The New York Times – Travel:
The company canceled thousands of flights around Christmas, disrupting travel for about two million people.
Category: Airlines and Airplanes
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The No-Jet Set: They’ve Given Up Flying to Save the Planet
The New York Times – Travel:
With airplanes producing a large amount of climate-warming emissions, a growing number of travelers are signing pledges to keep their journeys on the ground.
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The No-Jet Set: They’ve Given Up Flying to Save the Planet
The New York Times – Travel:
With airplanes producing a large amount of climate-warming emissions, a growing number of travelers are signing pledges to keep their journeys on the ground.
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Planes Narrowly Avoid Collision on Austin Airport Runway
The New York Times – Travel:
A FedEx cargo plane had to abort its landing after a departing Southwest Airlines flight was cleared to use the same runway, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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Hong Kong To Give Away 500,000 Plane Tickets to Lure Tourists
The New York Times – Travel:
The city’s reputation has been hammered by protests, a harsh security law and strict Covid measures. It hopes a giveaway of 500,000 plane tickets woos back tourists.
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The Last Boeing 747 Leaves the Factory
The New York Times – Travel:
The plane known as “Queen of the Skies” helped make air travel more affordable, but it has been supplanted by smaller, more efficient aircraft.
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Southwest Lost $220 Million Because of Holiday Meltdown
The New York Times – Travel:
The airline canceled 16,700 flights before and after Christmas as it struggled to recover from bad weather.
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Air Travel Debacles Put Pete Buttigieg in the Hot Seat
The New York Times – Travel:
Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, is facing scrutiny after a meltdown by Southwest Airlines and a Federal Aviation Administration system outage wreaked havoc on flights.
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F.A.A. Says Outage Was Mistakenly Caused by Contractors
The New York Times – Travel:
The workers “unintentionally deleted files” on the alert system for pilots, causing thousands of flights to be delayed on Jan. 11, just weeks after another nationwide air travel failure.