An LA airport was left without air traffic controllers for 6 hours as the government shutdown causes travel chaos

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
A dark and unstaffed air traffic control tower is seen at the Hollywood Burbank Airport on October 6, 2025 in Burbank, California.
The unstaffed air traffic control tower at Hollywood Burbank Airport on Monday.

FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images

Travel chaos as 'cyberattack' disrupts European airports, including London's Heathrow

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
A British Airways A380 takes off from London Heathrow Airport.
A British Airways A380 takes off from London Heathrow Airport.

Tejas Sandhu/SOPA/Getty Images

Map shows exodus of private jets from Augusta's small, usually quiet, airport after the Masters

Tech Insider : Sports, Business
A map of the continental US shows hundreds of private jets leaving Augusta after the Masters on Sunday 13 April 2025.
229 private jets left Augusta on Sunday, with around 2,100 flights in and out of the airport last week.

X/@radaratlas2

I love airport lounges and flight upgrades, but I worry I'll regret spoiling my tween with them

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Author's son sitting in premium seat with rolled up blanket on United flight
My son has enjoyed flying in premium class but I also want him to appreciate economy.

Amanda Adler

American Airlines is starting to shame passengers who try to board too early

Tech Insider
A flyer at an AA ticket counter.
American Airlines is rolling out software that will alert staff to passengers who try to board too early.

Scott Olson/Staff

I take 'positioning' flights to save hundreds when I fly. This trick helps me get discounted business-class seats, too.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel
Man with suitcase watching plane through glass wall of airport
I (not pictured) have flown so many times and positioning flights have helped me save money.

guvendemir/Getty Images

I've explored the world's most luxurious airport, complete with a butterfly garden and a pool. It's my favorite layover spot.

Tech Insider : Travel
A selfie of the author at the Changi pool holding a cocktail stitched with a picture of the indoor waterfall.
Changi Airport in Singapore is my favorite airport to have a long layover.

Taylor Rains/Business Insider

Apple is making it easier to find your lost luggage by letting you share AirTag tracking info with airlines

Tech Insider
Apple AirTag in hand
Apple's Find My system will introduce a new Share Item Location feature.

Apple

An airport sick of cars clogging its drop-off zone imposed a 3-minute cap on hugs

Tech Insider
A shot of mother and daughter hugging curbside at the airport before departure.
Dunedin Airport in New Zealand (not pictured) has limited farewell hugs to three minutes.

Thomas Barwick/Getty Images

The TSA says it confiscates an average of 18 firearms a day at airports, and over 90% of them are loaded

Tech Insider
Travelers pass through a TSA security checkpoint during a winter storm at Denver International Airport on February 22, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.
A TSA security checkpoint at Denver International Airport.

Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

Subscribe to Airports