Sen. Charles Schumer is slamming four major airlines for all hiking their ticket-change fees in recent weeks. Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, U.S. Airways and United Airlines have raised their change fees from $150 to $200. The fee is charged when travelers need to revise the time or day of… Read More →
Though massive cuts will hit the Federal Aviation Administration if federal lawmakers can’t reach a budget deal by Friday, the manager at Westchester County Airport isn’t panicking yet. “We don’t know if it could be one person or 10 people. The biggest question is if this does happen and move… Read More →
Westchester County Airport will have to dip into savings next year to plug the $2 million hole in its budget from the loss of AirTran and United flights at the airport. Airport officials will take $3 million from the airport’s savings account, also known as the fund balance, to help… Read More →
While you were busy planning Thanksgiving feasts last week, you may have missed your daily dose of transportation stories. We’ve got you covered with a list of highlights: Frequent fliers at Westchester County Airport will now have a chance to breeze through security, thanks to the arrival of a new… Read More →
Motorists will be gobbling up the roads for Thanksgiving, with more than 39 million Americans expected to travel by car next week. That makes up 90 percent of the 43 million people predicted to travel 50 miles or more during Thanksgiving week, according to AAA’s annual Thanksgiving travel survey. Though… Read More →
Does this make you breathe a sigh of relief or frustration? U.S. airlines aren’t in a hurry to allow cell phone use on their flights, even though technology is available that doesn’t pose a threat to aircraft communication and navigation, according to a story in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times. Foreign… Read More →
