Air Travel

Jet lag is a problem for many travelers but there are some easy ways to adjust your body clock. It might take planning ahead.

When traveling to a city like New York, Atlanta or Los Angeles, a nonstop out of Tampa is a common option, but costly flights with layovers are the norm when going to or from smaller cities — but not anymore.

Travel season is underway with Spring Breakers packing airlines to get to the sunshine state. However, the Federal Aviation Authority reports an ongoing shortage in air traffic controllers, which could impact your ability to fly home.

Court documents say the pilot who tried to cut the engines midflight told police he was struggling with mental health, was having a nervous breakdown and had taken psychedelic mushrooms two days beforehand.

Tampa International Airport is preparing to see 75,000 to 80,000 passengers on peak days, with higher numbers than before the pandemic in 2019.

It will improve the flow of planes over the state as more people are traveling.

Interviews for the poll were conducted last Thursday to Monday, shortly before a federal judge in Florida struck down the national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit.

Air travel is roaring back after the pandemic caused it to crash in 2020. AAA says more than 4 million Americans will fly over Thanksgiving, almost matching 2019 numbers. But airlines have struggled to adjust.

Miami International Airport ranks No. 1, with more than 500 cases, according to federal statistucs. Airports in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa were also in the top 20.

The August decline in traffic follows a strong summer that saw a rebound in air travel.

The policy coordinator for Gov. Ron DeSantis' Office of Policy and Budget said he expects the White House to match the Canadian border-policy changes within the next three weeks.

Prime Minster Justin Trudeau noted that if Canada’s current positive path of vaccination rate and public health conditions continue the border can open.