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France is bracing for airport chaos on Monday as air traffic controllers go on strike.

Speeding, red-light running and school bus stop-arm violations are some of the dangerous driving behaviors that traffic safety cameras can detect and that contribute to the more than 100 deaths on U.S. roads every day. Traffic fatalities have spiked 30% over the past decade, increasing from just under 33,000 in 2013 to nearly 43,000 in 2022.

In November, the average daily international passenger traffic surged by 8.4% month-on-month, reaching 198.5 million. This significant increase marks the beginning of the inbound travel season, as indicated by data from the Ministry of Civil Aviation. 

Within the EU+ countries market, the best performances came from relying on incoming tourism and VFR traffic: Iceland (+25%), Greece (+21%), Slovenia (+20%) and Portugal (+16%).

We all appreciate the pilots who fly us safely to our destination. Some of us even clap for them on landing - much to the chagrin of fellow travellers.

LATAM Airlines was the market share leader among companies flying between Brazil and the U.S. in the quarter ended in October after resuming non-stop flights to Los Angeles, data from local authority ANAC showed on Friday.

Travel has been plagued by strikes and walkouts over the last couple of years, but France is looking to improve the situation for passengers.

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Business as usual at the Federal Aviation Administration isn’t enough to dig out of the national air traffic controller shortage affecting flights across the U.S.

French air traffic control currently works on a system developed in the 1970s - sometimes still using paper strips to represent incoming planes. Though it has been regularly upgraded over the years, it is scheduled for a major overhaul in early 2024 due to rapid growth in air traffic.

"I know every airline is feeling the pressure to deliver and be there as we go into the holidays."

My mother and I took the Amtrak Auto Train back in August 2017 when I was in college and needed a way to move all my belongings and bring my car with me from Florida to Virginia.

Japan's iconic Mount Fuji is struggling with overtourism.

Air traffic control staff shortages have plagued the air industry all summer, and now airline executives are warning travelers it could take years to fix.

The technical glitch which caused last week’s flight chaos in the UK was a “one in 15 million” event, according to air traffic service NATS.

Sports fans could face travel chaos next week as French airport staff threaten strikes during the Rugby World Cup.

Driving through Chicago is one of the great miseries of my life. 

The air traffic control glitch which caused thousands of flight cancellations and delays into and out of Britain on Monday has been fixed and there will be no repeat of the issue, said the head of the country’s air traffic control provider, NATS.

August travel plans have been thrown into chaos for hundreds of thousands following an outage of the United Kingdom’s air traffic control systems that has led to lots of delays and cancellations.

The British government was working with airlines on Tuesday to help ensure passengers stranded in airports across Europe can get home after an air traffic control glitch caused widespread disruption to flights that is expected to last for days.

Flights in and out of Britain will be disrupted for days, the U.K. government said on Tuesday, after a technical issue with the country’s air traffic control system left thousands of passengers stranded abroad or facing severe delays.