Travel

The late crush of holiday travelers is picking up steam, with about 2.7 million people expected to board flights on Wednesday and millions more planning to drive to Thanksgiving celebrations. Airline officials say they are confident that they can avoid the kind of massive disruptions that have marred past holiday …

The days before Thanksgiving, usually among the busiest for travel, are expected to see severe weather that could affect holiday plans for millions of Americans headed to see loved ones. A powerful system will move east over the next few days, bringing several risks including heavy rain, strong winds and …

This year’s post-pandemic travel boom is continuing into the holidays. Nearly half (48%) of Americans plan to travel between Thanksgiving and mid-January, up from 31% last winter, a recent Deloitte survey found. AAA expects 55.4 million travelers to venture at least 50 miles from home during the Thanksgiving period alone, …

The New Orleans Coast Guard is searching a 200 mile area for a man that went missing on Monday from a Louisiana cruise ship bound for Montego Bay, Jamaica. The 8th District Coast Guard in New Orleans received a report that a 28-year-old male passenger was missing from the Carnival …

United Airlines plans to make it easier for customers to earn elite status through co-branded Chase credit cards, the latest airline to tweak its lucrative frequent flyer program to reward big spenders. The airline isn’t changing overall requirements for elite frequent flyer status next year, a first for the carrier since the start of the …

Passengers who were on last week’s flight in which an off-duty pilot allegedly activated the plane’s emergency engine shutdown system say they are suing the airline for breaching passenger safety. In a class action suit filed in King County Superior Court in Washington state on Thursday, three passengers said they …

In general, travelers who booked to Israel on U.S. carriers on or before Oct. 6, the day before Hamas attacked Israel, are typically being offered the option to either cancel their trips and request refunds or to rebook in the same cabin and between the same cities on different dates …

Business travel is clawing its way back to 2019 levels as Covid-19 concerns largely recede. But as tighter abortion restrictions and anti-LGBTQ laws proliferate, some employers and event organizers are weighing a new set of threats to employees’ safety outside the office. Dozens of states have slashed abortion access since …

Spirit Airlines said it is canceling flights so it can inspect 25 of its planes, which will be out of service for several days. In a statement, the budget airline said it was going to “perform a necessary inspection of a small section of 25 of our aircraft.” Spirit said …

Delta Air Lines is trying to appease flyers who were angry about changes to its loyalty programs. But the company isn’t undoing the changes it announced in September. Starting next year, rewards will depend on how much money flyers spend on Delta flights instead of how many flights they take …