air travel

These definitely are not your grandma’s compression stockings. Suddenly, those tight, thick hose that help improve blood circulation are the newest hip-and-healthy trend.

American Airlines has quietly ended "bereavement fares." The airline has dropped the special fares it offered if you could prove you were traveling to a funeral, or the bedside of a grievously sick relative.

The nation's air traffic controllers can't hang out a "closed for the day" sign, so starting April 21 travelers will start to see the impact of furloughed staff.

In the event of some terrible outbreak -- SARS, "swine flu," whatever it was Gwyneth Paltrow got at the beginning of Contagion -- the airports most likely to spread disease aren't necessarily the biggest or the busiest, according to a new study.

A study of 14,000 middle-aged men found a man's fitness level was more important to his overall health and longevity than how much he weighed. And complaints about airport security screenings by two 80-something women are raising questions about how to screen older adults and people with medical devices without causing embarrassment.