Thousands of people were stranded Monday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where more than 1,000 flights were grounded just days before the start of the Christmas travel rush.
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Roughly 317,000 travelers are expected to get a taste of Sin City’s trimming during the five-day holiday weekend that began Wednesday, a slim 0.3 percent decline from last Thanksgiving, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Travelers will hit the roads, rails and skies this Thanksgiving holiday in their largest numbers in more than a decade, lured by cheap plane tickets and a growing economy, the nation’s largest motor advocacy group said.
The promise of a cheap flight to a desired destination is driving the growing popularity of ultra low-cost carriers like Allegiant, Spirit and Frontier Airlines, both nationally and in Las Vegas.
An automated security screening system was rolled out Thursday at McCarran International Airport, aimed at processing airline passengers 20 to 30 percent faster than the method currently practiced at most airports.
Airline passengers planning to get away for the Labor Day holiday weekend might see some new security procedures at McCarran International Airport.
Roughly 50 off-duty flight attendants with Allegiant Air picketed outside McCarran International Airport on Wednesday to demand a labor contract after six years of negotiations with the company.
The extreme summer heat in Las Vegas prompted one airline to suspend service for the season, another carrier to adjust its departure schedule and caused an undetermined number of delays and cancellations at McCarran International Airport.
United Airlines has apologized to a Hawaii teacher who was forced to hold her 2-year-old son on her lap for three-and-a-half hours after an employee gave the toddler’s purchased seat to a standby passenger.
A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban took effect Thursday evening, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights.