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Brian Hsu, 20, was charged with interference with a flight crew and assault within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the U.S. stemming from the alleged Oct. 27 assault aboard American Airlines Flight 976, according to the Justice Department.

Monday marks the fourth straight day of travel woes for American, which has been grappling with staffing shortages and bad weather.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday charged and fined an airplane passenger a record $52,000 for disrupting a flight from Honolulu to Seattle.

Americans are paying $3.38 on average to fill up at the gas station, thanks to high gasoline demand, crude oil shortages and supply chain issues in oil production. But one analyst predicts that the oil industry may soon get some much-needed relief.

A planned labor action could soon affect travelers using Denver International Airport.

Alcoholic beverages are complimentary in premium cabins on all flights and in Economy Plus on premium transcontinental flights.

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.