Thanksgiving travel at risk? How a government shutdown might impact your trip

As the government shutdown continues, unpaid air traffic controllers face staffing shortages that are causing flight delays ...

Flight delays could worsen as government shutdown drags on

Air traffic control staffing has been under a microscope since the shutdown started, but it's not necessarily the main driver ...

Reagan National Airport pauses operations due to ‘bomb threat’ on incoming flight: Duffy

Flights at the closest airport to Washington, D.C., were briefly halted on Election Day due to a “security threat” that local ...

Is your carry-on putting flights at risk? United flight turns back mid-Atlantic after passenger’s lithium-ion laptop slips into inaccessible cargo area

A United Airlines flight to Rome made an unexpected U-turn and returned to Washington Dulles Airport after a passenger's ...
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Frequent Flyers: Read This Before Your Next Flight

Sept. 24, 2025 – With just one fatal accident for every 13.7 million boardings, flying remains a remarkably safe way to travel. But science is uncovering some hidden health risks lurking in the skies.

A United flight u-turned over the Atlantic coast when a passenger's laptop fell through a gap into the plane's hold

Airlines take lost or hard-to-access devices like laptops or phones very seriously due to the risk of overheating batteries ...

United Airlines flight forced to turn back after passenger loses laptop

A United Airlines flight to Italy was forced to return to the US after a passenger ’s laptop dropped through the cabin into ...