President Trump says a Spirit bailout is still possible as doubts about the airline’s survival mount
President Donald Trump on Friday said he’s still weighing a taxpayer-funded takeover of Spirit Airlines.
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What to know if your flight is canceled amid rising jet fuel costs
Airlines worldwide have begun canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up prices — but the disruption doesn’t end there.
Travelers face higher costs and fewer flight options as jet fuel prices swing
A new reality is setting in for travelers worldwide: rising fees, fewer flight options and difficult decisions about whether a trip is worth the cost.
Southwest Airlines, once known for its free bags perk, hikes fees amid higher jet fuel costs
Southwest Airlines is raising checked baggage fees by $10, less than a year after ending its “bags fly free” perk that long set it apart, as jet fuel costs have...
Delta joins the growing list of US airlines raising checked bag fees as jet fuel costs soar
Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday that it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war...
Bills to pay FAA and TSA workers during shutdowns keep stalling in Congress
Again and again, members of Congress have dusted off the same idea: ensuring the federal employees who control air traffic and screen passengers and bags at U.S. airports get paid...
TSA officers describe tears, tough choices and dwindling savings from working without pay
A dispute in Congress over funding the Department of Homeland Security has held up their salaries since mid-February. With monthly bills coming due, many of these federal employees, who screen...
TSA officers are quitting as a funding standoff forces them to staff airports without pay
The public is experiencing the consequences in long wait times at some airports as more TSA officers take time off to earn money on the side or cut back on...
Where will TSA lines be the longest tomorrow? During a shutdown, nobody knows.
The wait times at airport security checkpoints have become a guessing game during the shutdown of a single U.S. government department, with the daily attendance of Transportation Security Administration officers...
Flight cancellations and delays continue after US storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east
Travel disruptions continued Tuesday in the U.S. as airlines worked to recover from a powerful storm system that had already snarled flight schedules a day earlier.