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![Delays and cancellations happen. What are airlines required to offer passengers for the inconvenience? Delays and cancellations happen. What are airlines required to offer passengers for the inconvenience?](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TDP-L-AirportDelays-072024-ZSK-13.jpg?w=132)
What do airlines owe passengers for flight delays, cancellations?
Delays and cancellations happen. What are airlines required to offer passengers for the inconvenience?
![Under the proposal, released Thursday, U.S. and foreign carriers would be required to seat children 13 or younger next to their parent or accompanying adult for free. Under the proposal, released Thursday, U.S. and foreign carriers would be required to seat children 13 or younger next to their parent or accompanying adult for free.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Airlines_Seats_for_Families_26682.jpg?w=132)
Proposed US rule would ban airlines from charging parents additional fees to sit with their children
Under the proposal, released Thursday, U.S. and foreign carriers would be required to seat children...
![Second Street (Himmarshee Street) is closed In Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, at the railroad crossing limiting eastbound access to the Governmental Center East (GCE) Public Parking Garage. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Second Street (Himmarshee Street) is closed In Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, at the railroad crossing limiting eastbound access to the Governmental Center East (GCE) Public Parking Garage. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tfl-l-detours-dt-fort-lauderdale-01.jpg?w=132)
Expect detours in downtown Fort Lauderdale: Repairs will close railroad crossing for days
Drivers in downtown Fort Lauderdale can expect detours, starting this Saturday evening, as a railroad...
![U.S. auto safety regulators say they stand by a conclusion that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous and should not be in use, taking another step toward a massive recall. U.S. auto safety regulators say they stand by a conclusion that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous and should not be in use, taking another step toward a massive recall.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NHTSA_Faulty_Airbag_Inflators_95945.jpg?w=140)
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US stands by decision that 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous, steps closer to huge recall
U.S. auto safety regulators say they stand by a conclusion that more than 50 million...
![Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs related to a global tech outage this month that disrupted emergency services, communications and thousands of businesses. Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs related to a global tech outage this month that disrupted emergency services, communications and thousands of businesses.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TFL-L-DELTA-DELAYS-FLL-02.jpg?w=134)
Delta CEO says airline is facing $500 million in costs from global tech outage
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs...
![Spirit Airlines, the South Florida-based discount carrier known for its a la carte service, now says it is folding free perks such as carry-on luggage, Wi-Fi and snacks and drinks into a new fare menu. Spirit Airlines, the South Florida-based discount carrier known for its a la carte service, now says it is folding free perks such as carry-on luggage, Wi-Fi and snacks and drinks into a new fare menu.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/TFL-L-JET-BLUE-SPIRIT-02_178418242.jpg?w=130)
Spirit Airlines making major price shift. Perks like free Wi-Fi, carry-on bags and snacks will fall into revamped fares
Spirit Airlines, the South Florida-based discount carrier known for its a la carte service, now...
![A group of Tallahassee-based companies and their owner have filed a revised lawsuit over the possibility that they could be prevented from working on federally funded projects after being affiliated with an engineering firm that designed a collapsed Florida International University pedestrian bridge. A group of Tallahassee-based companies and their owner have filed a revised lawsuit over the possibility that they could be prevented from working on federally funded projects after being affiliated with an engineering firm that designed a collapsed Florida International University pedestrian bridge.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/12/16/K2PTMLEDLBFSZBFNT5QLASSYFQ.jpg?w=135)
FIU bridge collapse spurs continuing legal fight over engineering firm’s future projects
A group of Tallahassee-based companies and their owner have filed a revised lawsuit over the...
![JetBlue Airways says it is halting the service it started in January between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Tallahassee, citing a subpar performance. But the airline is adding flights from the Northeast to other Florida cities later this year. JetBlue Airways says it is halting the service it started in January between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Tallahassee, citing a subpar performance. But the airline is adding flights from the Northeast to other Florida cities later this year.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/JetBlue-Spirit-Allegiant_65141.jpg?w=132)
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JetBlue to end Fort Lauderdale-Tallahassee service as it adds flights between Northeast and other Florida cities
JetBlue Airways says it is halting the service it started in January between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood...
![At a traditional intersection that acts as an entrance onto an interstate, drivers trying to go either north or south typically approach a red light. Then, they lurch forward a few feet and have to wait through a second red light before making a sharp left turn and precariously merging onto whatever interstate awaits. It’s a universal experience for most drivers. But diverging diamond interchanges change that. Whether a driver is trying to go south on Interstate 95 toward Miami or north toward West Palm Beach, they only have one light before getting onto the on-ramp. That’s one of the […] At a traditional intersection that acts as an entrance onto an interstate, drivers trying to go either north or south typically approach a red light. Then, they lurch forward a few feet and have to wait through a second red light before making a sharp left turn and precariously merging onto whatever interstate awaits. It’s a universal experience for most drivers. But diverging diamond interchanges change that. Whether a driver is trying to go south on Interstate 95 toward Miami or north toward West Palm Beach, they only have one light before getting onto the on-ramp. That’s one of the […]](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TFL-L-diverging-diamonds-02.jpg?w=129)
More ‘diverging diamonds’ are coming to Palm Beach County, changing how drivers access highways
At a traditional intersection that acts as an entrance onto an interstate, drivers trying to...
![Brightline says it set a monthly record for long-haul passengers in June with more than 139,000 riders between South Florida and Orlando. Brightline says it set a monthly record for long-haul passengers in June with more than 139,000 riders between South Florida and Orlando.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/tfl-l-brightline-celebration1788_139081028.jpg?w=140)
Brightline reports record ridership, but fewer commuters, as rail line emphasizes longer haul travel
Brightline says it set a monthly record for long-haul passengers in June with more than...