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New CDC Restrictions for Air Travel Go Into Effect Jan. 26
Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19.
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FAA Steps Up Enforcement Against Unruly Airline Passengers
Federal safety officials said Wednesday they are stepping up enforcement against unruly airline passengers after confrontations on flights to and from Washington, D.C., around the time of the riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
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Only One U.S. Airline Cracked the List of the 10 Safest Carriers in 2021
These are the world’s top 20 safest airlines for 2021 as ranked by airline rating website AirlineRatings.com.
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Quarantine-Free Travel From the U.S. to Europe Shows the First, Small Signs of Becoming Reality
Delta’s preflight testing programs allow a small segment of Americans to travel to Amsterdam and Rome without having to quarantine upon arrival.
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Will Business Travel Return to Normal With Covid Vaccine? Top Executives Are Split: Survey
Top executives are split over whether business travel will ever return to the pre-Covid level, and the more-doubtful group controls corporate budgets: CFOs.
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Travelers Flock to Airports Despite Pleas From Health Officials
Even as the number of COVID-19 cases soar, more people in the United States traveled by plane on the day before Thanksgiving than any day since March. On Wednesday 1,070,967 people went through TSA checkpoints, according to figures from the Transportation Security Administration. In all 6.8 million people headed to airports across the country in the week leading up to...
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A Door May Be Cracking Open for Americans to Travel to Europe Again
American Airlines, British Airways and United Airlines launched preflight Covid-19 testing programs in hopes of restoring travel between the U.S. and the U.K.
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Future of Business Travel Up in the Air as Virus Upends Work Life
Business travel might never look the same in the wake of the coronavirus.
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Boeing to Cut 1000s of Additional Jobs as It Prepares for Long Air Travel Slump in Pandemic
Boeing, which is already shedding 16,000 jobs, said Wednesday it will cut thousands more through the end of next year as it prepares for a long slump in air travel and aircraft demand because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Safe Passage: COVID-19 & Air Travel
In contrast to cruise ships, airliners have not proven to be hot beds for COVID-19 infections, and experts say it’s because of unique airflow patterns on planes.
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Pandemic Air Travel Milestone: 1 Million Passengers Screened
The number of passengers screened for flights in the U.S. topped one million in a day for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak last March, but it’s still about 60% fewer air travelers than this time last year.
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United Says It Will Drop Widely Scorned Ticket-Change Fees
United Airlines says it is dropping a controversial $200 fee on consumers who change a ticket for travel within the United States
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TSA Updates Security Rules In Time for Summer Travel Season
Planning a trip this summer? The Transportation Security Administration recently released a new set of security rules to help keep you and your fellow travelers safe from the coronavirus. Here’s what you need to know before you head to the airport.
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5 Ways the Pandemic May Change Airports for the Better
Flying this summer is predicted to be more tedious than in the past, but experts say the pandemic is pushing positive change at airports at breakneck speed. What’s on the horizon? Imagine shorter lines, cruising through checkpoints and not touching anything — except for your mobile phone — from your car door to your airplane seat. In fact, the technology…
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Flying During the Pandemic? Here's What You Need to Know
Airline passengers this summer will face a host of new policies and procedures, and possibly a few packed flights, because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Delta to Retire Boeing 777s as Pandemic Dims Outlook for International Travel
Delta Air Lines said Thursday it may have 7,000 too many pilots this fall and announced it will retire its fleet of Boeing 777s, a sign the airline expects a lengthy downturn in long-haul international travel as the coronavirus batters demand.
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When Will We Start Traveling Again? Here's What Experts Are Saying
In April 2019, more than 2 million travelers passed through U.S. airports every day. A year later, the coronavirus pandemic all but shut down air travel, as people sheltered in their homes, scared that recycled air and close quarters will make airplanes a breeding ground for Covid-19 infections. Air travel has dropped by more than 95%, with some days seeing…
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Airlines Ponder What Future of Air Travel Will Look Like
Airlines are considering what they can do to make travelers feel safe. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News April 29, 2020.
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TSA Says 500 of Its Employees Have Tested Positive for COVID-19
Five hundred people who work for the Transportation Security Administration have tested positive for COVID-19, including four people who died from the disease, the agency said Wednesday. Of the 500 who tested positive, 208 TSA employees recovered from the illness, the agency said in a statement. Almost 40 percent of positive cases were found in employees working in the three major…