Air travel

Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages.

NBC6’s Jackie Nespral sat with Michael Silva of U.S. Customs & Border Protection to talk about what travelers should know to make their airport experience a smooth one this holiday.

In airports across the U.S. and globe, the moving sidewalks that get passengers to gates are disappearing.

Officials in the Justice Department, which oversees the DEA, ordered that the searches be suspended pending an internal evaluation.

A passenger rushed a flight attendant to open a door mid-flight on an American Airlines flight from Milwaukee to DFW Airport on Tuesday, but other passengers stepped in and duct taped the man’s arms and legs until the plane landed.

Flying with Thanksgiving food? Here’s everything you need to know before getting to the airport security checkpoint with that frozen turkey.

The AirTag said the checked bag was inside the airport, but United Airlines said it couldn’t find it. The bag later traveled 30 miles away.

Airplane food might soon get a little tastier.

Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.

AAA projects that 79.9 million Americans will go 50 miles or more away from home over the Thanksgiving holidays.

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.

Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the first major U.S. passenger carrier to do so since American Airlines 13 years ago.

The airline hasn’t posted an annual profit since 2019 and lost more than $335 million in the first half of the year.

SAS passenger recounts severe turbulence caught on camera

A flight headed to Miami from Stockholm was forced to turn around after severe turbulence threw passengers out of their seats.

A Scandinavian Airlines flight on its way to Miami had to turn back to Stockholm on Thursday after severe turbulence.

A Scandinavian Airlines flight on its way to Miami had to turn back to Stockholm on Thursday after severe turbulence.

With air travel reaching new heights, the Department of Transportation has stepped in with new refund rules to help passengers get their money back if trips don’t go as planned.