Summer flights in the US are 19% cheaper than last year — here's how to find the best deals

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Jet fuel is now around $90 per barrel, cheaper than it was last year, when it reached $178 per barrel in June.

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Uber customers in the UK will be able to book flights on its app by the summer

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The Uber app on a smartphone shows the ability to book a flight from London to New York.
The flight booking screen in the Uber app.

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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 new 'basic' Japanese airline is launching flights between San Francisco and Tokyo starting at $325 one-way. See what it will be like onboard the Boeing 787 jets.

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Pilot shortages and increasing travel demand are causing backups at major airports. The solution may be as simple as using bigger planes.

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Airlines are looking for solutions for congestion and delays.

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I'm a flight attendant. I thought I'd get a cute uniform — but in reality, I just get sweaty legs and blisters on my feet.

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My job went remote — so I got 2 more and started traveling the world in secret

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Flight attendant of 10 years reveals whether it's okay to cut the boarding line and the correct way to ask for an upgrade

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Bribing flight attendants with candy or gift cards won't get you upgraded to first class, flight attendant Rich Henderson told Insider.

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Budget airline seeks to limit disruption after 4 planes were reportedly seized by a New York-based hedge fund in an 'extreme and unusual' move

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Flair Airlines said the impact had been caused by a commercial dispute.

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A commercial pilot says collisions are super rare but investigators need to figure out if recent near-misses are coincidences or not

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An American Airlines plane on the runway.

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