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Hundreds of Flights Axed as US Kicks Off Long Holiday Weekend

Airlines cancelled several hundred US flights Saturday at the start of a long and almost certainly messy holiday travel weekend as carriers struggled to staff their planes. As of mid-day, with Americans gearing up for July 4 Independence Day celebrations, some 600 flights within, into or out of the United…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Delays, cancelations and $10,000 oversold flight offers: Chaos as 4 July travel sets pandemic air travel records

US airports seeing highest number of travelers since pandemic began

The Independent UK

Editorial: Preventable Amtrak crashes are a national problem and also a serious issue for Chicago

Crashes involving Amtrak trains appear rare. But the reality, especially west of Chicago, is that Amtrak trains themselves are infrequent. They run just three or four times a day to most Midwestern destinations. The great long-distance trains that head out west from Chicago — they have names like the Empire…

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All eyes on airlines as July Fourth holiday weekend nears

If you're flying this holiday weekend, be prepared for crowded airports, full planes, and higher-than-normal chances that your flight will be delayed or even canceled

The Independent UK

‘It’s bad to fly right now:’ Travelers, airlines brace as summer hits busiest stretch

DALLAS — Robert Hopkins got ahead of the summer travel rush with a trip to Scandanavia to celebrate his 27th wedding anniversary with his wife and escape the Texas heat.

Tribune News Service

Pete Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in America's roads

The transportation secretary announces a first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects.

WEKU

Buttigieg launches $1B pilot to build racial equity in roads

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is launching a $1 billion pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects

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The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders wants to make airlines pay up for canceled flights

And Bernie wants the price to be a cool $55,000 per passenger, he said Wednesday.

Mic

Spirit Airlines Grounds Frontier Merger Vote Until July 8

Spirit Airlines delayed a Frontier merger vote to July 8 from Thursday, with a rival bid from JetBlue still in play.

Investors Business Daily

Editorial: Airline passengers deserve better

In a supreme bit of irony, the day after U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders about the massive number of recent flight disruptions and cancellations, his own flight was canceled, forcing him to drive from Washington, D.C., to New York.

Tribune News Service

Chasten Buttigieg slams Lauren Boebert for attacking husband Pete amid 2-month-old son being on ventilator

Boebert’s committment to families and fathers has been questioned after she mocked paternity leave

The Independent UK

Holiday travel adds pressure to stressed industry as more US flights canceled

Airlines, reeling from pilot and staff shortages and the effects of bad weather, have interrupted 19,000 flights since Thursday

The Guardian - US

Thousands of travelers face flight delays and cancellations over holiday weekend

Pete Buttigieg has said the Transportation Department may take enforcement actions if flight disruptions continue.

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The Guardian - US

US travelers face new wave of chaos as flight cancellations continue

1,000 flights cancelled Sunday after approximately 14,000 flights were cancelled or delayed on Friday and Saturday

The Independent UK

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Tribune News Service

US aviation chaos eases after more than 10,000 flights delayed

U.S. flight delays eased after a band of storms triggered thousands of cancellations and delays for beleaguered carriers at the start of a long holiday weekend.

The Independent UK

Pete Buttigieg: US may act against airlines on consumers’ behalf

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he's pushing airlines to hire more customer-service agents and take other steps to help travelers this summer

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WEKU

Flight cancelled? Pete Buttigieg is telling airlines to step up their game

The transportation secretary is one of the many travelers who had their flights cancelled in recent days. His happened the day after he met with airline CEOs about their operational struggles.

The Independent UK

Flight cancellations create a bad travel day across the US

Airlines are canceling more than 1,500 flights across the U.S. in one of the worst days yet in the summer travel season

Los Angeles Times

GOP bill seeks to eliminate ‘no-fly zones’ over Disney theme parks

LOS ANGELES — A new House bill seeks to revoke federally authorized “no-fly zones” over Walt Disney Co. theme parks in the United States, including Disneyland in Anaheim.

Tribune News Service

Biden administration launches proposed EV charger requirements

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday released its proposed version of standards for federally-funded electric vehicle fast chargers to be built out along the nation's highways.

Benzinga

Key Takeaways From US's New Standards for National EV Charging Network

The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) proposed minimum standards and requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging projects funded under a $5 billion government program. The government sought 50% of all new vehicles sold to be electric or plug-in hybrid electric models and 500,000 new EV charging stations by 2030, which could serve as…

Benzinga

UK Gamblers Place Bets On US Presidential Election: Is Trump The Favorite in 2024?

Americans could see a repeat of the candidates from the 2020 Presidential Election when they head to the polls for the 2024 Presidential Election. Here’s a look at the current betting odds for the 2024 Presidential Election.

Tribune News Service

Buttigieg tests positive for COVID after Michigan visit

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, he wrote Monday on Twitter.

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