holiday travel

Southwest Airlines returned to a relatively normal flight schedule Friday, as the focus shifts to making things right with what could be well more than a million passengers who missed family connections or flights home during the holidays, and many of whom are still missing luggage.

A winter storm ravaged through the United States, prompting Southwest Airlines to scrub thousands of flights amid the holidays. While most travelers were left stranded, some took matters into their own hands.

“Rather than risking the flights getting canceled, we decided for the sake of needing to get back to work, we would jump in the car instead,” Huante said. The road trip became their best plan when Huante’s mom made an offer they couldn’t refuse. “My mom said, ‘You take my car. I’ll go get the oil changed. Get the...

In a video statement released Tuesday, Southwest CEO Robert Jordan apologized for the airline’s struggle to operate during the busy holiday travel week.

Thousands of flights into or out of U.S. airports were delayed on Sunday as severe weather swept through cities.

TSA officials released a list of Thanksgiving dishes that are allowed through airport security checkpoints. See the latest food and liquid rules.

Metra’s holiday trains will steam through Chicago neighborhoods for a limited time in the winter.

If you want to save money and avoid the airport crowds during the holiday season, you’ll want to fly on the holiday itself or several days before and after it.

If you’re looking for airline tickets or a hotel room around the holidays, you’ll probably pay more than you did the last time you traveled over Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Delta pilots continued to strike at seven major airports Friday after saying they’ve been over-worked and under-compensated throughout the pandemic.

A couple of factors are at play, starting with the emergence of the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is more likely to infect people, even if it doesn’t make them very sick, and its surge coincided with the holiday travel season in many places.

The latest COVID-19 variant is upending holiday plans for tens of thousands of travelers — but it didn’t do much damage to holiday shopping

Covid-19 cases continue to affect flight crews, causing hundreds more flights to be cancelled Sunday on top of the nearly one thousand flights cancelled Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Airports have already been bustling with travelers.

People in Chicago and all across the country are hitting the roads and skies as they head to spend time with families this holiday season. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Long lines were seen at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport Tuesday as the the busy holiday travel rush began this week, even as COVID cases continue to rise across the U.S.

Long lines were seen at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport Tuesday as the the busy holiday travel rush began this week, even as COVID cases continue to rise across the U.S.

People are hitting the roads and the airports in Chicago and all across the country. The number of travelers is expected to rise again this holiday season as COVID numbers continue to climb. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

The holiday travel rush kicks off this week, with more people expected to visit family and friends compared to last year as COVID cases continue to rise across the U.S. Sandra Torres reports.

The holiday travel rush kicks off this week, with more people expected to visit family and friends compared to last year as COVID cases continue to rise across the U.S.

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