NPR: Travel delays https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132431693 Travel delays en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:38:40 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Travel delays https://www.npr.org/tags/132431693/travel-delays More Southwest Airlines flight disruptions follow a weekend of cancellations Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights are either canceled or delayed on Monday, after a weekend of disruptions that the carrier has blamed on air traffic control issues and weather conditions. Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:34:29 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1045023145/southwest-airlines-flight-cancellations-delays https://www.npr.org/2021/10/11/1045023145/southwest-airlines-flight-cancellations-delays

Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights are either canceled or delayed on Monday, after a weekend of disruptions that the carrier has blamed on air traffic control issues and weather conditions.

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]]> Rachel Treisman Security Lines Are Interminable, But With Good Reason NPR's Scott Simon just spent time waiting in a long security line at the airport. He says that even though it's easy to grow impatient, the security measures exist to protect lives. Sat, 21 May 2016 08:29:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2016/05/21/478905299/security-lines-are-interminable-but-with-good-reason https://www.npr.org/2016/05/21/478905299/security-lines-are-interminable-but-with-good-reason

NPR's Scott Simon just spent time waiting in a long security line at the airport. He says that even though it's easy to grow impatient, the security measures exist to protect lives.

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]]> Scott Simon FAA Slowly Lifting Ground Stop In West After Technical Problem Airplanes at airports in some Western states, including California, were grounded because of computer problems. Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles saw major delays. Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:18:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/30/308420543/faa-slowly-lifting-ground-stop-in-west-after-technical-problem https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/30/308420543/faa-slowly-lifting-ground-stop-in-west-after-technical-problem Airplanes at airports in some Western states, including California, were grounded because of computer problems. Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles saw major delays.

]]> Eyder Peralta Update: United Airlines Says It's Back In Operation The airline's third major computer outage since June disrupted travel for thousands today. A couple hours after reports of the problem, United said it was getting back in the air. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:41:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/11/15/165203604/developing-computer-problems-delaying-many-united-flights https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/11/15/165203604/developing-computer-problems-delaying-many-united-flights

The airline's third major computer outage since June disrupted travel for thousands today. A couple hours after reports of the problem, United said it was getting back in the air.

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]]> Mark Memmott Snow Travel Woes, Plus Booker Delivers Diapers East coast travel still slow; Newark, N.J. mayor Cory Booker delivers diapers; California gets more rain; Ivory Coast Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:26:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/12/29/132431209/snow-woes-booker-delivers-diapers https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/12/29/132431209/snow-woes-booker-delivers-diapers

East coast travel still slow; Newark, N.J. mayor Cory Booker delivers diapers; California gets more rain; Ivory Coast

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