Wellington, New Zealand — Sleep on a long-haul flight in economy class has always been a fantasy for many travelers. Air New Zealand will soon offer a solution that involves climbing into a triple-tier bunk bed wearing special socks. The airline will open bookings for four-hour stints in the Skynest sleep pods and says they will … Read more
ATLANTA — Regardless of politics or destination, passengers at Atlanta’s airport were unified by one desire Saturday — it’s time to pay Transportation Security Administration employees. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport — one of the world’s busiest airports — is a machine for moving people. But the shutdown is clogging TSA checkpoints that screen passengers and … Read more
More TSA workers call out sick as airline CEOs urge Congress to fund DHS – CBS News Watch CBS News Travelers are facing long lines and delays at airports across the U.S. as a partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security drags on. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more on the … Read more
Airline CEOs tell Congress to end partial government shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News The CEOs of ten major U.S. airlines are demanding Congress end a funding standoff and pay TSA workers. In a letter, they claim 93% of Americans support paying aviation workers during government shutdowns. Tim McNicholas has more. Source link
Denver airport steps up as shutdown squeezes TSA Denver International Airport is asking travelers to donate grocery and gas gift cards to help unpaid TSA workers during the government shutdown in an effort to ‘ease the burden’ as Congress faces pressure to act. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Airline industry leaders blasted … Read more
NEW YORK — The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded all JetBlue flights due to a request from the airline, the agency said in a notice on Tuesday. The ground stop impacts flights to all destinations, according to the advisory. It was not immediately clear why JetBlue requested the ground stop or how long it would … Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded all JetBlue flights due to a request from the airline, the agency said in a notice on Tuesday. The ground stop impacts flights to all destinations, according to the advisory. It wasn’t immediately clear why JetBlue requested the ground stop or how long it would last. CBS News has … Read more
A repeat stowaway offender was caught aboard a flight from Newark to Milan on Wednesday, sources familiar with the matter said, more than a year after she pulled a similar stunt on a New York-to-Paris jet. Svetlana Dali was taken into custody in Milan after allegedly sneaking on to United Flight 19 at Newark Liberty … Read more