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News Articles: summer travel

More than 50 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home over the upcoming July Fourth weekend. Traffic in Austin, Texas, is seen here in April.

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Traveling over the Fourth of July weekend? So is everyone else

AAA is forecasting record-high travel this weekend, when more than 50 million Americans are expected to get out of town. That could mean clogged roads and snarls at airports.

June 30, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby speaks during a joint press event with Boeing at the Boeing manufacturing facility in North Charleston, S.C., on Dec. 13, 2022.

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  • Business

Lack of air traffic controllers is industry's biggest issue, United Airlines CEO says

United Airlines CEO says the shortage of air traffic controllers has been a decades-long problem.

May 24, 2023
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  • Ally Schweitzer
United Airlines pilots participate in a picket line at Washington Dulles International Airport on May 12, 2023. Ahead of a busy summer travel season, they're asking for higher wages and also quality of life improvements.

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  • Business

The latest workers calling for a better quality of life: airline pilots

In ongoing contract negotiations, pilots at major airlines are pushing for changes in scheduling, to allow for more time at home and fewer missed birthdays and other celebrations.

May 22, 2023
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  • Andrea Hsu
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline stands at $4.98, according to <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/">AAA</a>. Here, a gas station in McLean, Va., displays it prices last week.

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  • Your Money

Gas prices fall below $5 per gallon in the first weekly drop since April

The drop doesn't signal a rapid descent to the low prices of 2021, but drivers could see modest decreases continue in the coming weeks, analysts say.

June 20, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
Travelers queue up at a security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport on Thursday.

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Canceled flights over Memorial Day weekend offer travelers a peek of the summer

U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware.

May 31, 2022
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Developers knocked down the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, London, in 2015 with plans to put up luxury apartments in its place. Community activists filed suit and the developer was forced to rebuild the pub brick for brick.

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Pair Your Pints With A Trip Through History On This British Pub Crawl Across London

The quintessential British institutions have changed over time and now face threats to their very existence.

July 09, 2021
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  • Frank Langfitt

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