Tag: air travel
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10th Circuit agrees Frontier must pay TSA for security fees
Frontier Airlines must pay nearly $5.4 million to the Transportation Security Administration after it improperly held onto security-related fees paid by certain customers, the federal appeals court in Denver ruled on Monday. The TSA argued that federal law and regulations permit refunds of a ticket-based security fee to be paid to only two recipients: the…
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Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen cheers President Trump signing into law 2 bipartisan bills she led
President Donald Trump has signed into law two bills led by U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen that address a pair of the Colorado Democrat’s signature issues — opioid addiction treatment and parents traveling by air with breast milk. Known as the SUPPORT Act and the BABES Act, respectively, the bipartisan bills passed the U.S. House and…
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FAA says it will list airports where it is reducing flights during the government shutdown
Travelers through some of the busiest U.S. airports can expect to learn Thursday whether they’ll see fewer flights as the government shutdown drags into a second month. The Federal Aviation Administration will announce the 40 “high-volume markets” where it is reducing flights by 10% before the cuts go into effect Friday, said agency administrator Bryan…
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Colorado Springs tourism officials optimistic about summer season ahead
Colorado Springs tourism industry leaders are optimistic the Pikes Peak region will enjoy robust visitor spending during the summer tourism season that begins with this weekend’s Memorial Day holiday, despite a slow start for some attractions this spring. Stable gas prices, a surprisingly robust national economy, surging passenger traffic at the Colorado Springs Airport and…
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Colorado Springs Airport expecting large Memorial Day weekend travel numbers
Passengers are advised to arrive at least 90 minutes to two hours before their flight.
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Broken wheelchairs plague disabled air travelers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Julie Reiskin took off from the Denver International Airport to Kansas City for a business meeting in October 2022, she did not know she was headed to disaster. She said she was greeted by a snapped wheelchair joystick at the end of her Southwest…
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Broken wheelchairs plague disabled air travelers
When Julie Reiskin took off from the Denver International Airport to Kansas City for a business meeting in October 2022, she did not know she was headed to disaster. She said she was greeted by a snapped wheelchair joystick at the end of her Southwest flight. “I was stuck, the chair was broken,” she said.…
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Southwest pushes passenger numbers at Colorado Springs Airport to 13-month high
The arrival of Southwest Airlines at the Colorado Springs Airport last month pushed passenger numbers to the highest level since before the COVID-19 pandemic slowed air travel, the airport announced Wednesday. The 57,758 passengers on outbound flights in March surged 67% from March 2020, when the pandemic cut passenger numbers by more than 25,000 from…
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United resuming Colorado Springs flights to LA, adding others
United Airlines next month will resume daily service between Colorado Springs and Los Angeles and add local flights to Denver and Houston, Colorado Springs Airport officials announced Friday. The Chicago area-based carrier suspended the Los Angeles service and reduced flights to the other two cities in late March after nearly all states imposed stay-at-home orders…