The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday unveiled a campaign aimed at bringing more civility to air travel, urging Americans to dress “with respect” and remember simple courtesies like saying “please” and “thank you” to flight attendants. Travel experts say they’re skeptical it will make much difference. The new plan — called “The Golden Age…
1m ago Travelers turn to buses and trains to avoid flight delays, cancellations At Atlanta’s Greyhound station, Sandro Martinez was one of many airline passengers who hit the road to get home. Martinez flew to Atlanta from Newark, New Jersey, and planned on taking another flight to Greenville, South Carolina. But with his connecting…
The Department of Transportation is dropping a proposed rule that would have required airlines to offer cash to passengers whose flights were disrupted. The rule, which never went into effect, would have required carriers to provide compensation “to mitigate passenger inconveniences” for cancellations or delays that were within a carrier’s control. Reuters was the first…
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from requiring almost two dozen mostly Democratic states to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in order to receive billions in transportation funding. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned in April his department may cut off grants to any recipients that fail to “cooperate generally with Federal authorities…