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Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy. What does that mean for travelers?

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and DAVID KOENIG
Nov 18, 2024 3:22 pm - NEW YORK — Spirit Airlines, the largest budget carrier in the U.S., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday. The airline said customers should not see any disru...
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom

By DAVID KOENIG
Nov 18, 2024 7:14 am - Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel...
Turkey to go? Here’s the skinny on cheap flights, gas prices and airport security lines

By Marni Pyke
Nov 18, 2024 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is coming like a freight train. How to get over the river and through the woods and keep your sanity.
Holiday travel scams could take you for a ride

Submitted by Better Business Bureau
Nov 17, 2024 5:59 am - This holiday season, travel predictions estimate between 104 million and 115 million people will be on the move. Many of these travelers will be flying, and the Better Business Bureau advises them to be vigilant, especially about a scam targeting the TSA PreCheck program.
40% drop in Metra trains could come in 2027, leaders warn

By Marni Pyke
Nov 13, 2024 8:41 pm - Metra leaders are warning of service cuts of up to 40% in 2027 if a pending “fiscal cliff” materializes.
Lots of legroom at O’Hare’s new parking structure

By Marni Pyke
Nov 12, 2024 10:45 am - A new parking structure at O’Hare’s Terminal 5 more than doubles he number of spaces previously available.
Metra’s traveling tribute to veterans hard to miss

By Marni Pyke
Nov 11, 2024 1:38 pm - Metra on Monday debuted a unique locomotive honoring veterans, active duty service members and reservists that will operate throughout the system this fall and winter.
Grab your Metra holiday train tickets — they’ll sell faster than flying reindeer

By Marni Pyke
Nov 11, 2024 11:21 am - Tickets for Metra’s popular holiday trains go on sale at noon Monday on six lines.
What’s going on with effort to nix senior road test as veto session approaches?

By Marni Pyke
Nov 10, 2024 9:00 pm - Wait until next year is the prognosis for legislation aimed at ending Illinois’ annual road test for seniors.
Strike at Boeing part of new era of labor activism long in decline at U.S. workplaces

Associated Press
Nov 05, 2024 2:19 pm - Organized labor has made itself heard over the past couple of years, and the number of actions taken by unions has soared. There were 470 work stoppages involving roughly 539,000 workers last year, according to Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. The nearly 500 work stoppages resulted in about 24,874,522 strike days.

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