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In the 1970s, Chevy Chase and Garrett Morris had a regular skit on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update. Chase, the anchor, would tell viewers, "Our top story tonight is Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead." That pronouncement, based on a premature report of the dictator’s passing, would be followed up with Garrett Morris, who would join Chase to repeat the news for listeners with hearing impairments. Instead of signing, Morris would cup his hands and scream at the top of his lungs the punch line that Franco was still deceased, even though he hadn’t yet passed. They repeated the skit week after week. It has been a year since we started seeing reports about the pending departures of Wheels Up and VistaJet. However, unlike the general who did succumb, both are still alive, and flying, although at what altitude is open for discussion.

It was the content update nobody needed. When cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike issued an update to systems throughout the world running Microsoft Windows, scheduled to take place overnight from Thursday to Friday, those systems crashed. The result has been a tangled web of canceled and delayed flights, among numerous other business disruptions.

It’s never too early to plan a vacation, and flight deals to popular spring break destinations are on the horizon. United Airlines recently published several discounted fares between February and April 2025, which can help travelers save extra money and get a jumpstart on planning a spring break vacation.  For travelers from the New York City and tri-state area, the airline is offering a variety of deals on flights from their Newark (EWR) hub to Orlando, FL (MCO) for as little as $137 round-trip throughout February, March, and April 2025. The flights are a significant savings as other round-trip prices for the same month reach as high as $625 round-trip.  From United's hub at Chicago O'Hare, travelers can find spring break deals to Miami, FL (MIA) for as low as $323 round-trip in March and April 2025, which is also a considerable savings from some of the most expensive round-trip flights that month which top at $670. Orlando, which is the home to many popular theme parks including Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, and SeaWorld, is often ranked as a top spring break travel destination.

On June 20, after millions of Americans had suffered through a sweltering heat wave for three days, Amtrak sent an ominous warning over social media: Trains connecting the largest cities in Northeast could face up to an hour of delay from high temperatures.

When settling on a place to live, cost of living is certainly a factor. But so is the recreation opportunities.

United Airlines recently revealed a prediction that this will be their busiest Fourth of July weekend ever, as more than 5 million people will fly with over 4,400 flights per day. In order to make things run smoothly for the millions of passengers, United's Chief Customer Officer Linda Jojo has been hard at work. The executive, who has been at United nearly a decade with previous roles leading Digital and Technology, recently spoke with Travel + Leisure about the airline's busiest season so far, and tips for travelers.  The busiest locations that United will be flying to include Orlando (MCO), London (LHR), Seattle (SEA), Honolulu (HNL), and Boston (BOS). The busiest travel days for United over the holiday week are June 29, 2024 and July 7, 2024. For travelers still looking for a last-minute deal this Fourth of July weekend, T+L spotted discounted flights from United’s Newark hub to Boston for $337, Nashville for $364, and Austin for $490. Travelers can also fly from  Chicago to Philly for $296.  With millions of travelers packing planes and airports, Jojo shared some of her top tips to make travel smooth and efficient: 

The river lodges. The blue hole. The Maya history. The reefs. If you haven’t been to Belize, you’re missing one of the Caribbean’s most beautiful, adventure-filled destinations.

It’s about to get easier to escape to the lush paradise of Belize from the West Coast thanks to a new United Airlines flight set to take off from San Francisco.

Flying out of Newark the other day, I got one of those perfect IG-friendly aerial shots of New York City. Lower Manhattan was in shadow, but Lady Liberty was bathed in glorious sunlight, and as cheesy as it sounds, I got misty about all that she still represents. She stood watch when my Hungarian mother arrived as an infant; last year my half-Korean daughter, whose own mother also came to America as a child, visited Ellis Island on a school trip and was so proud to find her grandmother's name among the digitized immigration records. The plane continued over the Bronx, and I imagined the rest of America splayed out in miniature, like Saul Steinberg's View of the World From 9th Avenue, and I thought about how much I love this beautiful, fractured country, in spite of everything. The Fourth of July is upon us, so let me count the ways. An incomplete list:

Cold brew coffee lovers can now enjoy their favorite beverage in the friendly skies. United Airlines will soon add the popular beverage to their in-flight menu.  The cold brew, made by the Italian, family-owned coffee manufacturer illy, is brewed for 12 hours before being sealed and sent for distribution to passengers. The official launch of the beverage on board is July 1. However. travelers flying between New York / Newark (EWR) to Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO) will be able to enjoy a preview of the brew on red-eye flights between now and July 3.  “We know fliers enjoy a pick-me-up during travel, and illy’s canned cold brew is the perfect beverage option for coffee lovers looking to stay energized and focused during their trip," United's Managing Director of Hospitality Programs Aaron McMillan shared in a statement to T+L.  United also shares that cold brew will be available on flights longer than 300 miles, which is a majority of their mainline routes. 

When traveling, I prefer leaving things to chance, as many of my most memorable moments typically happen on less-crowded streets or when I'm chatting up strangers at a restaurant.

The U.S. celebrated fathers this past weekend, and Spirit Airlines is keeping the fun going with a Father’s Day sale that has one-way flights starting as low as $39.

As the 2024 presidential election begins to heat up, United Airlines and American Airlines are increasing capacity to Milwaukee and Chicago, the two cities that will host the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, respectively. 

Flying is a stressful ordeal, and when it's possible—especially on a long-haul flight—people want to kick back and relax. But in today's tightly packed plane cabins, one passenger's comfort is often another's discomfort.

Fourth of July weekend is less than a month away, but there are still plenty of flight deals available to help travelers plan the ultimate summer vacation.

New Delta Air Lines daily service to New York-JFK has potential to generate up to 46,000 passengers through Shannon Airport.

SAS is broadening its winter travel offerings by introducing five new direct routes to Northern Scandinavia, including Tromsø, Kiruna, Rovaniemi, and Scandinavian Mountain Airport Sälen-Trysil.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that it had not approved United’s ability to launch new routes and planes and that the carrier was still under a safety review. However, United said in an employee memo it had been cleared to begin the process for resuming certification activities.

More than 15 million visitors are expected to travel to Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics, which will take place from July 26 to August 11. But as the world's attention turns to the City of Light, even non-Olympic related trips to France may feel the ripple effects of the games over the next few months.

Clear is now a TSA PreCheck enrollment partner.

Spirit Airlines is once again adding a slew of new routes that double down on the airline's recent strategy of boosting service in entrenched hubs of network carriers.