The August on-time flight ratings released yesterday by the Bureau Transportation Statistics showed that airlines remain on pace for one of the industry's worst-years ever (see below). USA TODAY takes a look at some of the other findings contained in...
From USA TODAY reporter Roger Yu's Airport Check-in column: "Boston Logan has a new cellphone lot, where people can wait in their cars for arriving passengers' call to be picked up at the terminal's curb. The lot, located on Harborside...
Nearly three out of every 10 flights arrived late in August, according to the latest numbers related this morning by the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Just 71.1% of flights arrived on time for the month, the latest month...
The airlines with the worst on-time arrival ratings? That would be Delta affiliate Atlantic Southeast (ASA), whose flights arrived on time just 55% in August, according to the latest numbers released this morning by the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics...
Is there room at DFW for another airline to have a hub? Will there be any fare sales for Thanksgiving? How can KLM make Dallas/Fort Worth flights work? What's the shortest commercial flight in the USA? Why can't US Airways...
US Airways announced this morning that it would pull back even further at Pittsburgh International, once one of the airline's signature airports. Starting in January, the carrier will reduce its number of daily mainline flights at Pittsburgh from 31 to...
It hasn't taken long for start-up carrier Virgin America to make an impact. Reuters writes the airline "has triggered a fare war that has nearly halved ticket prices on some routes and could erode earnings" at other U.S. carriers. Virgin...
From USA TODAY reporter Roger Yu's Airport Check-in column: "Vigilant Solutions became the third company to open an official registered traveler lane when it opened for business at Jacksonville International last week. The registered traveler program, overseen by the Transportation...
Southwest sent executives to an international conference on route development, a move Travel Weekly (free registration) says shows "how seriously the carrier is taking its plans to begin offering international service." Southwest has said it hopes to start offering international...
Get ready for a new look at Maine's busiest airport. The Kennebec Journal writes the Portland International Jetport "is planning its largest expansion project in the airport's 40-year history." The paper says the project will cost $60 million and that...
Beginning Nov. 1, JetBlue will no longer accept cash for in-flight purchases, the carrier announced Monday. The carrier will now accept only credit or debit cards from customers who wish to pay for in-flight alcoholic beverages or entertainment services. Travel...
Your airline could get a bill if you or any of your seatmates have to ask if there's a doctor on board. That subject is causing a stir overseas, where an Australian doctor billed Malaysian Airlines for "services rendered" after...
Hawaiian Airlines has received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation to begin nonstop service between Honolulu and Manila in the Philippines, the airline announced Monday. Hawaiian said in August it would add the Asian route, pending regulatory approval. With...
Pictured here is a Southwest advertisement touting the airline's new service to San Francisco. Southwest resumed flying to San Francisco International this August after a six-year absence from the airport. The Southwest ad pictured here is located directly above an...
