Houston airports preparing for record-breaking holiday season with 3.9M travelers expected

Houston airports preparing for record-breaking holiday season with 3.9M travelers expected

A United Airlines 777-200 taxis on the tarmac at Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 in Houston.Brett Coomer/Staff photographer After surviving record-breaking Thanksgiving travel, the Houston Airport System will brace for millions more passengers this winter season. According to officials, 3.9 million will fly at George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby … Read more

TSA predicts record-breaking Thanksgiving travel numbers

TSA predicts record-breaking Thanksgiving travel numbers

TSA predicts record-breaking Thanksgiving travel volume, offers food transport tips Updated: 7:05 PM EST Nov 20, 2023 Transportation Security Administration officials are predicting record-breaking passenger volume this Thanksgiving.At a news conference Monday at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, officials said they have been preparing for this travel period all year.”Thanksgiving is what we consider our … Read more

Thanksgiving travel: How busy will the holiday season be? Airlines prepare for busiest holiday travel rush ever

Thanksgiving travel: How busy will the holiday season be? Airlines prepare for busiest holiday travel rush ever

Americans are on pace for record setting holiday travel this season, and while all the major airlines say they’re ready, passengers don’t want a repeat of last year. Airlines and airports across the U.S. have started to brace for what’s expected to be the busiest holiday travel rush ever. Nick Calio, CEO of Airlines for … Read more

Major airline overhauls frequent-flier program

Major airline overhauls frequent-flier program

A Delta Airlines flight attendant sells food on board an SFO-bound fight in April 2014. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Delta frequent flyers are facing some major changes to the airline’s SkyMiles loyalty program and its Sky Club airport lounge program in the months ahead, and not all of them are positive. Starting Jan. 1 of next … Read more