Air Travel

Bird strikes are most likely to occur during takeoff or landing — or during low-altitude flights. Here’s what else to know about the airborne phenomenon.

Days after a passenger jet belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway in South Korea, dozens of yellow and beige tents have been set up for relatives to sleep in as rescuers search the wreckage for the bodies of their loved ones.

Accident investigators are trying to find the cause of a Jeju Air fatal crash landing that killed 179 of the 181 on board the flight.

Jeju Air Flight 2216 skidded off the runway while landing at Muan International Airport in South Korea, bursting into flames.

The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation following a close call on a runway at LAX Airport.

Prepare for what’s expected to be the fourth busiest travel day of this holiday season. More than 93,000 people will pass through Philadelphia International Airport, and thousands more will hit the roads. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports. 

The unidentified, unticketed passenger was apprehended after being removed from the flight Tuesday, Delta said.

Millions of people are traveling home during this record post-holiday rush. NBC10’s Yukare Nakayama checked in on how travelers are doing at Philadelphia International Airport. 

We expect today to be one of the busiest days at Philadelphia International Airport for the post-holiday rush. NBC10’s Neil Fischer spoke to some travelers. 

The U.S. airline industry had another busy year while strong demand buoyed stocks into the end of the year.

Cellphone footage circulating online appeared to show the aircraft making a steep descent before hitting the ground and exploding in a fireball.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that it was too soon to speculate on the reasons behind the crash, but said that the weather had forced the plane to change from its planned course.

Russia’s civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said that preliminary information showed that the pilots diverted to Aktau after a bird strike led to an emergency on board.

The company grounded all flights for a little over an hour on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

La-Z-Boy is behind a petition calling for the banning of reclining seats on airplanes. NBC10’s Erin Coleman and Brenna Weick discuss.

Should you recline your seat while flying? An ad campaign says no, with a video showing the reasons the practice has fallen out of favor in the past decade.

Some good news for those who are traveling for the holidays. NBC10 Responds found that 2024 is projected to have the lowest flight cancellation rate in a decade. NBC10 Responds reporter Tracy Davidson has the details from the FAA.

Drivers and airline passengers without reindeer and sleighs better make a dash for it: it’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel in the U.S. The auto club AAA predicts that more than 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day. The two weekends on either side of Christmas...

Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports.

Frontier Airlines announced its “all you can fly” pass is will $299 for a limited time offer before going up to $499.