Travel

Summer’s unofficial kickoff is here and Americans are wasting no time getting out of town. From crowded airports to congested highways, Memorial Day travel is heating up, thanks in part to a dip in gas prices. A record 45.1 million people are expected to travel between Thursday May 22 and …

For some travelers, Newark Liberty International Airport has become a no-fly zone. With passengers spooked by reports of harried air traffic controllers’ losing radio and radar contact with planes and dismayed by the resulting massive flight delays, the average daily number of travelers flying out of Newark, New Jersey, has …

A man who tried to open a cabin door and then attacked a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon on a passenger jet in 2023 has agreed to a deal that includes his release. Francisco Severo Torres, 34, agreed to plead guilty to assaulting or intimidating a flight crew …

Let’s be real: no one wants to worry about plug types or voltage conversion on vacation. That’s why you need a great travel adapter — with the right model, you can plug in your chargers and electronics like you normally would at home. That’s why I spoke with electronics experts: …

Another ground stop at Newark Liberty International left travelers facing a new wave of cancellations and hourslong delays at the New Jersey airport on Sunday. This disruption follows weeks of chaos marked by air traffic communication issues and staffing shortages. While waiting areas, makeshift chairs and benches were emptier this …

The FAA will embark on an ambitious three-year plan to modernize America’s air traffic control systems and phase out the “outdated technologies that are unable to meet” modern demands, officials said Thursday. The federal government has been under pressure to address mounting traveler concerns in the wake of fatal crashes, …

The air traffic in and out of Newark will be slowed on Wednesday, officials said, while insisting travel in and out of the busy hub near New York City remains “absolutely safe.” The slowdown comes in the wake of stunning revelations that controllers lost radio contact with pilots flying into …

The skies above the Garden State are not so friendly this weekend if you’re flying into or out of New Jersey’s Newark Liberty Airport. Delays averaged just under two hours out of Newark by early Saturday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. United CEO Scott Kirby said his airline …

A disgruntled former Disney employee was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking into a menu-creating system used by the park’s restaurants to falsely say foods were safe from certain “allergies, when they were not,” Florida federal prosecutors said Thursday. Michael Scheuer, a 40-year-old Winter Garden resident, pleaded guilty …

A few Canadians are still stopping by the Blaine visitor center, said local Chamber of Commerce Secretary Carroll Solomon, but it’s often just to use the public bathroom. A few yards away one recent Sunday, Trent Arce and Gary Farrow were chatting by the welcome sign at the town entrance …