Allegiant Air will begin flying from Indianapolis to Portland, and Frontier Airlines plans to launch flights from Indianapolis to Atlanta and Tampa.
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The Salt Lake City route, which was discontinued in February 2022 by Delta Air Lines, will start back up early next year.
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Besides better weather, airlines also are running lighter schedules a day ahead of the July 4 holiday. Wednesday figures to be the next big test for the system.
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Airports in Chicago, Denver and Newark, New Jersey—all hubs for United Airlines—were seeing the most delays on Thursday, according to FlightAware.
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The plan calls for six new air traffic control centers, along with an array of technology and communications upgrades at all of the nation’s air traffic facilities over the next three or four years, said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Kristi Noem, head of Homeland Security, said security checkpoints will also be accepting passports and tribal identification when the Real ID deadline hits Wednesday.
The nonstop route between Indianapolis International Airport and Dublin, Ireland, offers travelers a direct line to one of Indiana’s largest trade partners.
American Airlines pulled its financial guidance for 2025 on Thursday, joining rivals Southwest and Delta in declaring the economic outlook too uncertain to provide full-year forecasts.
At least five members of Congress posted on social media that they were on one of the planes—with some saying the incident underscores the need for more airline safety funding and personnel.
The all-stock deal is expected to close in the late third or early fourth quarter of this year.
Southwest will abandon a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the budget carrier from its rivals.
The Dallas-based airline said Monday that the the first major layoffs in its 53-year history would be focused almost entirely on “corporate overhead and leadership positions.”
Wednesday’s crash in Washington, D.C., was the deadliest in the U.S. since Nov. 12, 2001.
All takeoffs and landings from Ronald Reagan National Airport were halted as helicopters from law enforcement agencies across the region flew over the scene in search of survivors.
Spirit Airlines Inc. rejected a new acquisition offer from the parent of Frontier Airlines but said it remains open to a long-discussed combination of the budget carriers.
The Transportation Department said the lawsuit alleges that Southwest illegally operated chronically delayed flights and disrupted passengers’ travel plans. It says it is seeking “maximum civil penalties.”
Mexico City-based carrier Aeromexico was the most on-time airline in 2024—with 86.7% of flights arriving on time.
In social media replies to frustrated travelers, the airline said: “Our team is currently working to rectify this. Your continued patience is appreciated.”
Such a rule would go far beyond the current requirement for airlines to pay ticket refunds. It would make U.S. policy more closely resemble airline consumer protections in Europe.
Airlines canceled about 120 U.S. flights—not an unusually high number — and more than 6,800 flights were delayed, according to FlightAware.
The TSA says it will will have enough screeners to keep general security lines under 30 minutes. But there could be delays related to an FAA staffing shortage.
Workers describe living paycheck to paycheck, unable to cover expenses like car repairs while performing jobs that keep countless planes running on schedule.
The airline has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling more than $1 billion in 2025 and 2026.
According to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, the 33,000 workers it represents can return to work as soon as Wednesday or as late as Nov. 12.
