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DOT to send proposed legislation to Congress to ban family seating fees on flights

Monday, March 13

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Transportation will send proposed legislation to Congress Monday asking legislators to ban so-called family seating fees on flights.The proposal follows calls from President Joe Biden to get rid of "junk fees" -- including extra costs on airline tickets so... Read More.

New dashboard lets parents see if they can sit with kids for free on flights

Friday, March 10

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation introduced a new online tool for airline customers on Monday -- a dashboard that aims to cut down on and ultimately eliminate extra fees families often pay for young children to sit with an adult family member,... Read More.

RNO Says Check Your Flights- FAA System Outage Causes Delays

Wednesday, January 11

An overnight FAA system failure grounded all planes across the nation this morning.The situation remained very fluid. The FAA notified of the outage affecting its Notice to Air Missions system around 3 am this morning. This is a crucial system for providing safety information... Read More.

No Major Flight Cancelations or Delays at Reno-Tahoe Intl Airport as Massive Eastern Winter Storm Cancels 1,000s of Flights

Friday, February 4

If you plan to fly this weekend, there are no major flight cancellations or delays at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport as a massive winter storm impacts much of the Eastern U.S. Many major hubs have had to cancel thousands of flights since Thursday. A... Read More.