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How RDU airlines are faring as airport preps for busy Memorial Day travel

Officials at Raleigh-Durham International Airpot are preparing for what could be the busiest week at the airport since the pandemic began. On Monday, RDU CEO Mike Landguth said the airport estimates more than 221,000 travelers are expected to f.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 25th, 2021

Airlines expect record travel this Thanksgiving. Here are the biggest trouble spots.

Thanksgiving is a busy travel season, and that means large crowds in airports and potential service interruptions in the air if bad weather strikes at the wrong moment. OAG, the airline and airport data behemoth, did some data crunching and came up w.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 27th, 2019

Airlines expect record travel this Thanksgiving. Dallas, Houston among possible trouble spots

Thanksgiving is a busy travel season, and that means large crowds in airports and potential service interruptions in the air if bad weather strikes at the wrong moment. OAG, the airline and airport data behemoth, did some data crunching and came up with .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 27th, 2019

U.S. airlines expect record travel this Thanksgiving. Here are the biggest trouble spots

Thanksgiving is a busy travel season, and that means large crowds in airports and potential service interruptions in the air if bad weather strikes at the wrong moment. OAG, the airline and airport data behemoth, did some data crunching and came up .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 26th, 2019

U.S. airlines expect record travel this Thanksgiving. Here are the biggest troublespots

Thanksgiving is a busy travel season, and that means large crowds in airports and potential service interruptions in the air if bad weather strikes at the wrong moment. OAG, the airline and airport data behemoth, did some data crunching and came up .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 25th, 2019

United upgrading service to Hawaii from SFO

United Airlines is adding wide-body planes on San Francisco International Airport, or SFO, routes to the four main Hawaiian islands, meaning that many flights will offer lie-flat seating in Polaris business class for summer travel. The move sig.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 24th, 2021

A US regional airline almost didn"t have enough pilots to fly its planes because so many wanted to get vaccinated and travel demand has surged

Piedmont Airlines says it did not have enough backup pilots to fly while others received the vaccine at a pop-up clinic at Charlotte airport. An America.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 25th, 2021

Five things you need to know today, and my Covid-19 vaccine experience

Good morning, Cincinnati. Here are the five things you need to know before starting your busy business day. This morning, United Airlines announced a major expansion of leisure service from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, ad.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 25th, 2021

Austin airport traffic remains very curtailed but industry is hopeful for spring rebound

Passenger traffic remain depressed at the start of 2021 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. But airlines are investing in new flights and sounding hopeful about travel rebounding in 2021......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 16th, 2021

Passenger traffic takes dive at CLT in March amid coronavirus pandemic

As the novel coronavirus pandemic took hold across the U.S. in March, causing travel demand to plummet, airlines and airports were left bracing for impact. And new figures show that passenger traffic at Charlotte Douglas International Airport was ne.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 28th, 2020

Sun Country may cut MSP schedule to six flights per week

Sun Country Airlines flew just four flights on Monday from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and even that might be too many in a market where the Covid-19 pandemic has all but killed travel demand. The Star Tribune reports that the low-cos.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 28th, 2020

Orlando International"s largest carrier to cancel 1,500 daily flights starting Friday

Southwest Airlines — the largest carrier at Orlando International Airport — will cancel 1,500 daily flights starting Friday, an increase from what the Dallas-based airline said several days prior as demand for air travel plummets even more. Southw.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 25th, 2020

How coronavirus "hysteria" is already hitting home for the Charlotte area"s tourism sector

Hotels, airlines and the airport are among many in the $7.4 billion regional tourism sector hurt by travel restrictions and cancellations prompted by fear of spreading the novel coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 11th, 2020

Southwest extends 737 MAX flight cancellations through early August

Southwest Airlines on Thursday extended its cancellation of 737 MAX flights through early August as the grounding of the Boeing Co jet continued and threatened to impact nearly all of the busy U.S. summer travel season......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 13th, 2020

United Airlines cuts Bay Area flights from Seattle-area airport

United Airlines is dropping flights from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, to the Bay Area, citing a lack of demand for the service at the Snohomish County airport. "We continuously review demand for travel in markets across the U.S. and we determ.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 4th, 2020

I paid $70 to access Qantas" lavish lounge at Heathrow airport, and loved it so much that staff had to kick me out

Rachel Hosie/Insider In 2019, Australian airline Qantas made the decision to open up its lounges to passengers of all travel classes and all carriers. This means that provided the lounge isn't too busy, you can buy your way in for as little as $35. Bef.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 2nd, 2020

American Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX flight cancellations into June

American Airlines Group Inc will extend cancellations of Boeing Co 737 MAX flights through June 3 as the grounding threatens to impact a second busy U.S. summer travel season......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 14th, 2020

A faster TSA experience is at hand, Thanksgiving travel data suggests

For several years, airlines have been collaborating with the Transportation Security Administration to improve airport security checkpoints, and the results so far are promising indeed......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 10th, 2019

Majority of power restored at Oakland airport after everything mysteriously shut off, leaving passengers stuck on planes and stranded sitting on floors

Anda Chu/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images The power went out at Oakland International Airport on Tuesday at about 6:30 p.m. local time, kicking off the busy Thanksgiving travel rush. A full blackout lasted ei.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 27th, 2019

Majority of power restored at Oakland airport after everything mysteriously shut off leaving passengers stuck on planes and stranded sitting on floors

Anda Chu/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images The power went out at Oakland International Airport on Tuesday evening at around 6:30 p.m. local time, kicking off the busy Thanksgiving travel rush. The full blackout lasted.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 27th, 2019

Majority of power restored at Oakland airport after everything mysteriously shut off leaving passengers stuck on planes and stranded sitting on floors in the dark

Anda Chu/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images The power went out at Oakland International Airport on Tuesday evening at around 6:30 p.m. local time, kicking off the busy Thanksgiving travel rush. The full blackout lasted.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 27th, 2019