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Flight Delays

Latest FAA Delay: A Typo

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics

Legislation to avert furloughs at the Federal Aviation Administration has been held up because of a typo in the bill, ABC News and CNN report. The ...

Sam Stein

Companies Launched Pricey Efforts To Avoid Sequester

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- As sequestration cuts grew more likely during the first two months of 2013, one industry found profit in budget belt-tightening. Organiz...

Obama Chides Republicans For 'Band-Aid' Fix To Big Problem

Reuters | Posted 04.28.2013 | Politics

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama chided Republicans on Saturday for approving a p...

Sam Stein

Sequestration Victims To Congress: WTF?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.27.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Victims of sequestration lashed out at Congress on Friday, after lawmakers moved swiftly to address long lines at airports while leaving...

Senate Democrats' Shameful Cave

The New Republic | Posted 04.26.2013 | Politics

Try to do something about senseless gun violence and you'll see tumbleweeds blowing across the Senate floor. Try to make life a bit less stressful for...

Jason Linkins

Lawmakers Suddenly Aghast That Sequestration Actually Does Stuff

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics

Way back in August of 2011, Congress passed a law called the Budget Control Act, which raised the debt ceiling, enacted a tranche of spending cuts, cr...

K Street: Then and Now

Scott Lilly | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics
Scott Lilly

Airlines for America CEO Nick Calio's recent lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration demonstrates that lobbyists today aren't as invested in the details as they used to be.

Elise Foley

John McCain Rips Into Senators For Focusing On Airline Delays

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) tore into his colleagues on Thursday for their recent focus on delays to air travel caused by sequestration, ...

Amanda Terkel

Cable Networks Finally Find A Sequestration Story Worth Covering

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.24.2013 | Media

WASHINGTON -- Since sequestration's $85 billion in federal spending cuts went into effect last month, food pantries have closed, contractors have been...

Michael McAuliff

Senators: FAA Delays Are Political

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Senators moved Tuesday to give President Barack Obama options to ease growing air travel delays sparked by Congress' budget sequestratio...

Travelers Left Waiting After Big Cuts

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.22.2013 | Politics

-- Commercial airline flights started backing up and delayed some travelers Monday, a day after air traffic controllers started going on furlough bec...

FAA Official: Expect Flight Delays Due To Furloughs

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 04.18.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The government's top aviation official says the public should expect flight delays as furloughs kick in Sunday for air traffic controlle...

INFOGRAPHIC: The Country's Most On-Time Airports

Skift | Posted 02.06.2013 | Travel
Skift

Flying out of Houston or Charlotte this holiday season? You're in luck.

Cab Driver's Heroic Post-Sandy Move

The Huffington Post | Caroline Fairchild | Posted 11.02.2012 | Home

With stories of Hurricane Sandy scam artists popping up out of the woodwork, it's always nice to hear that there are some good people out there helpin...

Sandy Creates Chaos For Travelers In The Northeast

AP | JOSHUA FREED and SAMANTHA BOMKAMP | Posted 12.31.2012 | Travel

Superstorm Sandy grounded more than 18,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe, and it will take days before travel gets back to normal. Accor...

Airline On-Time Records Improve

Posted 10.04.2012 | Travel

North American airlines posted an improved on-time performance for September, gaining more than five points compared to August's numbers. More than...

What To Do When Your Flight Gets Canceled

Money Talks News | Jason Steele | Posted 08.03.2012 | Home

Money Talks News: A United Airlines flight from China was recently delayed by three days. According to ABC News, the situation was so tense that vi...

Severe Thunderstorms Mean Delayed Flights

Reuters | Posted 08.25.2012 | Green

NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - Severe thunderstorms threatened mid-Atlantic states on Monday, forcing airports to delay heavily traveled flights betw...

Delta Blues

Paul Stoller | Posted 08.12.2012 | Business
Paul Stoller

It almost summer and the peak season for travel agony is upon us. Most of us know of a travel horror story -- a tale that usually underscores the institutional insensitivity of the corporations that in large measure shape the quality of our comings and goings.

Flying The Unfriendly Skies

David Fagin | Posted 05.29.2012 | Travel
David Fagin

So, how come everyone you talk to now refers to it as "United F#&*n Airlines?" That's easy. Just pull back the first-class curtain and you will see the "friendly skies" aren't so friendly after all.

How To Miss Your Flight

Sebastian Lindstrom | Posted 05.07.2012 | Travel
Sebastian Lindstrom

A wave of dread washed over me as I scrambled to get dressed, screamed at my friend to call a cab and then prepared myself mentally for an upcoming epic failure.

Airlines Play The Victim After Hefty Delay Fine

Kate Hanni | Posted 01.18.2012 | Travel
Kate Hanni

The fact is that American Eagle was fined for loading 15 aircraft that they knew had no chance of making an on-time departure and for those flights' passengers spending hours on the tarmac.

America's Best and Worst Airports for Flight Delays (PHOTOS)

Travel + Leisure | Posted 01.11.2012 | Travel
Travel + Leisure

Chicago Midway ranked the No. 1 worst airport for delays, but overall, the bad news is that even the best airports slipped a little in performance compared to last year.

The Horror Of AirTran

Rahim Kanani | Posted 01.09.2012 | Travel
Rahim Kanani

Cut to five hours later: We approach AirTran again and inquire about the flight. The man behind the desk was wide-eyed and high-strung, with a wrinkled white dress shirt and untucked in the back.

Dogs On Runway Delay Airplane Landing

Posted 11.13.2011 | Travel

Two dogs loose on a runway at Juneau International Airport caused an Alaska Airlines jet to delay its landing. The plane, attempting to land in Ala...