The Top Air Travel News From September

by Rich Thomaselli
Last updated:: 7:00 AM ET, Fri September 29, 2023

United aircraft at Newark Intl Airport. (Photo Credit: Claudette Covey)

PHOTO: Amsterdam Schipol experienced significant delays and cancellations following and air traffic control outage. (Photo via Flickr/Andrew Nash)

Delta Air Lines Boeing 767. (photo via Sjo/iStock Unreleased)

No guns allowed sign at the airport (photo by Eric Bowman)

PHOTO: Airport security checkpoint. (photo via stellalevi/iStock Unreleased)

A Southwest Airlines plane at Houston's William P Hobby Airport. (Photo Credit: Patrick Clarke)

Frontier Airlines plane. (photo via Frontier Airlines Media)

Mexican airport. (Photo Credit: Feverpitched / iStock / Getty Images Plus)

Orlando International Airport Terminal C (Photo via Susan Young)

Delta plane (photo by Eric Bowman)

Allegiant Air Airbus A320 airplanes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. (photo via Boarding1Now/iStock Editorial/Getty Images Plus) (Photo Credit: Boarding1Now / iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus)

Southwest plane at Atlanta airport(photo by Eric Bowman)

FAA want to fiddle with hours at Newark

1/12

In what will likely be a test case for other airports, the Federal Aviation Administration will fiddle with the hours of its workers at Newark Airport to align better with schedules and avoid congestion at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

Air Tax coming to the Netherlands?

2/12

The Netherlands might impose a tax on airline passengers who are just using Amsterdam as a transfer point. It would amount to about $56 per person.

Delta Announces Large Schedule

3/12

Talk about getting away for the summer. Delta will fly its largest transatlantic schedule ever in the summer of 2024.

TSA stops flight attendant

4/12

You would think that if anybody knows better, it would be a flight attendant, right? Nonetheless, a transportation security administration official stopped a flight attendant from boarding a plane with a loaded handgun.

Still Paying Surcharge

5/12

We just passed the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. And in November, we will come up on the 22nd anniversary of the creation of the Transportation Security Administration. Would you believe that with a surcharge on airline tickets, we are still paying for the TSA?

Possible Strike for Southwest

6/12

With a pilot shortage afoot, the last thing any airline needs is a pilot strike. But Southwest Airlines is staring at a possible strike by its pilots. And if anybody is ill-equipped to handle a pilot strike, it's Southwest.

Frontier Airlines CEO and Lazy Workers

7/12

Is it laziness or a change in culture? Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle said workers have gotten lazy from working at home during the pandemic.

Mexico's Aviation Safety Rating

8/12

It was touch and go there for a while, but the United States has finally returned Mexico’s aviation reading to its highest level.

See the airport without flying

9/12

Orlando International Airport has a sparkling new terminal. Now you can see it in the rest of the airport without having to fly. But you have to sign up for the privilege nice and early.

Delta, United face lawsuit

10/12

This one bears watching. A judge has ordered Delta and United to face a class action lawsuit over allegations of airfare conspiracy.

Allegiant Airlines Expanded Service

11/12

Allegiant Airlines will expand its service after striking a deal with JetBlue Airways.

Southwest Finds Fake Part

12/12

A scandal erupted in the aviation industry. Southwest Airlines removed a part from an engine that it later found out was a fake.

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Rich Thomaselli

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Editor Associate Writer true 9281 14744 Rich Thomaselli has written for TravelPulse since 2014 and has been a professional journalist for nearly 40 years. His work has appeared in USA Today, the New York Times and New York Yankees publications. He is an 11-time writ