The brisk Monday morning rush at Newark Liberty International Airport carried an extra jolt of anticipation: United Airlines flight 2940, bound for Houston, was ready to become the first mainline commercial service in the United States to offer SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet from gate to gate.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. federal government has been partially shuttered for four straight days, and the ripple effects are already lapping at the nation’s airports. Washington—where policy deadlocks often become travel nightmares—serves as the epicenter of concern for flyers eyeing departure boards this week.
WASHINGTON — As the United States eases from August into the shoulder-season months of September and October, the State Department has quietly expanded its roster of international travel warnings. WASHINGTON features prominently in every update, and the latest notice may nudge Gulf Coast sun seekers to rethink plans south of the border.
CHICAGO — A cascade of recycled social-media posts had some Chicago flyers nervously refreshing their phones Monday, but United Airlines says the nightmare is over: its planes are taking off as scheduled. The Midwest carrier, headquartered in Chicago, is trying to tamp down confusion that resurfaced five days after a short-lived nationwide systems failure.
HAVANA — A steep drop-off in demand for Cuba vacations has prompted United Airlines to shelve its only nonstop link between Houston and Havana beginning Sept. 2, a move that will leave the island nation with even fewer air connections from the United States.
Mayor John Whitmire and Houston First Corporation announced on March 4 an ambitious master plan to transform East Downtown Houston into a premier convention and entertainment district. The expansive initiative begins with a 700,000-square-foot addition to the George R. Brown Convention Center, known as GRB Houston South, set to open in May 2028.
