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The holiday travel season this year is expected to rival the busiest seasons before the coronavirus pandemic at Florida’s two most bustling airports.
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The British Airways airline said U.S.-based flight delays are being caused by a technical issue. Delays on some flights were near 24 hours.
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The TSA found 6,301 firearms in carry-on bags, most of which were loaded, in 2022.
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Airplanes flying into Orlando International Airport were encouraged to top off at airports they were coming from after recent bad weather prevented the delivery of reserve jet fuel.
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Visit Florida estimates the state attracted 35 million travelers during the third quarter, a 6.9 percent increase from 2021. The estimate was also 8% above the same period of 2019, before the pandemic.
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The Delta pilots have had the same benefits since 2016. Renegotiations began in April 2019 and had entered the mediation stage, but have been postponed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Airlines and travel websites say that bookings for holiday travel are strong despite higher airfares, as pandemic-weary travelers seem willing to pay.
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Florida’s tourism-marketing agency launches an ad campaign, with an initial cost of about $2.7 million, to highlight parts of the state not ravaged by Hurricane Ian.
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Regulations require 1,500 hours of flight time for pilot certification. Regional airline Republic Airways wanted graduates of its flight school to be eligible in half that time. The FAA said no.
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Prodded by a new Transportation Department online customer service tool, airlines promise free food and hotel rooms for travelers stranded by delays and cancellations that are the airlines' fault.
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JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines in a $3.8 billion deal, a day after Spirit and Frontier Airlines agreed to abandon their merger proposal.
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President Biden has issued an executive order to try to improve efforts to free American hostages and detainees, senior administration officials told reporters.