Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/23
In Pictures: Huge hurricanes
In Pictures: Oh to be young again, Mr. President!
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
In Pictures: What happened to the green revolution in Iran?
In Pictures: Sandy: Chronicle of an unrelenting storm
Homecomings: Tech. Sgt. Dale Anderson is greeted by his family on the tarmac of Lahm Airport in Mansfield, Ohio, on Dec. 23 as 62 Airmen from the 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard were welcomed home after 60 days of deployment in Iraq as part of the Air Mobility Command. Dave Polcyn/Mansfield News Journal/AP
Awesome views: The snow-covered Pir Panjal mountain range in Kashmir is seen from the window of an airplane on Nov. 20. Fayaz Kabli/Reuters/FILE
Lots of extra nap time: A man sleeps by a Christmas tree inside Reagan National Airport in Washington after the airport was closed on Dec. 19 due to a large snowstorm that hit the region. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Lines and more lines: Passengers at Denver International Airport inch through long security lines on Dec. 22 as an approaching storm threatens to bring long delays for travelers before Christmas. David Zalubowski/AP
At the mercy of weather: Workers clear the tarmac at Reagan National Airport in Washington on Dec. 19 as a huge snowstorm hit the region, dumping nearly two feet of snow and causing both Washingtion, DC, area airports to close. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Sitting on the tarmac: Stranded passengers aboard JetBlue Flight 751 to Cancun, Mexico, walk around the cabin while waiting at JFK International Airport in New York for hours to take off in 2007. On Dec. 21, the Obama adminsitration announced penalties for airlines that keep passengers waiting too long on the tarmac without food and water. Fines could extend to $27,500 per passenger if they are not given a chance to disembark after three hours. Lou Martins/AP/FILE
Security machines: A traveller lifts her arms as she stands in a security scan at Schiphol airport, Netherlands, in May 2007. A Nigerian man linked to al Qaeda tried to set off an explosive device aboard a US passenger plane as it approached Detroit on Demember 26, 2009, but was overpowered by passengers and crew and the aircraft landed safely, officials said. The suspect suffered extensive burns and was taken into custody. The passengers, two of whom suffered minor injuries, disembarked safely from the Delta Air Lines plane, which had departed from Amsterdam. Jerry Lampen/Reuters/FILE
Small seats and close quarters: AirTran advertisements are seen in the pockets of their seat-back tray tables. Some airlines now offer seats with more legroom for a fee and some are charging overweight passengers for two seats if they cannot fit into one. For United Airlines, that means if a passenger cannot close the arm rest or cannot fasten the seat belt with an extension, he or she may be charged for a second seat. The policy is for the comfort and well-being of all guests on board, according to United, and is partly in response to 700 complaints received from people who did not have a comfortable flight because the person next to them infringed on their seat. AirTran/AP
Mini meals: Lunch is served on an airplane over Germany in May 2006. Airlinemeals.net, 'The world's first and leading website about nothing but airline food,' has photos of thousands of airline meals, as far back as the 1950s. Heiko Wolfraum/NEWSCOM
Mountains of luggage: Delta/Northwestern Airlines employee Eddie Rodriguez looks over luggage at a baggage claim at O'Hare Airport in Chicago. The bags had arrived before the passengers on Dec. 27. Paul Beaty/AP
Inventive sleeping positions: Stranded passengers sleep on top of their suitcases after their flights on Spanish Air Comet were canceled when the airline's license was suspended on Dec. 22. Juan Medina/Reuters
Shoes off! A young traveler takes off her shoes before going through security at Boston's Logan Airport in August 2006. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff/FILE
Speedy travel: A mere 17 hours or so can get you to Bangkok, Thailand from New York. From Boston you can be in Chicago in an hour and a half, and Dallas, Texas, in four and a half for example. Crossing the Atlantic can take about five hours, as opposed to days for ocean liners or steam ships, and weeks or months for sailing vessels. Here, a Northwest Airlines plane departs Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Ariz., on Nov. 25. Joshua Lott/Reuters
Airline employees: Here, American Airlines employees work to check in luggage and assign seats at Logan Airport in Boston, Mass. Southwest Airlines employees are becoming known for their atypical behaviors such as stand up comedy, rapping the safety announcements, and toliet-paper races on flights. Jason Bean/The Christian Science Monitor/FILE
Cancellations: A departure screen lists cancellations at Midway International Airport in Chicago on Dec. 23. More than 40 flights were canceled due to winter weather in the area. M. Spencer Green/AP
Luxurious, spacious, reclining seats: Seen here are Virgin America's custom-designed First Class seating with a massage function and top-of-the-line electronics, compared to the 17 inches of seat room most standard coach seats offer. Virgin America/PRNewsFoto/FILE
Cute children sightings: Whether crying and screaming, sleeping peacefully, or enthusiastically trying to retrieve oversized luggage, children are a staple of air travel, often providing an 'aw!' factor on planes and in airports. Here, two boys wait for their luggage at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Ariz., on Nov. 25. Joshua Lott/Reuters
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/23
In Pictures: Huge hurricanes
In Pictures: Oh to be young again, Mr. President!
In Pictures: Facing the devastation of the Oklahoma tornadoes
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/22
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/21
In Pictures: Sinkholes around the world
In Pictures: What happened to the green revolution in Iran?
In Pictures: Sandy: Chronicle of an unrelenting storm
Rolling flight delays blamed on automatic government spending cuts imposed in March snarled some of the nation's busiest airports, testing how Americans will gauge Washington's sequester solution to spending and debt issues.
Rolling flight delays. Cancellations. Heavy sighs and grim smirks in packed airport concourses. Has the sequester, Washington’s much-debated automatic spending cut package, finally landed?
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