SEATTLE — Travelers flying through the Pacific Northwest woke up Friday to find lingering fallout from an overnight technology failure at Alaska Airlines, the fifth-largest carrier in the United States.
The next time you depart New York for an overseas destination—or fly home through John F. Kennedy International Airport—you may notice a quiet change at check-in. Airlines have begun overriding the gender-neutral “X” marker that appears on some U.S. passports and replacing it with either “M” or “F” before transmitting your details to federal authorities.
The brisk Monday morning rush at Newark Liberty International Airport carried an extra jolt of anticipation: United Airlines flight 2940, bound for Houston, was ready to become the first mainline commercial service in the United States to offer SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet from gate to gate.
LONDON, United Kingdom — Ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air is gearing up for one of the biggest cockpit recruitment drives in Europe, promising to train 1,200 new pilots by 2028 and, in the process, expand both its route map and aircraft fleet.
LONDON — If you have ever sat on the tarmac in Heathrow, Frankfurt or Barcelona wondering why your flight is delayed yet again, International Air Transport Association Director General Willie Walsh feels your pain—and he insists the airlines should not be the ones paying for it.
A new layer of red tape now awaits Americans planning a trip to Mali’s storied desert cities or lively capital: a cash bond of up to $10,000, payable before a visa can be issued. The requirement, announced in Bamako on Oct. 11, arrives just days after Washington began demanding the same financial guarantee from Malian nationals.
Beijing’s Foreign Ministry is urging Washington to rethink a proposal that would block Chinese airlines from crossing Russian airspace on routes to and from the United States.
NEW YORK — With the federal government shutdown stretching into its ninth day, flight delays and cancellations are mounting at airports from New York to Los Angeles, and travelers are beginning to pull the plug on long-planned itineraries.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. federal government has been partially shuttered for four straight days, and the ripple effects are already lapping at the nation’s airports. Washington—where policy deadlocks often become travel nightmares—serves as the epicenter of concern for flyers eyeing departure boards this week.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Lugging a wheeled suitcase down the jet bridge is about to feel a little less stressful for American Airlines customers departing from Fort Worth–based hubs and every other airport the carrier serves. Beginning Oct. 6, all of the airline’s gate-area carry-on bag sizers — those metal frames travelers anxiously test before boarding will disappear systemwide.
