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New CDC Restrictions for Air Travel Go Into Effect Jan. 26
Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19.
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FAA Steps Up Enforcement Against Unruly Airline Passengers
Federal safety officials said Wednesday they are stepping up enforcement against unruly airline passengers after confrontations on flights to and from Washington, D.C., around the time of the riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
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Only One U.S. Airline Cracked the List of the 10 Safest Carriers in 2021
These are the world’s top 20 safest airlines for 2021 as ranked by airline rating website AirlineRatings.com.
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Quarantine-Free Travel From the U.S. to Europe Shows the First, Small Signs of Becoming Reality
Delta’s preflight testing programs allow a small segment of Americans to travel to Amsterdam and Rome without having to quarantine upon arrival.
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Will Business Travel Return to Normal With Covid Vaccine? Top Executives Are Split: Survey
Top executives are split over whether business travel will ever return to the pre-Covid level, and the more-doubtful group controls corporate budgets: CFOs.
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Travelers Flock to Airports Despite Pleas From Health Officials
Even as the number of COVID-19 cases soar, more people in the United States traveled by plane on the day before Thanksgiving than any day since March. On Wednesday 1,070,967 people went through TSA checkpoints, according to figures from the Transportation Security Administration. In all 6.8 million people headed to airports across the country in the week leading up to...
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A Door May Be Cracking Open for Americans to Travel to Europe Again
American Airlines, British Airways and United Airlines launched preflight Covid-19 testing programs in hopes of restoring travel between the U.S. and the U.K.
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Future of Business Travel Up in the Air as Virus Upends Work Life
Business travel might never look the same in the wake of the coronavirus.
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Boeing to Cut 1000s of Additional Jobs as It Prepares for Long Air Travel Slump in Pandemic
Boeing, which is already shedding 16,000 jobs, said Wednesday it will cut thousands more through the end of next year as it prepares for a long slump in air travel and aircraft demand because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Safe Passage: COVID-19 & Air Travel
In contrast to cruise ships, airliners have not proven to be hot beds for COVID-19 infections, and experts say it’s because of unique airflow patterns on planes.
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Pandemic Air Travel Milestone: 1 Million Passengers Screened
The number of passengers screened for flights in the U.S. topped one million in a day for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak last March, but it’s still about 60% fewer air travelers than this time last year.
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Bradley Airport, Surrounding Businesses Dramatically Affected By Reduced Air Travel
Those who’ve been to Bradley Airport over the last several months have most likely noticed a significant decrease in congestion. Airport authorities said in April Bradley’s traffic was down 97% from that point a year before. Passengers are slowly returning to the airport but there’s still a striking difference. “Totally different, empty. I mean it’s very sparsely populated,” said...
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Businesses Around Bradley Airport Feeling COVID Impact
Businesses around Bradley Airport that depend on the support of passengers are feeling the pinch amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus Still Hurting Bradley International Airport, Tenants
Difficult times remain for Bradley International Airport and everyone that depends on it for their livelihoods. A document obtained by NBC Connecticut Investigates indicates passenger traffic numbers remain woeful at Bradley due to coronavirus. Some, like Julius Brown of New Haven, said they’re still traveling, despite the pandemic. “As long as I wear my mask and I got my...
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Coronavirus Pandemic Significantly Impacts Bradley Airport
Passenger traffic remains way down at Bradley Airport as rental car companies ask for a reduction in payments to the airport, NBC Investigates finds.
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United Says It Will Drop Widely Scorned Ticket-Change Fees
United Airlines says it is dropping a controversial $200 fee on consumers who change a ticket for travel within the United States
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Turbulent Times for Bradley Airport, Airline Industry
These are turbulent economic times for Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks. Passenger numbers plummeted when the pandemic hit, and it has been a rough ride ever since. As the coronavirus crisis was taking off, business at Bradley Airport was doing the opposite. “One day we screened about 200 people at the airport where typically you’d be talking numbers upwards…
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The New Changes at Airports and Aboard Flights Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
From UV light disinfecting check-in touch screens, to planes being cleaned with electrostatic mist and equipped with hospital-grade air filters, flying during the pandemic is a different experience than before
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TSA Updates Security Rules In Time for Summer Travel Season
Planning a trip this summer? The Transportation Security Administration recently released a new set of security rules to help keep you and your fellow travelers safe from the coronavirus. Here’s what you need to know before you head to the airport.
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5 Ways the Pandemic May Change Airports for the Better
Flying this summer is predicted to be more tedious than in the past, but experts say the pandemic is pushing positive change at airports at breakneck speed. What’s on the horizon? Imagine shorter lines, cruising through checkpoints and not touching anything — except for your mobile phone — from your car door to your airplane seat. In fact, the technology…