Mar 14 Watch 9:00 News Wrap: March storm roars in, grounding more than 6,000 flights By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, you would never know there's less than a week to go before the start of spring. A late winter storm dropped snow and sleet on the East Coast at a furious pace with high winds. Continue watching
Jun 10 U.S. airlines to start scheduled flights to Cuba By Scott Mayerowitz and Joan Lowy, Associated Press The Obama administration has granted permission for the first U.S. airlines to start the first scheduled flights to Cuba in more than five decades. Continue reading
Dec 21 One answer to holiday travel stress? Airport dogs By Kamaria Roberts More than 38 million people are projected to travel this holiday season, and they could soon find themselves with a new adorable way to de-stress. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 2:44 Russia, Egypt dispute British talk of Metrojet bombing By PBS News Hour Prime Minister David Cameron defended his decision to stop British flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh as Russian officials insisted any talk of a bomb destroying the downed Metrojet airliner is just speculation. Meanwhile, Egypt's government maintained that the crash… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 3:31 Smaller cities hit hardest by airline mergers By PBS News Hour Airline mergers over the last few years have resulted in fewer flights in the U.S., as well as a disparity in service and ticket prices between large and small cities. Jack Nicas of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Sep 01 Consumer panel: Airlines should disclose fees, seat size By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Airlines should clearly disclose the cost of change and cancellation fees, as well as the size of the plane's seats, before a passenger buys a ticket, a federal panel said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Did airlines coordinate to limit capacity and keep fares up? By PBS News Hour The Justice Department has begun to investigate several major airlines for possible collusion over keeping fares high. For insight, Hari Sreenivasan turns to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who asked the DOJ to investigate airlines last month. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Justice Department investigating major airlines By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether major airlines have been colluding to keep fares high. Also, the U.S. and Cuba will be reopening embassies in each other’s countries for the first… Continue watching
Mar 03 Two airlines ban rechargeable batteries from cargo By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Two major U.S airlines say they will no longer accept rechargeable battery shipments as new government tests confirm that explosions and violent fires are likely to occur when large numbers of batteries enclosed in cargo containers overheat. Continue reading
Feb 09 Photos: The questionable items TSA finds in people's carry-on bags By Colleen Shalby TSA's Instagram feed is filled with photos of apprehended items you'll be happy made the no-fly list. Continue reading