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Expect a Hectic Weekend for Airline Travel
Low staffing or unexpected shortages due to COVID-19 and labor strikes, plus “aggressive scheduling,” have led to many flights being canceled recently — and now inclement weather and a holiday rush will hit the industry for the July 4 weekend. LX News storyteller Clark Fouraker chats with Nick Ewen, director of content at The Points Guy.
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Don't Wait Any Longer to Book Your Summer Travel, Says Scott's Cheap Flights Founder
While there is a common belief that waiting might allow you to score a last-minute deal, this strategy is more than likely to blow up in your face.
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Southwest Is Upgrading Its Planes With Faster Wi-Fi, Bigger Overhead Bins and New Drinks to Woo Travelers
Southwest and other carriers are working on upgrading cabins with more passenger comforts like in-seat power and faster internet as travelers return.
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Fries to Fuel: How a Texas Airport Powers Jets From Cooking Oil
The airport collects nearly 32,000 pounds of cooking oil each month and stores it in tanks until it can be hauled off and refined into sustainable aviation fuel.
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American Airlines Resumes Inflight Alcohol Sales
Fort Worth-based American Airlines will resume alcohol sales and service aboard flights on Monday after the pandemic put them on hiatus for more than two years.
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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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American Airlines Plagued by Major Flight Cancellations for 4th Day
American Airlines is still trying to dig out from under a blizzard of cancelled flights over the last few days. By midday Monday, American had canceled more than 350 flights.
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Airlines Plan to Ask Passengers for Contact-Tracing Details
Major U.S. airlines say they will ask passengers on flights to the United States for information that public health officials could use for COVID-19 contact tracing
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JetBlue Is the Latest Airline to Retreat From Blocking Seats
JetBlue says it plans to increase the number of seats it will fill on planes starting in December.
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Small US Cities Hit With Airline Service Cuts in Pandemic
More than seven months into a pandemic, some small cities are grappling with airline service cuts because of the slump in air travel.
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Democratic Proposal for More Airline Aid Stalls in Congress
The latest effort by House Democrats to give more aid to the nation’s troubled airlines has failed
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Airline Furloughs Begin as Federal Pandemic Relief Expires
U.S. airlines began furloughing more than 32,000 employees on Thursday after a federal prohibition on job cuts expired. American Airlines and United Airlines said that they could reverse the furloughs if Congress and the White House quickly agree to provide billions more in taxpayer help to the embattled airline industry. The White House included $20 billion for airlines in a…
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Virgin Atlantic Airline Files for US Bankruptcy Protection
Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline is seeking protection from creditors as it tries to survive the pandemic that is slamming air travel
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Business Fallout: Airlines Beg for Aid; Google Launches Site
Airlines and retailers are pleading for aid as Congress and the White House continue to negotiate a rescue package
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Cheap Fares Luring Travelers to Fly Despite Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic that’s caused many Americans to avoid airports has others booking spur-of-the moment trips at dirt-cheap ticket prices
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FAA Waives Rules That Led Airlines to Fly Empty Planes
Federal regulators are temporarily waiving a rule that has been causing airlines to fly nearly empty planes to avoid losing precious takeoff and landing rights at major airports
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New Rules Could Bump Emotional-Support Animals From Planes
The days of passengers bringing their pets on airplanes as emotional-support animals could be ending.
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday proposed that only specially trained dogs qualify as service animals, which must be allowed in the cabin at no charge.
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Boeing CEO Raises Possibility of Pausing Max Production
Boeing’s CEO says the company will consider temporarily shutting down production of the 737 Max if the plane’s return is significantly delayed beyond the company’s October forecast.
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Air Traffic Sick Calls Force Brief Ground Stop at LaGuardia, Cause Total Chaos Along East Coast
A brief ground stop was ordered Friday at LaGuardia Airport, which experienced a “ripple effect” because of a spike in staff sick calls at other hubs as tensions boiled over the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.
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Airline Industry Unions: ‘We Cannot Even Calculate' Risk From Shutdown
The partial government shutdown has brought an unprecedented, incalculable risk to the airline industry, according to a statement released Wednesday by unions representing air traffic controllers, flight attendants and pilots. NBC News reported that the groups reported a growing concern for all those involved in air travel, including passengers: “In our risk averse industry, we cannot even calculate the level...