The world's most on-time airlines and airports, including those in the US, report shows

One international airport in the United States was named No. 1 as the world’s most punctual, according to Cirium’s annual On-Time Performance Review for 2023.

Man found dead at Salt Lake City International Airport after climbing into plane engine

A 30-year-old man died at Salt Lake City International Airport after he accessed the airport’s deicing pad and crawled into an aircraft engine, authorities said Tuesday.

Japan Airlines plane catches fire after collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, leaving 5 dead

A plane burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday, with news reports saying it hit another aircraft after landing. NHK TV reported that all passengers aboard, believed to have been about 400 people, got out safely.

Here's where your luggage goes when airlines lose it

What happens when airlines find lost luggage after they've stopped looking for it? This is where the Unclaimed Baggage store comes in.

6-year-old flying alone ends up on wrong Spirit Airlines flight

A 6-year-old boy's first time on a plane did not go as expected. The child, named Capser, was headed from Philadelphia to Florida, but his grandmother said that Spirit Airlines put him on the wrong flight.

Human trafficking probe grounds about 300 Indian travelers at French airport

Authorities in France say about 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America are sequestered in a French airport for a third day because of an investigation into suspected human trafficking.

FAA opens military airspace to accommodate holiday travel rush

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened military airspace across the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico to ease pressure on commercial airline routes for the festive period, and so far delays have been kept to a minimum despite heavy downpours from a storm slamming the West Coast.

TSA testing self-screening to speed up airport wait times: How it works

The goal of TSA self-screening is not only reducing wait times for passengers, but also “reducing the number of pat downs and bag inspections" by TSA agents.

Planes narrowly avoid collision on runway in Colorado after pilot's last-second maneuver: video

A quickly thinking airplane captain narrowly avoided a head-on crash at an airport in Colorado last year after unclear communication between two aircraft and the traffic control center.

Complaints from travelers about US airlines soars to record pace in 2023

Travelers experienced headaches with airlines this year, and here are some of the top grievances they expressed based on a new report.