The grounding of the 737 Max after two air disasters and the potential loss of TSA staff to the Mexico border means cancelled flights and long lines. Summer living is supposed to be easy, according to George Gershwin, but millions of air passengers during this year’s peak travel season may …
The arrangements called for champagne and finger food for a giant party with German leaders, dignitaries and 40,000 guests. Dozens of commercial airlines were weeks away from rerouting their jets to Berlin’s sparkling new state-of-the art international airport. Then, unexpectedly, fire safety inspectors said the place was not ready to …
Eero Saarinen’s iconic Jet Age terminal at JFK Airport has been transformed into a truly cool hotel After 18 years of being mostly hidden from public view, one of New York’s best and most iconic buildings is ready to welcome visitors. The TWA Flight Center, the striking Jet Age marvel designed by Eero …
So you’re on a layover. The eight-hour flight has you cranky and you have six hours to think about how you’ll bear seven more hours on coach. Transit can be a lonely place. Typically, the empty hours give you a chance to stretch your legs and get the blood flowing. …
A new mega-airport poses the biggest threat yet to Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways AIRPORT MEGAPROJECTS are ten a penny these days. China is building Beijing Daxing International Airport, a new hub airport near its capital, with a total capacity up to 100m passengers a year. Construction has begun on …
Feb. 5 (UPI) — Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport has toppled Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as busiest airport in the United States in terms of total flights, according to federal data for 2018 released Monday. The Atlanta airport had claimed the No. 1 title since 2015 when it passed Chicago’s main airport, …
The nation’s most-watched sporting event takes place in less than three weeks — and officials are fearful about travel and security. When it comes to Super Bowl LIII, air traffic controllers are flying blind. The government shutdown has already resulted in canceled planning meetings for the Feb. 3 game in …
Miami International Airport announced it would close one of its terminals for three days because an increasing number of Transportation Security Administration employees are refusing to continue to work without pay during the partial government shutdown. An airport spokesman told the Miami Herald that the security checkpoint at Terminal G would be closed beginning …
LONDON — More than a week after somebody (or somebodies) with a drone (or drones) shut down a major airport and ruined the travel plans of tens of thousands of people, the British police had little to offer on Thursday except warnings about how little they had to offer. “You …
Two people have been arrested in connection with a string of drone sightings which brought Gatwick Airport to a standstill. Sussex Police said it made the arrests at about 22:00 GMT on Friday. Flights from Gatwick were grounded for more than a day after the devices were seen near the …
New York’s LaGuardia ranks first among airports with the highest cancellation rate over the holidays. What’s more maddening for an air traveler than a canceled flight? Perhaps finding out that you’re booked into an airport that’s more likely to leave you stranded during the holiday blitz. LaGuardia is the worst, …
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a rogue drone saboteur wrought travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of Christmas travelers by playing cat-and-mouse with police snipers and the army. After the biggest disruption at Gatwick, Britain’s second busiest, since a volcanic ash cloud in 2010, Gatwick …