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News Articles: air travel

A worker points as people wait for the belongings at the Transportation Security Administration security area at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Atlanta.

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  • News

Atlanta airport expects busy spring holiday travel season

Officials with Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport expect more than 4.4 million passengers to travel through the airport during the spring holiday travel period — just as the airport plans to block off parts of its roadways.

March 24, 2023
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By:
  • Devon Zwald
The atrium at Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport

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  • Business

Savannah's airport soars above pre-pandemic passenger count, setting new record in 2022

3.5 million passengers breaks the previous record set in 2019.

February 07, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
In hopes of getting a better sense of which SARS-CoV-2 variants might be coming into the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently expanded its voluntary testing of some passengers exiting from international flights at certain airports.

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  • Health

China's COVID surge prompts CDC to expand a hunt for new variants among air travelers

It would make more sense to screen a plane's wastewater to look for new variants than to screen individual passenger volunteers, some researchers say. Others say any information is helpful.

January 17, 2023
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By:
  • Rob Stein
Passengers at O'Hare International Airport, in Chicago, wait in line to be screened at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint in 2016.

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  • National

Ahead of the holidays, the cost for TSA PreCheck is dropping

The bulk of TSA PreCheck passengers spent less than five minutes at security checkpoints.

November 05, 2022
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
Delta Air Lines pilots march outside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's South Terminal on June 30, 2022, as part of a nationwide demand for better pay, scheduling and retirement benefits

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  • Business

Delta Air Lines pilots demonstrate for better working conditions

Ahead of the busy Fourth of July weekend, more than 400 Delta Air Lines employees picketed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport against what they call poor working conditions. 

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Masks are just one protective measure for these airline passengers arriving in Shanghai from Paris.

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  • Global Health

The mask mandate is off for U.S. travelers. In other countries it's definitely on

In China, for example, not only are masks required on planes but gloves are recommended — and passengers are urged not to touch their face during the flight. Here's what you'll find around the globe.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Kamala Thiagarajan
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

Here's why you might still want to wear masks on public transport

Sure, you don't have to wear a mask on airplanes, buses and ride shares anymore, but you still might want to depending on the circumstances. Here's what experts say about the risks.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Will Stone and
  • Maria Godoy
An American Airlines flight to Washington, D.C., was diverted to Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday due to an unruly passenger.

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  • National

A flight was diverted after a passenger tried to open the plane door

A flight attendant reportedly used a coffeepot to subdue the man, while passengers restrained him. The American Airlines flight from Los Angeles made a quick turn to land in Kansas City, Mo.

February 14, 2022
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Air passengers heading to their departure gates enter TSA PreCheck at Orlando International Airport. Access to PreCheck could now be revoked for unruly passengers.

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  • National

Passengers could lose their TSA PreCheck privilege over unruly behavior on flights

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will share information of passengers who are being fined for unruly behavior with the Transportation Security Administration.

December 21, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
International visitors who fly into the U.S. will have a new set of rules and requirements regarding COVID-19 vaccines, starting Nov. 8.

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  • Global Health

The U.S. has new COVID vaccine rules for international travelers. Here's what to know

The requirements set by the Biden administration take effect Nov. 8 and cover approved vaccines, exceptions for the unvaccinated and protocols after arrival.

November 03, 2021
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By:
  • Fran Kritz
Passengers queue up at Greece's Thessaloniki Makedonia Airport on Sept. 2. Recommendations about physical distancing prove hard to follow at airports — and in the jetway leading to the plane.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: What's The Advice About Traveling In The Delta Variant Era?

Here are questions to ask yourself — and databases to check — before making the decision to take off as the highly contagious coronavirus variant continues spreading.

September 03, 2021
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By:
  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
An illustration of the Overture supersonic airliner designed by the Boom Supersonic company of Denver, Colo. United Airlines announced it will purchase 15 of the planes for commercial passenger service.

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  • Business

United Airlines Wants to Revive Supersonic Travel. But What About Climate Change?

Boom Supersonic's Overture is designed to travel twice as fast as current airliners and complete transcontinental flights in roughly half the time. Passenger flights are expected to begin in 2029.

June 04, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
A woman walks past posters explaining mask requirements at Grand Central Terminal train station in New York City on Wednesday. Rules requiring masks on transit are unchanged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's updated mask guidance for fully vaccinated people.

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  • National

Here's What Is (And Isn't) Changed By The New CDC Mask Guidance

Some parts of public life in the U.S. still operate according to restrictive rules, and that includes planes, trains and buses.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will start on April 19.

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  • World

New Zealand, Australia To Create 'Travel Bubble,' Resume Quarantine-Free Travel

The pandemic is under such control in the two countries that people will be able to travel between them for the first time without quarantining since March 2020.

April 06, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its domestic travel guidance for fully vaccinated people on Friday, lifting certain requirements while continuing to advise mitigation measures like mask-wearing and hand-washing.

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  • Science

CDC Says Travel Is Safe For Fully Vaccinated People, But Opposes Nonessential Trips

Guidance released Friday allows fully vaccinated people to travel domestically without getting tested or self-quarantining, but advises them to keep practicing mitigation measures to protect others.

April 02, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
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