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United Airlines expects its busiest spring break ever this year, even as travelers say they are concerned about rising costs. The carrier said Monday it expects to serve more than 21 million passengers between March 8 and April 21 — up nearly 10% compared with last year. That equates to …

If you’re a TSA PreCheck member traveling on United Airlines via Chicago’s O’Hare or Los Angeles international airports, life just got a bit easier. United recently updated its website to show that “Touchless ID” technology, which lets users go through security just by scanning their face and without having to …

A new report by federal safety experts found major issues with Boeing’s safety culture — including a “disconnect” between senior management and other employees, and a fear of retaliation when reporting safety concerns. The report released Monday had been requested by Congress and was completed by a panel of experts …

Officials in the island nation of Mauritius blocked a Norwegian Cruise Line ship from docking there on Sunday, after more than a dozen passengers were stricken with a stomach illness. Around 15 passengers aboard the Norwegian Dawn remain in isolation due to an undisclosed “health risk” and are undergoing testing, according to the …

A passenger aboard a Las Vegas-bound flight fashioned a weapon out of pens and rubber bands and stabbed a fellow passenger in a bloody, unprovoked attack, officials said Thursday. Injured passenger identified by the initials “C.R.”USDC District of Nevada Julio Alvarez Lopez was charged with one count of assault with …

Justin Perry was planning a one-night stay in London for early February and booked a room on what he thought was his chosen hotel’s website. It was only after getting a reservation confirmation that he realized he’d used a third-party platform — which charged him $155.92 in service fees on …

If you’re checking a bag for an American Airlines flight, expect to pay more. The carrier has announced it is raising its checked bag fees by $10, from $30 to $40, for bags checked at the airport. For luggage checked online through American’s website, the fee is increasing from $30 …

A guest aboard a nine-month Royal Caribbean cruise around the globe has died, the company said Tuesday.  “A guest sailing on board Serenade of the Seas has sadly passed away,” a Royal Caribbean spokesperson said in a statement. Details on the passenger and the circumstances of the death were not …

LAS VEGAS — The Tropicana Las Vegas, a Sin City landmark for more than six decades, is shutting its doors in the spring to make room for a $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium that will be home to the relocating Oakland Athletics. Bally’s Corp. made the announcement Monday, saying the closure on April …

The conservative media ecosystem is piggybacking on Americans’ fascination with air travel to stir up opposition to corporate diversity programs, an effort that may raise the salience of culture war issues at the start of the 2024 election year even as their claims are largely based on false or misleading …