Air Travel

On what is expected to be the busiest air travel day of the Thanksgiving holiday period this year, the Federal Aviation Administration is warning it plans to implement a ground ground delay program at Newark Liberty International Airport. The FAA’s airport status website lists a ground delay program at Newark Airport set to go into effect at 1 p.m....

There were already delays beginning to pile up at Newark Airport Tuesday ahead of the peak Thanksgiving travel rush, as the TSA said it was expecting record numbers. On the roads, around 72 million Americans were expected to drive for the holiday, but many are opting to take the train rather than battle traffic. NBC New York’s Adam Harding, Gus...

The FAA is slowing air traffic into Newark Airport as a result of staffing shortages the day before the peak Thanksgiving travel begins, according to the FAA website. The ground delay program at Newark is in effect until 1 a.m. Wednesday. The delay advisory from the FAA says delays are averaging 95 minutes and could go up to 165 minutes. Under…

The FAA is planning for possible ground stops or delays at the New York City metro area’s three largest airports, according to the FAA website. Ground stops or delays are possible at Newark Liberty, John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports until 10 p.m., the FAA site says. The potential delays come as the Thanksgiving travel period is set to...

There were hundreds of delays at Newark International Airport on Monday, most for arriving flights, still days before the peak of the Thanksgiving rush. But weather had nothing to do with any of Monday’s delays. NBC New York’s Jen Maxfield reports.

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages.

Airports in New York and nationwide are preparing for the travel rush as we head into the busy holiday season. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports on what’s expected in the week ahead.

Airline passengers trying to get an early start to the Thanksgiving travel season are facing some delays in the New York City area after a storm brought rain, snow and high winds to the tri-state on Friday. The New York City metro area’s three big airports — Newark, JFK and LaGuardia — have nearly 200 delays on Friday, according to…

In airports across the U.S. and globe, the moving sidewalks that get passengers to gates are disappearing.

Areas north and west of New York City area seeing the first snow of the season Friday morning, particularly at higher elevations.

Officials in the Justice Department, which oversees the DEA, ordered that the searches be suspended pending an internal evaluation.

A passenger rushed a flight attendant to open a door mid-flight on an American Airlines flight from Milwaukee to DFW Airport on Tuesday, but other passengers stepped in and duct taped the man’s arms and legs until the plane landed.

Flying with Thanksgiving food? Here’s everything you need to know before getting to the airport security checkpoint with that frozen turkey.

The AirTag said the checked bag was inside the airport, but United Airlines said it couldn’t find it. The bag later traveled 30 miles away.

The Transportation Security Administration is preparing for what it estimates will be the busiest Thanksgiving travel period of record. The TSA estimated it will screen 18.3 million people at the nation’s airports from Tuesday, Nov. 26 (two days before Thanksgiving) to Monday, Dec. 2, a 6% increase from the same time in 2023. In 2024, passenger volumes have reached a…

AAA projects that 79.9 million Americans will go 50 miles or more away from home over the Thanksgiving holidays.

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. Spirit, the biggest U.S. budget airline, has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling…

Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the first major U.S. passenger carrier to do so since American Airlines 13 years ago.

The airline hasn’t posted an annual profit since 2019 and lost more than $335 million in the first half of the year.

With air travel reaching new heights, the Department of Transportation has stepped in with new refund rules to help passengers get their money back if trips don’t go as planned.