Airport News & Updates - Page 5

March 25

Century-old US airport to shut down to make way for taxpayer-funded park as critics push for housing

Santa Monica Airport, open for over 100 years, is set to close Dec. 31, 2028, after an FAA settlement that allows the city to end operations. It will be converted for public use.

March 24

TSA warns shutdown is forcing some workers to draw blood to pay for gas

Deputy TSA Administrator Stahl said agents are selling blood plasma and sleeping in cars as the 38-day shutdown left 50,000 workers without pay.

March 24

King Charles to address Congress in historic first state visit to Washington

King Charles will address Congress next month in his first state visit. The trip follows Trump’s Windsor Castle dinner and Speaker Johnson’s UK address.

March 24

Major airline tightens window for passengers to seek compensation after baggage delays

In a new policy change, Delta Air Lines has cut its baggage claim filing window from three days to two hours, requiring travelers to act fast after domestic flights arrive.

March 24

Flight attendant survives being thrown from Air Canada flight in deadly LaGuardia crash: 'Total miracle'

A flight attendant is being called a “miracle" survivor after she was ejected from an Air Canada Jazz flight during a deadly crash at LaGuardia.

March 23

Top TSA watchdog backs Trump’s ICE airport move as shutdown snarls travel

As the DHS shutdown enters its 37th day, GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez says Trump’s plan to use ICE agents at airports will "speed up the process" for frustrated American travelers.

March 23

Air Canada passenger says pilot 'did the best thing he could,' describes deadly impact

Passenger Jack Cabot says the Air Canada pilot "did the best thing he could" before the deadly collision with a fire truck on the runway of LaGuardia Airport.

March 23

LaGuardia plane crash air traffic control audio reveals frantic call for truck to 'stop, stop, stop'

Air traffic control audio from LaGuardia airport in New York captured the moment a plane struck a fire truck, killing two pilots late Sunday.

March 23

Air Canada jet hits fire truck, killing 2 and forcing New York's LaGuardia airport to close

An Air Canada Express regional jet crashed into a Port Authority vehicle after landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, killing two people and forcing the airport to close.

March 21

Dead passenger allegedly stored in heated galley for 13 hours on British Airways flight, 'foul smell' reported

A passenger reportedly died on British Airways Flight BA32, with her body stored in a heated galley for 13 hours on the Hong Kong-to-London route.