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Southwest Airlines canceled over 2,300 flights on Thursday as the airline’s CEO Bob Jordan promised that customers affected by the mass cancellations over the past several days will be taken care of. 

Italy has reintroduced mandatory coronavirus testing at Italian airports for travelers from China over fears of a new wave of the virus. 

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke with the CEO of Southwest Airlines, Bob Jordan, amid the ongoing issues and mass cancellations the airline has experienced in the days leading up to Christmas and beyond.

Southwest CEO Bob Jordan apologized for the company’s travel issues in a video statement Tuesday evening, saying that the airline is determined to upgrade its systems “for these extreme circumstances so that we never again face what’s happening right now.”

The Department of Transportation is investigating Southwest Airlines after the airline left thousands stranded following the cancellation of thousands of flights over the holiday weekend and beyond.

Southwest Airlines continues to struggle in the aftermath of the winter storm and holiday weekend, canceling over 70 percent of its flights on Monday alone.

The number of delayed and canceled flights is piling up as a winter storm sweeps the U.S., bringing freezing temperatures to areas as south as Texas and Florida as the country braces for the pre-Christmas blizzard.

Male pilots will be allowed to wear make up, painted nails, and carry handbags on the UK’s second largest airline carrrier.

During a portion of an interview aired on Friday’s “CBS Evening News,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stated that while there have been “helpful” steps taken with regards to air travel, he does not “believe that the system is where it

A mother died in her sleep with her children seated next to her for eight hours during a flight from Hong Kong to the U.K., according to a friend.

John Kerry, Joe Biden’s Special Envoy for Climate, has spend his tenure jetting to events focusing on cutting carbon emissions while reportedly spewing 300 metric tons of the pollutant from his private aircraft.

The Canadian government is set to reinstate random mandatory Wuhan virus tests for airline passengers after briefly suspending the tests due to long delays at Canadian airports.

Two of Ireland’s most senior climate crazy ministers have previously taken high-emission Business class trips instead of opting for greener economy seats, a report has claimed.

As passengers are experiencing delays and canceled flights more than usual over the Fourth of July, an Axios report revealed that airlines knew ahead of time there would be problems.

A national strike has crippled the transport infrastructure of Belgium as around 70,000 people took to the street to protest the effects of inflation.

Canada will suspend restrictions banning unvaccinated Canadians from air and train travel in and out of Canada from Monday.

The Department of Justice is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to reinstate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) broad-sweeping mask mandate for travel.

United States airlines, which are “still rebuilding flight crews after the COVID-19 pandemic travel slowdown,” canceled more than 2,500 flights over the Memorial Day weekend.

If you’re traveling over the Memorial Day weekend, expect plenty of company – and disappointment. The summer travel season is now officially underway with anyone heading for an airport warned to be prepared for soaring prices, cancellations, and delays.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, reported on Thursday it handled over 13.6 million passengers in the first three months of 2022 — more than double last year’s number in a clear sign that a long-awaited travel revival has reached the global aviation hub.

The EU will no longer require masks to be worn at airports and on planes starting next week amid the easing of coronavirus restrictions.

The Establishment Media expressed their anger towards the Trump-appointed Florida judge who ordered the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to not enforce mask mandates while traveling.

Flight delays and cancellations continue to plague the travel industry as over 6,700 flights within, into, or out of the United States were delayed Friday.

FRC Action is arguing that Biden’s air travel mask mandate is “no longer warranted” because of the CDC’s decision to roll back Title 42.

FRC Action and State Rep. Matthew Krause (R-TX) filed a lawsuit against Joe Biden over his “authoritarian” air travel mask mandate.

British Airways has become the world’s first major airline to remove mask mandates for passengers onboard.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai’s main airport said Tuesday it has retained its top place as the world’s busiest for international travel with around 29 million passengers shuttling through the global gateway last year.

In December, the mask mandate for travelers on airplanes was extended to March 18, 2022, but there appears to be no sign that federal officials are willing to lift it early.

During an interview aired on Wednesday’s edition of ABC’s “World News Tonight,” President Joe Biden stated that requiring coronavirus vaccination to get on a plane has been considered, but the recommendation he has received “so far,” has been that a

The government of Beijing, China’s national capital, announced Tuesday that it would cancel or limit flights into the city from other Chinese regions battling high daily rates of coronavirus for an indefinite amount of time, the state-run Global Times reported.

Belarusian state-owned airline Belavia has announced it will no longer accept Iraqi, Syrian, or Yemeni nationals aboard flights to Belarus after the European Union threatened the airline with sanctions.

Climate activists attempted to block air traffic at eight different airports across Sweden, with several glueing themselves to a runway.

American Airlines continued their days-long trend of canceling flights with another 250 on Monday morning, according to a CNN report.

American Airlines scrubbed 634 flights on Sunday, nearly one in every four of its domestic services for the day, blaming the combination of poor weather in Texas and staffing difficulties for the Halloween disruptions.

German airline Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines have stopped making “ladies and gentlemen” announcements on flights to become more gender-neutral.

A major international airport in southern China near Hong Kong canceled more than 400 flights on Friday after a staff member at a restaurant inside the airport tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus, China’s state-run Global Times reported.