Tag: air travel
Southwest says it expects normal operations to resume Friday
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines said it expects to return to normal operations Friday after slashing about two-thirds of its schedule in recent days,...
Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball
DALLAS (AP) – Families hoping to catch a Southwest Airlines flight after days of cancellations, missing luggage and missed family connections suffered through another...
American, JetBlue expand deal that U.S. is trying to kill
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – American Airlines and JetBlue Airways are pushing ahead with an expansion of their partnership in the Northeast, even as a...
Business travel is set to take flight
FUELED BY VACCINATIONS and a population looking to break away from government-imposed restrictions, corporate travel is on the upswing, thanks to what American Express...
CDC restates recommendation for masks on planes, trains
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials on Tuesday restated their recommendation that Americans wear masks on planes, trains and buses, despite a court...
Frontier adds North Carolina, Denver routes at T.F. Green
WARWICK – Frontier Airlines is adding nonstop routes at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport to Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Denver.
The carrier this week said...
Frontier offers $3B for Spirit low-cost airline tie-up
PROVIDENCE (AP) — Frontier is offering to buy Spirit Airlines in a $2.9 billion cash-and-stock deal that will create the nation's fifth largest carrier.
The...
Allegiant Airlines adds flights to Nashville from Providence
PROVIDENCE – Low-cost carrier Allegiant Airlines is adding twice-a-week nonstop service between Rhode Island and Nashville beginning April 21.
The new route between Rhode Island...
Flight cancellations continue due to bad weather, sick crews
NEW YORK (AP) – Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel stretched into Monday, with major U.S. airlines each canceling dozens of flights.
Staffers calling out sick...
RIAC implementing unpaid parking program at Block Island and Westerly airports
NEW SHOREHAM – The R.I. Airport Corp. has informed Block Island officials that it has plans for implementing a managed parking program at the...