United ditches more economy seats to make room for bigger premium cabins with new layouts
[ad_1] United Airlines aircraft at Denver International Airport, Aug. 4, 2023. Antonio Perez | Chicago Tribune | Tribune News Service | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — United Airlines‘ formula for higher profits: fewer but better seats. The country’s second-most profitable carrier after Delta Air Lines on Tuesday unveiled new cabin designs, including on some of […]
‘This is insane.’ Long lines plague U.S. airports as TSA officers face second missed paycheck in shutdown
[ad_1] A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agent looks on passengers queue to go through security at New York’s LaGuardia airport on March 22, 2026. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images NEW YORK — Andrew Leonard showed up at John F. Kennedy International Airport at 4:45 a.m. on Monday for his 7 a.m. flight to […]
Former special counsel Robert Mueller has died at 81
[ad_1] U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Justice Department in Washington, May 29, 2019. Jim Bourg | Reuters Robert Mueller, former special counsel who investigated Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, died Friday. Mueller, also former director of […]
Flights are already getting more expensive after jet fuel spike. When should you book?
[ad_1] Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images The surge in fuel prices since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran nearly two weeks ago is already driving up airfare. Consumers’ […]
TSA staff shortages lead to hourslong security lines for travelers at some airports
[ad_1] A woman travelling hands her travel documents to a TSA officer at Los Angeles International Airport on May 7, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Travelers struggled with hours-long security lines at some airports as officials warned of Transportation Security Administration staffing shortages amid the partial government shutdown. Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport […]
Emirates’ first flight out of Dubai since Iran strikes takes off
[ad_1] A passenger Mohd Umardaraz from Bijnor Uttar Pradesh stranded at Terminal-3 Delhi airport after his flight for Kuwait is cancelled due to airspace restrictions over Iran and parts of the Middle East on March 1, 2026 in New Delhi, India. Arvind Yadav | Hindustan Times | Getty Images The first Emirates flight out of […]
Travel stocks sink after thousands of flights grounded following Iran strikes
[ad_1] A display board shows canceled flights to Dubai and Doha amid regional airspace closures at Noi Bai International Airport, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Thinh Nguyen | Reuters Airline and travel stocks fell Monday after airspace closures throughout the Middle East […]
What travelers need to know after the U.S., Israeli strikes on Iran
[ad_1] Stranded passengers wait at the Velana International Airport in Male on March 1, 2026 after the cancellation of several flights destined for the Middle East. Mohamed Afrah | Afp | Getty Images Travelers are stranded as far away as Australia, Brazil and the Maldives after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran this […]
DHS abruptly reverses suspension of TSA PreCheck
[ad_1] Passengers walk through the entrance of a TSA PreCheck in Terminal One at O’Hare International Airport Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Armando L. Sanchez | Chicago Tribune | Getty Images The Transportation Security Administration said on Sunday that its PreCheck airport screening lanes are […]
Airlines start canceling flights ahead of another monster winter storm on the East Coast
[ad_1] Travelers look at a flight status board as flights are delayed and cancelled following a significant winter storm at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 26, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images U.S. airlines began canceling Sunday flights and waiving cancellation and change fees for airports from Virginia to […]