Author: Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY

American Airlines flight 72 was due to fly from Sydney, Australia, to Los Angeles on Friday before a flight attendant tested positive for COVID-19.

Despite the CDC’s new guidance that fully vaccinated Americans can safely travel, the agency is still recommending against it as COVID cases rise.

With vacation travel rebounding, several airlines are reinstating ticket restrictions they lifted during the coronavirus pandemic.

Delta Air Lines is the last U.S. airline still blocking middle seats. The policy will end May 1 due to a rebound in travel.

Southwest Airlines, which does not assign seats, boarded passengers in groups of 10 during the pandemic. It is now boarding 30 passengers per group.

What the “international capital of spring break” is like one year after the coronavirus crisis began.

Here’s a look at what’s changed (buffets) and what hasn’t (timeshare pitches) in the popular beach getaway of Cancun, Mexico.

The TSA screened 1.4 million passengers Friday, March 12, the most since Jan. 3. It was the 17th day of 2021 where passenger counts topped 1 million.