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The temporary measure had been set to expire on March 31.

U.S. citizens can travel home with an expired passport through June 30The State Department said the extension will lessen travel difficulties created by the pandemic.

The DOT now plans to combine rulemaking procedures on airplane lavatories into one broader final proposal.

DOT again proposes rule requiring a wheelchair-accessible airplane lavatoryThe rule would apply to single-aisle aircraft with at least 125 seats but would not go into effect until 20 years after the...

Frontier and Spirit have valued their deal at $6.6 billion, well above the limit proposed in the Warren-Jones bill.

Antitrust bill takes aim at Frontier-Spirit airline mergerSen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Mondaire Jones have introduced legislation that would prohibit corporate mergers valued at more...

The TSA's extension of the mask mandate for public transportation was based on a recommendation from the CDC.

TSA extends mask mandate for public transportationFlyers must wear masks at airports and on commercial aircraft through April 18.

Calls for travel boycotts have proliferated. Do they work?

Calls for travel boycotts have proliferated. Do they work?When a travel professional strongly disagrees with a government's action, is discouraging visitation a meaningful way to effect...

Eric Danziger had been Trump Hotels' chief executive since 2015.

CEO Eric Danziger departs Trump HotelsDanziger has left to become CEO of Idaho-based conglomerate Braintree Group.

Aeroflot has suspended U.S. operations through March 2.

Russia retaliates against aviation sanctionsRussia has blocked incoming flights from the airlines of 36 countries.

Travel groups want the federal government to lift the mask mandate for public transportation.

Travel organizations call for an easing of Covid restrictionsFollowing the CDC's decision on Friday to relax masking policies for a majority of the country, travel groups called on the...

An Airbus A350 operated by Aeroflot.

Delta suspends codesharing with Russian carrier AeroflotDelta removed its code from Aeroflot flights beyond Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport and removed Aeroflot's code from Delta...

TSA screeners intercepted a record 5,972 guns in 2021, 86% of which were loaded.

There's a spike in gun confiscations at D.C. airportsAn increase in the number of people caught with firearms at Washington Dulles and Washington Reagan National security...

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