[ad_1] The Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it is extending the deadline to require Real ID-compliant identification for air travelers, pushing the start date from May 3, 2023, to May 7, 2025. The extension will give states more time to ensure residents have driver’s licenses and identification cards …
Read More »Dog accidentally sent through Wisconsin airport’s X-ray machine
[ad_1] A small dog was accidentally sent through the X-ray screening at Dane County Regional Airport in Wisconsin, the Transportation Security Administration said, reminding travelers to check their carry-on bags for pets. “When traveling with any animal, notify your airline & know their rules,” the agency’s Great Lakes division tweeted …
Read More »Thousands of workers at 15 U.S. airports rally and strike in support of better working conditions
[ad_1] Airport workers across the country rallied and walked off the job Thursday to draw attention to their current working conditions and legislation that could improve them. Workers at 15 U.S. airports, including ones in Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City and Phoenix, participated in on-site rallies. Formal strikes …
Read More »Severe weather cancels flights at Iceland’s Keflavík Airport, leaving Americans among those stranded
[ad_1] A romantic getaway to a winter wonderland instead became three days of delays and disruptions for Missouri couple Becky and Robert Carson who, along with dozens of others, have been stuck at an airport in Iceland with little food or communication and forced to sleep on cold floors. Heavy …
Read More »It’s not just winter weather — some holiday travelers also face sliding service quality
[ad_1] A frigid arctic blast threatens to derail holiday travel this week. But even those who reach their destinations on time may have reason to grumble: Some will have to make their own hotel beds, wipe their own in-flight tray tables and wait in lines at airport lounges — or …
Read More »Flight canceled? Here are some expert tips.
[ad_1] Thousands of travelers were stranded at airports or stuck on hold trying to rebook flights this week as a massive storm snarled travel in the U.S. and Canada. More than 2,800 more flights had already been canceled in the U.S. as of 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to the flight tracking service …
Read More »Stranded and frustrated customers scramble to find flights and alternative travel
[ad_1] Most Southwest Airlines flights aren’t going anywhere, and frustration levels for scores of travelers across the country are soaring. They’ve slept at airports, spent hours on the phone trying to get a customer service agent, scrambled to find alternative flights and shelled out money for alternative transportation to their …
Read More »Southwest says it plans to return to ‘normal operations’ Friday
[ad_1] Beleaguered Southwest Airlines plans to return to normal operations Friday with minimal disruptions, it said in a statement. “While Southwest continues to operate roughly one third of its schedule for Thursday, Dec. 29, we plan to return to normal operations with minimal disruptions on Friday, Dec. 30,” the statement …
Read More »Southwest reports progress on refunds after holiday chaos but sees new delays
[ad_1] Southwest Airlines, which canceled thousands of flights last week and infuriated passengers, said Tuesday it was making “solid progress” on processing refunds even as another problem caused more travel woes. Multiple people tweeted Tuesday that crews told them planes couldn’t take off because the weather system was down or …
Read More »FAA outage causes travel chaos nationwide and leaves passengers ‘frustrated’
[ad_1] A sweeping computer glitch that halted domestic departures early Wednesday left airline passengers confused, frustrated and stranded at airports across the country. The Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which pilots rely on for the latest information on airport and airspace closures and safety, had “failed,” the Federal Aviation …
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