United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby speaks during a joint press event with Boeing at the Boeing manufacturing facility in North Charleston, S.C., on Dec. 13, 2022.
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Lack of air traffic controllers is industry’s biggest issue, United Airlines CEO says
United Airlines pilots participate in a picket line at Washington Dulles International Airport on May 12, 2023. Ahead of a busy summer travel season, they’re asking for higher wages and also quality of life improvements.
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The latest workers calling for a better quality of life: airline pilots
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline stands at $4.98, according to AAA. Here, a gasoline station in McLean, Va., shows it costs final week.
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Travelers queue up at a safety checkpoint in the primary terminal of Denver International Airport on Thursday.
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Three Mexican farmers, referred to as chinamperos, navigate a trajinera, a small conventional boat of the realm, by way of water canals on Xochimilco Lake, Mexico, in June.
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Taking In Mexico City’s History By Canoe And Bike
Vova and Kolya, two Moscow boys on summer season trip, play at their household’s nation house. In the Russian creativeness, the dacha occupies a near-mythical place, and Russians of all generations fondly recall childhood summers on the household dacha.
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The Dacha Is Russia’s Summer Cure For Urban Life
Few vacationers enterprise so far as Trieste, a metropolis tucked in Italy’s northeast nook on the Adriatic Sea.
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A Once-Forgotten Port Of Italy Is Alive With A Diverse Cultural And Literary Legacy
Developers knocked down the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, London, in 2015 with plans to place up luxurious flats instead. Community activists filed swimsuit and the developer was pressured to rebuild the pub brick for brick.
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Pair Your Pints With A Trip Through History On This British Pub Crawl Across London
Taking A Trip To Visit Grandparents Or Older Relatives? Tips To Reduce The Risk
Heading someplace the place you may get traveler’s diarrhea? Try packing some prophylactic capsules containing bismuth subsalicylate, resembling Pepto Bismol.
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Tips For Staying Healthy When Traveling Abroad