The Latest Breaking News from DOT

When money comes down from the DOT, it has copious strings attached to it—strings that make infrastructure more expensive and less useful.

One of the coolest parts about living in the West is each state's propensity to close mountain highways during winter. That may sound like a weird perk given fewer roads means more people on others, which would likely cause traffic, and traffic ain't fun. But fewer open roads also means…

Lufthansa has been slapped with a $4 million fine, the largest ever for civil rights violations, after barring 128 Jewish passengers from a flight in May 2022.

German airline blocked 128 Jewish travellers over alleged misbehaviour of a few passengers, US authorities say.

The DOT has fined Lufthansa airlines $4 million for discriminating against over a hundred Jewish passengers in 2022.

On Monday, the airline reported it had to issue a ground stop for arrivals in Seattle for about two hours. The issue has now been resolved, but the airline still expects some post-outage impact on its operations.

The merger between Alaska, the fifth-largest domestic U.S. airline, and Hawaiian, the 10th-largest carrier will bring together a 360-airplane fleet serving over 130 destinations.

If you're traveling during hurricane season, which peaks between August and October, take the following steps to protect your trip.

A potential merger causes concern.