Thanksgiving travel: TSA breaks record for highest number of daily passengers Monday, November 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- This year's Thanksgiving holiday shattered travel records.There were 2,907,378 people screened Sunday at U.S. airports -- the highest number of people to go through security on a single day ever, according to the Transportation Security Administration.The record came despite a cross-country... Read More.
Sound Transit to resume issuing violations to non-paying passengers Friday, November 17 by The Center Square (The Center Square) – Sound Transit has resumed issuing violations to passengers found to be riding repeatedly without proof of payment, but with more lenient policies in place. ... Read More.
Luxury cruise ship runs aground with 206 passengers on board as rescue efforts underway Wednesday, September 13 by ABC News(LONDON) -- A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland.The Ocean Explorer, a 104.4-meter (343-foot) long and 18-meter (60 foot) ship ran aground on Monday near Alpefjord in the Northeast Greenland National Park -- a 375,000 square... Read More.
Pakistan cable car updates: All eight passengers rescued from 600 feet in the air Wednesday, August 23 by ABC News(LONDON) -- Two adults and six children were rescued Tuesday after they were left dangling hundreds of feet above the ground in Pakistan when a cable car used to get kids to school broke, sparking a dramatic hourslong rescue operation.The six children ranged in... Read More.
Pakistan cable car updates: All 8 passengers rescued from 600 feet in the air Tuesday, August 22 by ABC News(LONDON) -- Two adults and six children were rescued Tuesday after they were left dangling hundreds of feet above the ground in Pakistan when a cable car used to get kids to school broke, sparking a dramatic hourslong rescue operation.The six children ranged in... Read More.
Update: All eight passengers rescued after dangling 1,000 feet in the air Tuesday, August 22 by ABC News(LONDON) -- Two adults and six children who rescued Tuesday after they were left dangling 900 feet above the ground in Pakistan when a cable car used to get kids to school broke, sparking a dramatic hourslong rescue operation.The six children ranged in age... Read More.
Delta passengers fall sick while waiting on Vegas tarmac in triple-digit temperatures Thursday, July 20 by ABC News(LAS VEGAS) -- At least one Delta passenger was taken to the hospital for heat-related illness after the plane sat on the tarmac for hours on Monday in Las Vegas, where temperatures reached triple digits.Passengers on a Delta flight to Atlanta experienced extreme heat... Read More.
Dozens of whales slaughtered in front of cruise passengers as company apologizes Friday, July 14 by ABC News(LONDON) -- A cruise line has apologized to over 1,000 of its passengers after one of their ships arrived at port in the middle of a whale hunt where dozens of the marine mammals were being slaughtered.Ambassador Cruise Lines confirmed on Thursday that the... Read More.
Titanic submersible: Families of passengers may be able to sue even if victims signed waivers, experts say Friday, June 23 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Families of the passengers aboard the ill-fated submersible lost near the shipwrecked Titanic may be able to successfully sue deep-sea travel company OceanGate even if the victims signed liability waivers, legal experts told ABC News.A remote-operated vehicle found several pieces of... Read More.
Missing Titanic submersible live updates: All passengers believed to be lost Thursday, June 22 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The search is intensifying for a submersible carrying five people that vanished while on a tour of the Titanic wreckage off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.The 21-foot deep-sea vessel, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, lost contact about an hour and 45 minutes... Read More.
Missing Titanic submersible: What to know about the five passengers Tuesday, June 20 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Hamish Harding, one of the five people aboard a submersible missing near the Titanic wreck, is no stranger to exploration.Harding circumnavigated the Earth in 2019, he said on Facebook. He made a dive in 2021 to the deepest point on earth,... Read More.
Airline begins asking passengers to weigh in before flights for new study Wednesday, May 31 by ABC News(LONDON) -- An airline is asking passengers to weigh in before flights in a survey that will take place for nearly five weeks and involve more than 10,000 passengers.Air New Zealand will be asking over 10,000 of its customers traveling internationally on their flights... Read More.