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News Articles: flights

A Southwest Airlines plane prepares to land at Midway International Airport while another taxis on the ground, Feb. 12, 2023, in Chicago.

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  • News

Southwest plans to cut flights in Atlanta while adding them elsewhere. Its unions are unhappy

Southwest Airlines is planning to cut about one-third of its flights in Atlanta next year to save money, and employees affected by the change are furious. The cutback comes as Southwest management is under pressure from a hedge fund to increase profits and boost the airline's stock price.

September 26, 2024
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By:
  • Associated Press
People await their flights at the Beirut International Airport departure hall on Monday. Urgent calls grew for foreign nationals to leave Lebanon, which would be on the front line of a regional war, as Iran and its allies readied their response to high-profile killings blamed on Israel.

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  • Middle East

War fears and flight cancellations in Lebanon send travelers and residents scrambling

The U.S. and other governments issued Lebanon travel advisories and some airlines stopped flying there, in anticipation of an escalation of fighting after assassinations in Iran and Beirut.

August 05, 2024
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By:
  • Jane Arraf and
  • Jawad Rizkallah
Travelers move through the terminal near a Delta Airlines desk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Atlanta.

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  • News

UPDATE: Global tech outage continues to disrupt Atlanta airport

Friday’s massive IT glitch linked to a software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on Microsoft cloud computing services continued to cause disruptions over the weekend. Thousands of passengers were stranded at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport overnight Friday into Saturday as hundreds of flights were canceled.

July 22, 2024
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By:
  • Logan Ritchie ,
  • Bob Pepalis ,
  • and 1 more
A past meal option for Delta One customers flying internationally included beef short rib from Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q. (Provided by Delta Air Lines)

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  • Food

Hundreds of Atlanta food service workers create thousands of in-flight meals daily for international passengers

Meals on international flights have reached a new level of innovation as airline culinary programs must juxtapose food safety, special diets, and allergies with a degree of creativity. 

July 03, 2024
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By:
  • Sarra Sedghi
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following Democratic strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Senate passes FAA reauthorization bill, sending legislation to the House

The Senate passed a bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires.

May 10, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • News

ATL tops list of world's busiest airports, widening gap with competitors

Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson International Airport has retained its title as the world's busiest — by a lot.

 

April 05, 2023
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By:
  • GPB News Staff
Travelers wait in the terminal as an Alaska Airlines plane sits at a gate at Los Angeles International Airport early Wednesday.

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  • National

A damaged file may have caused the outage in an FAA system, leading to travel chaos

Departures across the U.S. were halted for two hours Wednesday morning after the agency's system for alerting pilots and airports of real-time hazards went dark, frustrating thousands of travelers.

January 11, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson,
  • Rachel Treisman,
  • and 1 more
Southwest Airlines says more than 16,700 of its flights were cancelled between Dec. 21-31, which will cost the company as much as $825 million.

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  • Business

Southwest Airlines' holiday chaos could cost the company as much as $825 million

Southwest Airlines says disruptions that led to more than 16,700 cancelled flights over the holidays will have severe financial consequences for the company.

January 06, 2023
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
Airline passengers arrive at Chicago's Midway International Airport on the first day of the July Fourth holiday weekend on Friday.

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  • National

Airlines brace for huge July Fourth weekend crowds

Leisure travel has bounced back this year, and that means particularly big crowds over three-day holiday weekends.

July 01, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Sen. Bernie Sanders in Staten Island, New York on April 24, 2022.

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  • National

Sen. Bernie Sanders calls on DOT to start fining airlines for disrupted flights

Ahead of the Fourth of July travel weekend, Bernie Sanders calls on the U.S. Department of Transportation to take action to reduce airline cancellations and delays.

June 29, 2022
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By:
  • Deanna Schwartz
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on April 28 in Washington, DC.

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  • Business

Flight cancelled? Pete Buttigieg is telling airlines to step up their game

The transportation secretary is one of the many travelers who had their flights cancelled in recent days. His happened the day after he met with airline CEOs about their operational struggles.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • David Schaper
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on April 28 in Washington, DC.

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  • Business

Flight cancelled? Pete Buttigieg is telling airlines to step up their game

The transportation secretary is one of the many travelers who had their flights cancelled in recent days. His happened the day after he met with airline CEOs about their operational struggles.

June 17, 2022
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By:
  • David Schaper
Passengers deplane from an airplane after landing at the Albuquerque International Sunport on Nov. 24, 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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  • Law

The DOJ is targeting unruly airline passengers for prosecution

As millions of Americans hit the skies for Thanksgiving Day travel, the Justice Department announced they are cracking down on criminal behavior of airline passengers.

November 25, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A line loops through security at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as travelers return to the skies after mostly staying home during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • National

Banking On Busy Summer Travel Season, Airlines Add More Flights And New Routes

Amid a sudden surge in demand for domestic travel, especially to beach destinations and national parks, decimated airlines are adding service to new markets as they try to inch back to profitability.

May 07, 2021
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By:
  • David Schaper

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