Jan 01 Watch 5:12 How Southwest’s operational meltdown upended passengers’ travel plans By Kaisha Young, Claire Mufson Southwest Airlines appears to have recovered from their holiday week meltdown, with only about two dozen flight cancellations reported Sunday. But anger and frustration lingers among Southwest passengers, many of whom are still trying to reach their destinations. We spoke… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 2:52 Winter storm upends holiday plans on one of the busiest travel days of the year By Roby Chavez, Shoshana Dubnow A massive winter storm is tightening its grip on a huge swath of the country and threatening to upend holiday travel plans for many Americans. FlightAware, which tracks the flight status of airlines, reported more than 2000 cancellations in the… Continue watching
Dec 21 Winter storm could interfere with holiday travel plans nationwide By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Forecasters are predicting heavy snow, ice and even tornadoes between Thursday and Saturday across much of the country. Delta, United and other airlines say they are loosening their change fee policies so travelers can choose new flights and avoid the… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Embattled Uvalde schools police chief steps down from city council By PBS NewsHour Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, the district police chief for Uvalde schools has resigned from his position on the City Council amid a growing outcry, Texas' top court ruled against a temporary four-day window to abortion access, New York reimposed… Continue watching
Jun 30 All eyes on airlines as Fourth of July holiday weekend nears By David Koenig, Associated Press If you're flying this holiday weekend, be prepared for crowded airports, full planes, and higher-than-normal chances that your flight will be delayed or even canceled. Continue reading
Dec 27 Flight cancellations continue due to bad weather, sick crews By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel stretched into Monday, with major U.S. airlines each canceling dozens of flights. Continue reading
Dec 25 Flight cancellations drag on as airlines short-staffed By Tali Arbel, Associated Press FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, noted 875 flights entering, leaving or inside the U.S. canceled Saturday, up from 689 Friday. About 200 more flights were already canceled for Sunday. FlightAware does not say why flights are canceled. Continue reading
Nov 25 EU warns differing virus measures put free travel at risk By Lorne Cook, Associated Press The European Union is warning members that they risk undermining the 27-nation bloc’s COVID-19 travel and access certificate system with new uncoordinated restrictions some are introducing to try to thwart a surge in cases. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: Health officials sound new warnings about more contagious virus In our news wrap Monday: Holiday travel fueled concerns in the U.S. as officials worldwide enacted more restrictions to stem the spread of the new, more contagious mutation of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, President-elect Biden said national security officials were limiting… Continue watching
Dec 23 U.S. holiday travel surges despite COVID-19 outbreak By Tamara Lush, Associated Press Millions of Americans are traveling ahead of Christmas and New Year's, despite pleas from public health experts that they stay home to avoid fueling the raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 320,000 nationwide. Continue reading