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The average price for a gallon of gasoline in San Francisco is likely to reach an all-time high this week, inching closer to $5 per gallon, according to an industry expert.

Even with the threat of thousands of dollars in fines, there have been 4,941 unruly passenger reports from flight crews in 2021. Mask-related incidents accounted for 3,580 of them, the FAA says.

In a Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn denied the request by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) to issue a temporary restraining order against the airline’s requirement and dismissed the case.

In court documents filed on Oct. 22, the Chicago-based carrier argued that because of a temporary restraining order on its vaccine mandate its "been forced to place unvaccinated pilots on paid leave, which costs approximately $1.4 million every two weeks." 

The Biden administration announced Monday that all foreign, non-immigrant travelers coming to the U.S. are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Airbnb users are already thinking about where they want to stay for the holidays.

The majority of the nation saw gas prices saw over the last week "as oil’s meteoric rise pulls gasoline and other refined product prices higher," GasBuddy's Patrick De Haan, said.

As October winds down, Americans around the country are booking flights home for the holidays.

Expedia wants travelers to be ready for 2022. That’s why the travel planning company has published a list of hacks that are meant to help consumers save money and ease stress.

Despite the deadline, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said during the company's third-quarter earnings call that no one will lose their job on Dec. 9 even if the airline isn't "perfectly in compliance."

Aviation unions told the FAA the majority of U.S. flight attendants typically do receive 10 hours of rest from airlines but urged the rule's quick adoption for safety and security reasons.

United Airlines Holdings Inc. executives stopped trying to predict the pandemic’s impact

Southwest faced a significant loss earlier this month from flight cancellations, customer refunds and "gestures of goodwill."

The Allied Pilots Association and Southwest Airlines Pilots Association cited a significant increase in reports to the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) about distractions in the cockpit, including discussions about the airlines' vaccine mandates.

During a third-quarter earnings call, the airline's executives, including CEO Scott Kirby, touted that customers can "book with confidence" with United.

On Wednesday, Royal Caribbean International announced the launch of its “Ultimate World Cruise,” which will last 274 nights, starting on Dec. 10, 2023, and ending on Sept. 10, 2024.

Prices in Texas and Oklahoma will likely rise "in the next few days," Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, said in a tweet.

United Airlines Holdings Inc. said the spread of the more contagious variant of Covid-19 slowed flying during the third quarter but hasn’t derailed its recovery.