American Airlines fined $50 million over treatment of passengers with disabilities

The Biden administration is slapping American Airlines with a record-setting punishment, criticizing the carrier’s treatment of passengers who use wheelchairs for mobility devices — and their essential equipment. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced a $50 million penalty against American. As part of an agreement, the Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier will have to…

United Airlines adds another new destination as smaller cities return to route map

United Airlines may have dropped nearly 40 U.S. cities during the pandemic, but one of them will soon see service on the carrier once again. The Chicago-based airline filed plans over the weekend to restart service to Butte, Montana, on Jan. 3, 2025, as first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed by a carrier…

These western North Carolina towns are open to tourists this fall

In a typical fall, western North Carolina rolls out a red, yellow and purple carpet of leaves, welcoming visitors to experience autumn along the high crest of the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains. This is not a typical fall. At the end of September, Hurricane Helene dropped a deluge of rain in North Carolina’s mountains….

The US ski season has officially started with the first resort opening

Each year, there’s an unofficial race to see which ski resort will be the first one in the U.S. to start turning its lifts up and down the mountain. Colorado’s Wolf Creek Ski Area, Keystone Resort and Arapahoe Basin are typically in the running to be the first to get those chairs heading up the…