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The Most Popular Airports in the US, Canada

JD Power ranks the favorites, and the not-so-favorites

(Newser) - Getting stuck in an airport on a delay, layover, or missed connection isn't exactly the apex of travel, but some airports are better than others at moving you swiftly to your destination. JD Power is out with its North America Airport Satisfaction Study , now in its 20th year, reports...

'Large Drones' Prompt Airport to Shut Down

With regions monitoring Russian incursions, Copenhagen flights were halted for four hours

(Newser) - Flights at Copenhagen Airport were grounded for nearly four hours on Monday night after large drones were spotted nearby, disrupting travel and forcing dozens of planes to divert. As operations resume Tuesday, lingering delays and investigations continue, the BBC reports. Police posted on X that "2-3 large drones"...

CBP Looked for Plants and Cigars, Found a Skull Instead

Human remains found during routine luggage check at Tampa airport, passenger claims ritual use

(Newser) - Customs officials at Tampa International Airport made a gruesome find in a traveler's bag this week. During what started as a standard baggage inspection, agents uncovered a foil-wrapped bundle containing human bones, including part of a skull. The passenger, whose identity and nationality weren't disclosed, reportedly told...

Fliers in Europe Face Delays After Multi-Airport Cyberattack

Heathrow, Berlin, Brussels airports among those seeing issues with check-in, boarding systems

(Newser) - A cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems has disrupted air traffic and caused delays at several of Europe's major airports, officials said Saturday. The main airport in Brussels reported that the attack means that only manual check-in and boarding was possible there, and that the incident was having a...

US Airports With the Worst Delays
US Airports With
the Worst Delays
Aug 30, 2025 5:30 AM CDT

US Airports With the Worst Delays

Dallas Fort Worth takes the unwanted top honors

(Newser) - Sometimes it's the weather. Sometimes it's because they're major hubs vulnerable to snafus elsewhere. Sometimes, it's a combination of those and other factors. Whatever the reason, certain airports are worse than others when it comes to delays for air travelers. A study by Transfeero using data...

The World's Top Airports
The World's Top Airports
Aug 17, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

The World's Top Airports

Salt Lake City's hub is only US airport to break AirHelp's top 10 list

(Newser) - Every year for the past decade, AirHelp has released its rankings of the world's best airports, and this year's edition names the aviation hub in South Africa's Cape Town as its top pick. The site ranked 250 airports from 68 nations around the globe, factoring into its...

Fugitive Ditches Cops at Seattle Airport

Authorities are searching for 20-year-old burglary suspect John Nino

(Newser) - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport saw a little criminal action this week, courtesy of a burglary suspect who ditched his handlers during transport. Authorities say that 20-year-old John Nino was being extradited to Washington state on Tuesday evening after being arrested several days ago in New Mexico, when he slipped away from...

Couple Accused of Ditching Kid at Airport to Make Their Flight

Airport worker calls incident involving 10-year-old boy in Barcelona 'surreal'

(Newser) - Barcelona has been hit in recent months with moves against mass tourism , and the latest incident in the Spanish city's main airport is sure not to endear visitors to the locals. According to the country's Guardia Civil national police, the incident took place a few days ago at...

Buffalo Airport Witnessed a Strange Joyride

Police say 'visibly intoxicated' Wyoming man took airport cart, drove it on people mover

(Newser) - Things got a little hairy in Western New York this week when a man decided to appropriate a motorized cart at a local airport and go on a joyride. The now-viral incident went down in the early hours Monday at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, when a Wyoming resident identified by...

TSA: 'Stop Hiding Animals in Weird Places'

Agency says woman had two live turtles concealed 'in her breast area'

(Newser) - The fact that the Transportation Security Administration doesn't want travelers to hide weapons or illegal drugs on them when they pass through airport security evidently goes without saying. But after recent seizures of turtles—with one of the cases prompting the agency to write, "passenger divested two turtles...

One Jet Lands as Another Tries to Take Off on Same Runway

Aeromexico, Delta planes have a 200-foot near miss in Mexico City

(Newser) - In the ideal world of air travel, "coming in for a landing" does not mean "nearly on top of another aircraft." Yet CNN reports this is nearly what transpired at Mexico City's Benito Juarez International Airport on Monday, with one incoming Aeromexico jet flying over a...

TSA to Offer 'Tokens of Gratitude' to Service Members

Special lanes to ease travel to debut for military, families with young kids

(Newser) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is introducing changes aimed at easing airport security lines for families and military personnel. Speaking at Tennessee's Nashville International Airport on Thursday, Noem announced the launch of "Families on the Fly," a new program that sets up dedicated TSA security lanes...

Bomb Threats Briefly Halt Traffic at 6 Canadian Airports

Air traffic control facilities were evacuated

(Newser) - Passengers across Canada faced long delays Thursday after bomb threats were received by air traffic control towers at some of the country's busiest areas. Authorities say threats were received at airports in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver airports early Thursday morning and temporary ground stops were issued,...

Report: Heathrow Emergency Was Entirely Avoidable

Report links fire to a fault detected in 2018

(Newser) - How much chaos can an instance of deferred maintenance cause? The UK's National Grid is finding out. A fire that shut down London's Heathrow Airport for more than 16 hours in March has been traced to a transformer fault first flagged by the local power provider seven...

These US Airports Are Tops
These US Airports Are Tops
Jun 26, 2025 11:21 AM CDT

These US Airports Are Tops

Oregon's Portland International Airport is the Washington Post 's No. 1 pick

(Newser) - Looking to get out of Dodge? Your trip experience often begins and ends at the airport, and some are more pleasant than others. The Washington Post surveyed its readers for their top picks, spurring more than 2,300 responses. The paper's "Department of Data" columnist, Andrew Van Dam,...

Mom Was Busy at Ticket Counter, So Boy Went for a Ride

Cops rescue 2-year-old boy who got swept away on Newark airport's luggage conveyor belt

(Newser) - Here's hoping when this toddler thinks back to this moment, he'll only remember the fun ride he took at the airport. Sources tell CBS News that on May 28, the mom of a 2-year-old was making flight arrangements at the JetBlue ticket counter in New Jersey's Newark...

He Couldn't Find a 'Cane Sword,' Bought 'Cane Stun Gun' Instead

TSA at Idaho airport stops man from bringing cane he says he purchased for self-defense

(Newser) - Transportation Security Administration agents have seen people try to take some surprising items on planes. The latest: a stun gun disguised as a cane. Scanners detected a cane that had been tampered with at Idaho's Boise Airport on Tuesday before agents realized the handle could be removed. Inside was...

Transportation Secretary Shifted Wife Off Newark Flight

While assuring Americans the airport is safe to travel through

(Newser) - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday assured the public that the beleaguered Newark Airport is safe to fly in and out of. "I fly out of Newark all the time," he said on Meet the Press. "My family flies out of Newark." But on Monday, he...

Newark Airport's Problems Just Deepened: 'Pure Insanity'

FAA says just 3 traffic controllers guided planes at airport on Monday, instead of the preferred 14

(Newser) - In addition to the "incredibly old" air traffic control setup that's plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport, leading to frightening recent outages of the radar system used there, the New Jersey travel hub is also suffering from an air traffic controller shortage that's causing concern. The Federal Aviation...

Russia's Airports Close as Drones Rain Down

13 of them, including 4 major airports near Moscow, after Russia says it stopped 100 Ukrainian drones

(Newser) - All four international airports around Moscow temporarily suspended flights on Tuesday as Russian forces intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones fired at almost a dozen Russian regions, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said. Nine other regional Russian airports also temporarily stopped operating as drones struck areas along the border with...

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