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Heavy travel day starts with brief grounding of all American Airlines flights

Dec. 24, 2024 18:41 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive. Government regulators...

It's beginning to look like another record for holiday travel

Dec. 20, 2024 08:47 AM EST

Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it's beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S. The auto club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and...

Thanksgiving Travel Latest: TSA braces for ‘busiest ever’ holiday

Nov. 26, 2024 16:11 PM EST

The Thanksgiving travel rush is expected to be bigger than ever this year. AAA predicts that nearly 80 million people in the U.S. will venture at least 50 miles (80 kilometers) from home between Tuesday and next Monday. Another round of wintry weather could complicate travel, though....

Thanksgiving Travel Latest: Airport strike, staff shortages and weather could impact holiday travel

Nov. 25, 2024 16:03 PM EST

Airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end with another record day for air travel in the United States. AAA predicts that nearly 80 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next...

The hunt for gasoline is adding to Floridians’ anxiety as Milton nears

Oct. 08, 2024 18:43 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida gas stations struggled to keep up with demand Tuesday as long lines and empty pumps compounded the stress for residents planning to hunker down or flee as Hurricane Milton approached the state's western coast. Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a morning news...