People also appear to be booking ahead more often, seen as a sign of renewed optimism.

The two countries canceled 44 flights, tit-for-tat style, in January. But few people are flying between the U.S. and China anyway.

Most incidents involve face masks, but alcohol plays a big role too.

They say reducing the recommended isolation period from 10 days to five after a positive COVID-19 test result would ease staffing shortages.

United cites a jump in holiday searches as a reason for optimism. But consumers have been booking flights closer to travel time during the pandemic.

The pandemic seems to have taught a lot of businesses that employees don’t need to travel as much as they used to.

Business travelers are about twice as lucrative for the airlines as leisure fliers

But most major domestic airlines have already stopped blocking those seats.

Avelo Airlines will offer nonstop flights to secondary airports across the Western U.S.