AIR TRAVEL

Officials predict 2 million passengers will travel through the Orlando International Airport over the 12-day Thanksgiving holiday travel period -- are you one of them?

A JetBlue flight from Orlando had to land in Jacksonville Thursday because of an erratic passenger, the airline said.

Six-year-old Easton Ritchison was born with Cri du Chat syndrome, which comes with intellectual disabilities and delayed development.

A low-cost airline is now flying nonstop seasonal service between New Orleans and Orlando.

By late Wednesday afternoon, about 4,800 flights have been delayed in the U.S., according to FlightAware.

What’s your nickname for Orlando International Airport? Some people say OIA. Some people say MCO, which is the airport’s official code.

A social media video appears to show a woman being “voted” off of a Frontier Airlines flight on Monday, according to a report from ABC Action News in Philadelphia.

The weather was much better for flying Sunday after severe storms Saturday that led to a ground stop and damage to part of Orlando International Airport.

A ground stop was issued for Orlando International, Tampa International, Miami International and Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International airports, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Congressional investigators say airlines themselves are responsible for a rising percentage of canceled flights — more often than before the pandemic, when bad weather was the most common problem.

A Delta airline flight averted danger by making an emergency landing after having engine issues while in the air.

Last weekend was the busiest ever on record at the Orlando International Airport, largely due to huge Spring Break crowds.

Federal investigators say an air traffic controller cleared one plane to land and another to take off from the same runway in Florida last month.

Budget airline Spirit is launching a new nonstop service to and from Orlando International Airport.

If you fly in or out of Orlando International Airport’s new $2.8 billion Terminal C and you have to trek to or from the old terminals A and B, a new pedestrian bridge should make your long walk significantly smoother.

A flight to Florida from Cuba was forced to turn back Sunday after it struck birds that caused an engine to catch fire and filled the cabin with smoke.

Last year saw a record number of guns intercepted at airport checkpoints across the country.

Congress is hearing today about the December meltdown at Southwest Airlines.

The number of passengers coming through Orlando International Airport surpassed 50 million last year, but has not reached pre-pandemic numbers yet.

What’s your nickname for Orlando International Airport? Some people say OIA. Some people say MCO, which is the airport’s official code.

The world’s largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or cancelled thousands of flights across the U.S. on Wednesday.

A sneaking snake was stopped at security at Tampa International Airport.

People are scrambling to find luggage lost amid the hundreds of flights disrupted at Orlando International Airport and the thousands impacted nationwide.

Passengers from all over the country are scrambling to make new travel plans in the wake of nationwide flight cancellations.

Families hoping to catch a Southwest Airlines flight after days of cancellations, missing luggage and missed family connections are suffering through another wave of scrubbed flights.

Some passengers at Orlando International Airport are looking at delays and cancellations as a powerful winter storm is moving from the Plains and Midwest to the East Coast.

A 76-year-old man accused of performing lewd acts and touching a 21-year-old woman’s leg without her consent on a Boston-bound flight earlier this year has pleaded guilty.

As the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board investigate a twin-engine plane that flipped over during a severe storm at the Orlando Executive Airport Thursday, News 6 is learning new information about who uses the aircraft.

Losing a bag is a nightmare. News 6's Ginger Gadsden says these little tags helped save her vacation.

When you travel by plane, is your biggest worry your luggage?

The unofficial start of summer is offering a troubling look at what lies ahead for travelers during the peak vacation season.

After about two years of masking up on public transportation, wearing face coverings is now optional for travelers.

JetBlue Airways is trying to buy Spirit Airlines and break up a plan for Spirit to merge with fellow budget airline Frontier.

When it comes to traveling, especially on a plane, you’ll definitely catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, as the old saying goes -- meaning, in simple terms, it pays to be nice.

The union for Southwest’s 16,000 flight attendants issued a letter to federal officials and the White House.

In the letter, the heads of Jet Blue, Southwest, Delta, American Airlines and others said the requirement is “no longer aligned with the realities of the current epidemiological environment.”

The busiest day ever could come in the next few weeks, with spring break travel peaking April 9.

Someone onboard an Alaska Airlines flight airdropped a message to another passenger that was treated as a potential threat, according to federal sources.

Officials with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority said tests showed Clifton had a blood alcohol content of .17%.

Ponce is on Puerto Rico’s southern coast and is the U.S. territory’s second-largest city.

Hundreds of flights are being cancelled as the omicron variant creates havoc both for travelers and for airlines who are having to cobble together flight crews as infections rise among pilots and flight attendants.

These are the precautions airlines are taking to prevent the spread of the coronavirusPublished: April 28, 2020, 1:04 pmHere's what airlines are doing to protect passengers and employees during the coronavirus pandemic.