Swissport Cargo workers will congregate outside of the John C. Kluczynski Federal Building downtown on Tuesday to detail what they call unsafe working conditions at O'Hare International Airport ahead of the busiest day for air travel in the country. By Corli Jay, Crain's Chicago Business
The US travel industry expects this holiday season to be busy enough to make last summer’s turmoil seem orderly. By By Jennah Haque and Marvis Gutierrez, Bloomberg.
The COVID-19 worries that overshadowed the holidays for the last two years are being replaced with the pandemic’s revenge — higher airfares, crowded airports and fewer seats on planes for the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks. By Kyle Arnold, The Dallas Morning News.
Planes are fuller, flights are fewer and complaints about air service are rising, yet the nation’s appetite for air travel shows no signs of slowing, fueling a dramatic turnaround for an industry that two years ago was dependent on government grants and loans for survival. By Lori Aratani, Washington Post.
In less than a month the holiday travel season will pick up, and airlines are anticipating a record number of flyers. But they'll also be trying to avoid the high number of cancellations we saw last spring. By John Lauritsen, CBS Minnesota.
People still looking to book trips home to visit family or take a vacation during the holidays need to act fast and prepare for sticker shock. By David Koenig, AP.
Weather delays, higher ticket prices and schedule disruptions are the three main reasons 80 percent of Thanksgiving travelers are driving to their destination this year, according to a Cars.com survey. By Jake Lingeman, Newsweek.
Thanksgiving holiday travel season this year, with passenger numbers expected to close in on prepandemic levels. By Callum Keown, Barron's.
As one of the most multicultural cities in the nation, Houston has an extraordinary opportunity to create a better future not just for our communities and economy but for the entire nation. By Sylvester Turner and Elsa Caballero, Mayor of Houston; President of SEIU Texas
Stabilizing air travel by establishing a floor for wage and benefit standards for all airport service workers, while ensuring public money serves the public good
In September, over 60 airport workers, janitors, security officers and other Property Services members met in Dallas to participate in the National Airports Member Brigade training.
Airport workers joined Senator Ed Markey (MA), Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT), Representative Chuy Garcia (IL-04), and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC) in Washington D.C. to introduce the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act of 2022.
By Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) and Kyle Bragg, President of 32BJ SEIU
Senate majority leader says if airports want access to billions in federal funds, they should make sure airport service workers, including contractors receive a living wage. By Rebecca Kanable, Aviation Pros
