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The late crush of holiday travelers is picking up steam, with about 2.7 million people expected to board flights on Wednesday and millions more planning to drive to Thanksgiving celebrations. Airline officials say they are confident that they can avoid the kind of massive disruptions that have marred past holiday …

Spirit Airlines said it is canceling flights so it can inspect 25 of its planes, which will be out of service for several days. In a statement, the budget airline said it was going to “perform a necessary inspection of a small section of 25 of our aircraft.” Spirit said …

Millions across the country are waking up to more severe weather Tuesday, with more than 1,000 flights in and out of the East Coast canceled overnight after thunderstorms struck the region and a deadly heat wave smothered the South. More than 1,100 flights in, to and out of the United …

The feared repeat of last year’s summer travel woes began to materialize this week, with thousands of flights delayed or canceled amid inclement weather and staffing shortages. The troubles began last weekend, with nearly 2,000 U.S. flights canceled, according to FlightAware. Disruptions continued into Monday, when more than 11,000 U.S. …

MOORPARK, Calif. — An Amtrak train carrying almost 200 passengers struck a county water truck and derailed on Wednesday in Southern California, critically injuring the truck’s driver, authorities said. Three of the train’s seven cars went off the tracks following the collision in Moorpark, said Ventura County Fire Department Captain …

AAA’s estimates are supported by data from the Transportation Security Administration showing daily passenger screening numbers now consistently eclipse 2019’s pre-pandemic figures. Earlier this month, screenings hit a new post-pandemic daily high of nearly 2.8 million. It’s one of the clearest signals yet that pandemic-era restrictions are fully in the …

An Ohio man put a police officer in a chokehold — while also claiming the law enforcement agent “could’ve killed me” — after a wild confrontation at the Spirit Airlines counter at Orlando International Airport, officials said. Edward Hairston, 41, was arrested Tuesday night and accused of disorderly conduct, resisting …

HONOLULU — A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to Sydney hit severe turbulence, injuring seven people on board. The plane was carrying 163 passengers and 12 crew members on Thursday when it “encountered unexpected severe turbulence approximately five hours into the flight,” said a statement from the airline. Airport medics …

Amid continued unprecedented demand for international travel, the State Department is advising Americans to submit applications for passports at least six months before their scheduled departure dates. A State Department official said in an email that current processing times are 10 to 13 weeks for routine processing. It takes seven …

An Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle was diverted to Spokane on Wednesday after a passenger made a “direct threat” to the aircraft’s safety, prompting a temporary shutdown of the airport in Washington State, officials said. Spokane International Airport was closed for over an hour after the Alaska Airlines …