Two blind women traveling from Louisiana to Florida said that Southwest Airlines “forgot” them at the airport following a nearly five-hour flight delay. The women said the ordeal happened on July 14 as they waited to board their flight out of New Orleans, according to WSVN in South Florida. The …
Read More »Fewer people are flying out of Newark airport than at this time last year
For some travelers, Newark Liberty International Airport has become a no-fly zone. With passengers spooked by reports of harried air traffic controllers’ losing radio and radar contact with planes and dismayed by the resulting massive flight delays, the average daily number of travelers flying out of Newark, New Jersey, has …
Read More »Memorial Day weekend on track to break travel records
Summer’s unofficial kickoff is here and Americans are wasting no time getting out of town. From crowded airports to congested highways, Memorial Day travel is heating up, thanks in part to a dip in gas prices. A record 45.1 million people are expected to travel between Thursday May 22 and …
Read More »Road trips rev up as summer travelers hunt for cheaper vacations
Consumers aren’t ready to ditch their travel plans despite growing economic gloom. But they are hunting for bargains — and hoping to find them on the open road. Some 53% of U.S. consumers are planning vacations this season, up from 48% a year ago, Deloitte researchers reported Tuesday. There’s especially …
Read More »Memorial Day storms cause travel delays as millions prepare to head home
A series of destructive storms across parts of the south and central United States could wash out Memorial Day plans and snarl millions of Americans’ return trek home. As of Monday afternoon, hundreds of flights had been delayed in the United States, with dozens of others canceled, according to data …
Read More »Delta flight erupts into chaos as pigeons fly around main cabin
A Delta flight erupted into chaos Saturday when two pigeons were discovered in the plane’s main cabin, video of the pandemonium shows. A passenger spotted the first pigeon before the plane departed from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, according to an Instagram post from Tom Caw, who was also on the …
Read More »Some global LGBTQ travelers are skipping America this Pride season
For many European gays, the festive Eurovision Song Contest each May marks the unofficial kickoff to the global Pride season. As usual, there were soaring highlights and scandalous lowlights among the competing Eurovision nations at the 2025 edition of the contest in Basel, Switzerland, this month. But another country was …
Read More »Newark Airport to open its shuttered runway Monday, 13 days ahead of schedule
Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday will reopen a closed runway that has contributed to weeks of delays and chaos at the travel hub. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will lead a news conference from the airport Monday to mark the runway’s reopening. Runway 4L-22R — which is 11,000 feet long …
Read More »List of countries, who is impacted and more
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that nationals from 12 countries would be banned from entering the United States starting Monday. Trump said that the ban, which primarily targets countries in Africa and the Middle East, was necessary to preserve national security and prevent terrorism in the United States. “As …
Read More »American adds Budapest, Prague and Buenos Aires flights for summer 2026
American Airlines is reviving some of its pre-pandemic destinations like Prague and Budapest, Hungary, as international travel continues to hold up better than domestic demand. Other additions include its first-ever Dallas Fort Worth International flights to Athens, Greece, and year-round nonstop service between Miami and Milan. American is also extending …
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