Sean Duffy Threatens to Fire Air Traffic Controllers as 10% Call Out Sick During Shutdown

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Trump Admin Cuts Off Funding for NYC Transportation, Blames ‘DEI’

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New Baltimore Bridge Span Will Cost $1.9 Billion And Won't Be Ready Until 2028

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Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed in March after it was struck by an enormous container ship that lost power while exiting the city’s port.

Airlines could soon be forced to pay you if your flight is delayed or canceled

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In Europe, airline passengers are guaranteed cash compensation of up to 600 euros if their arrival is delayed by more than three hours.

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Delta could bump even more people off flights as it looks to increase 'overbooking' to wring out more profits

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Delta Air Lines is looking to increase the rate it overbooks flights — slowly, according to Glen Hauenstein, president of Delta Air Lines.

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A United passenger says she was 'humiliated' by a supervisor who wouldn't alert other travelers to her son's 'life-threatening' peanut allergy

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Lianne Mandelbaum and her son Joshua.

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American Airlines is the first US carrier to guarantee families sit together — or be punished by law

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American Airlines has added guaranteed free family seating into its customer service plan, meaning the DoT can take enforcement action if it does not upholds its commitment.
American Airlines has added guaranteed free family seating into its customer service plan, meaning the Department of Transportation can take enforcement action if the airline doesn't follow through.

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Pete Buttigieg's presidential hopes make him an easy target for Republicans — and his slow response in Ohio gave them plenty of ammo

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivers remarks to the press as he visited the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment on February 23, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio.

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A new United Airlines policy cuts 'family seating fees.'

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A GOP senator says Republican lawmakers are frustrated with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg because he wants 'everything to be climate and politically correct'

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West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has raised concerns about Pete Buttigieg's tenure as Transportation secretary.

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