/news/tags/air-travel Air Travel en-US Copyright Fri, 05 May 2023 00:03:47 GMT /government-politics/2023-05-04/frontier-airlines-launches-direct-flight-between-cleveland-and-puerto-rico The new route will offer a quicker and more affordable option for tourists and Northeast Ohio Puerto Rican families. Fri, 05 May 2023 00:03:47 GMT /government-politics/2023-05-04/frontier-airlines-launches-direct-flight-between-cleveland-and-puerto-rico Abbey Marshall /npr-news/2023-01-19/faa-contractors-deleted-files-and-inadvertently-grounded-thousands-of-flights The agency's preliminary review determined it was unintentional as the contractors worked "to correct synchronization" between databases. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 02:34:35 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-19/faa-contractors-deleted-files-and-inadvertently-grounded-thousands-of-flights Nicole Hernandez, Ayana Archie /show/sound-of-ideas/2023-01-17/experts-are-warning-of-newest-sub-variant-of-covid-19-being-most-transmissible-yet There is a new sub-variant of COVID-19 that's accounting for most cases; we get an update from an infectious disease expert. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2023-01-17/experts-are-warning-of-newest-sub-variant-of-covid-19-being-most-transmissible-yet Drew Maziasz /npr-news/2023-01-11/a-damaged-file-may-have-caused-the-outage-in-an-faa-system-leading-to-travel-chaos Departures across the U.S. were halted for two hours Wednesday morning after the agency's system for alerting pilots and airports of real-time hazards went dark, frustrating thousands of travelers. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:40:05 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-11/a-damaged-file-may-have-caused-the-outage-in-an-faa-system-leading-to-travel-chaos Emily Olson, Rachel Treisman, Jaclyn Diaz /news/economy/2021-07-17/new-budget-airline-breeze-airways-offers-direct-flights-to-popular-destinations The airline has 39 routes throughout the U.S., some of which are at the Akron-Canton and John Glenn Columbus International airports. Sat, 17 Jul 2021 09:00:37 GMT /news/economy/2021-07-17/new-budget-airline-breeze-airways-offers-direct-flights-to-popular-destinations Jo Ingles /news/economy/2021-05-25/akron-canton-airport-adds-breeze-airways-as-looser-covid-rules-are-expected-to-spur-travel The airport's newest airline flies to popular recreational and business destinations via three nonstop routes. Tue, 25 May 2021 09:05:32 GMT /news/economy/2021-05-25/akron-canton-airport-adds-breeze-airways-as-looser-covid-rules-are-expected-to-spur-travel Abigail Bottar /news/community/2021-05-19/new-2-billion-cleveland-hopkins-airport-plan-calls-for-new-concourses A 20-year master plan also includes a larger terminal and a redesigned traffic flow into the airport campus. Thu, 20 May 2021 03:22:02 GMT /news/community/2021-05-19/new-2-billion-cleveland-hopkins-airport-plan-calls-for-new-concourses Nick Castele /news/health-science/2020-11-25/the-last-leg-akron-resident-on-his-struggle-to-return-home Since March, Ruben Luevano has been trapped in the Philippines, unable to return home because of pandemic restrictions. He had reached Manila, but a Herculean effort still remained to find a flight home. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:05:04 GMT /news/health-science/2020-11-25/the-last-leg-akron-resident-on-his-struggle-to-return-home Ruben Luevano