security Administration is increasing the penalty for people who violate the mandate to wear masks on planes, trains and other forms of transportation.
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September 9, 2021
Comments Off on Airlines say rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales
Several leading U.S. airlines warned that a rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting their bookings and delaying a recovery for the travel industry.
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August 27, 2021
Comments Off on Southwest trims schedule in effort to solve flight problems
Southwest Airlines will reduce flights for the rest of the year as it tries to restore an operation that stumbled over the summer and now faces lower demand.
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July 27, 2021
Comments Off on Airport business travel stirs, but many road warriors stay grounded
Of the 2 million people clogging airport security lines and gate areas again each day, one crowd is still largely missing: business travelers.
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July 24, 2021
Comments Off on New federal rule is not really helpful for disabled air travelers
I recently rewatched the movie “Meet the Fockers,” reflecting upon the protagonist’s mishaps with airline travel. As Americans, including those with disabilities, who pay taxes, we recently subsidized the survival of the airlines as these private-public entities because of the ...
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July 22, 2021
Comments Off on Southwest, American post profits as air travel picks up — with some help
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both posted second-quarter profits on Thursday thanks to generous federal pandemic relief.
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June 23, 2021
Comments Off on As passengers return to air travel, bad behavior skyrockets
Air travel can be difficult in the best of times, with cramped planes, screaming babies, flight delays and short tempers. Throw in a pandemic, and the anxiety level can rise quickly.
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June 14, 2021
Comments Off on Travel rebound: 2 million people go through US airports for first time since pandemic’s start
The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints Friday.
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January 20, 2015
Comments Off on Airline offers more cheap flights from BWI to Iceland
WOW Air is getting a month‘s head start on the debut of flights from BWI to Reykjavik and expanding the service to year-round.
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