Air travel

Millions of Americans are preparing to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, with the Transportation Security Administration anticipating possibly record-breaking air travel in the coming week.

In airports across the U.S. and globe, the moving sidewalks that get passengers to gates are disappearing.

Officials in the Justice Department, which oversees the DEA, ordered that the searches be suspended pending an internal evaluation.

After their son, who worked as a pilot, died by suicide, a couple now works to break the stigma of mental health for pilots. NBC Chicago’s Stefan Holt reports.

Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Transportation Security Administration is preparing for a possibly record-breaking travel week. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

A passenger rushed a flight attendant to open a door mid-flight on an American Airlines flight from Milwaukee to DFW Airport on Tuesday, but other passengers stepped in and duct taped the man’s arms and legs until the plane landed.

Flying with Thanksgiving food? Here’s everything you need to know before getting to the airport security checkpoint with that frozen turkey.

The AirTag said the checked bag was inside the airport, but United Airlines said it couldn’t find it. The bag later traveled 30 miles away.

Airplane food might soon get a little tastier.

AAA projects that 79.9 million Americans will go 50 miles or more away from home over the Thanksgiving holidays.

Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the first major U.S. passenger carrier to do so since American Airlines 13 years ago.

The airline hasn’t posted an annual profit since 2019 and lost more than $335 million in the first half of the year.

The deadline for needing a Real ID is fast approaching, but what should Illinois residents know about the upcoming change?

With air travel reaching new heights, the Department of Transportation has stepped in with new refund rules to help passengers get their money back if trips don’t go as planned.

Haiti’s airport is temporarily closing as gangs were attempting to take control of it, the US Embassy reported Monday.

Passengers were watching the closing seconds of the Lions’ game on their seatback screens when the broadcast audio paused and the message “An announcement is in progress…” appeared. 

A Spirit Airlines flight traveling from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was diverted to the Dominican Republic after the aircraft was struck by gunfire Monday, the airline confirmed in a statement.

Chicago-area residents looking to get away for a trip to Europe next summer will be greeted by another nonstop option available out of O’Hare International Airport.

No one among the 190 passengers and seven crew members was injured Oct. 5 on Flight 1326 from San Diego, according to a NTSB preliminary report.

The Department of Transportation’s new refund policy for delayed and canceled flights is now fully in effect. NBC6’s Sasha Jones has more