The Palm Springs Airport Commission is working with TSA, FAA, and airlines to determine the best next steps in solving challenges with the overloaded baggage handling system. As News Channel 3 reported weeks ago, Palm Springs International Airport is facing issues with its multi-million dollar baggage handling system, despite it being just more than 1
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There are changes underway at the Palm Springs International Airport, and officials say they are possible because of federal funding. Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz toured the airport with PSP executive director Harry Barrett and Palm Springs Councilmember Dennis Woods. They talked about improvements to be made at the airport with the $17.2 million in federal
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Masks will now be optional across the SunLine Transit Agency’s services effective immediately, the company announced on Tuesday. Sunline’s change in policy will affect SunBus, SunDial, SunRise and the 10 Commuter Link services. The move comes a day after the Transportation Security Administration suspended enforcement of the mask mandate. On Monday, a federal judge voided
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Wednesday is “Go Orange Day”, an initiative that works to bring awareness to the hundreds of people who die every year in the United States in a work zone accident. The 2022 National Work Zone Awareness Week features several activities surrounding work zone safety. On April 13 people are encouraged to wear orange. Recent data
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Travel for people going to and from Canada will be a lot easier starting Friday, April 1. The Canadian government announced it is removing its pre-entry COVID test requirement for fully vaccinated travelers. The Public Health Agency of Canada shared with News Channel 3, “This gradual easing of Canada’s border measures is made possible by
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Palm Springs International Airport surpassed its all-time passenger record for the month of December, the seventh straight monthly record broken, officials announced today. The total passenger count for December was 276,527, an 8.6% increase from the previous record set in December 2018, according to officials. The total passenger count for the entirety of 2021 was
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It’s been a tough week for travelers across the United States. More than 3,000 U.S. flights were canceled by late afternoon Monday on the East Coast, according to tracking service FlightAware. Another 5,600 in the U.S. were delayed. With the Coachella Valley being a big travel destination. Nate Turk was trying to get home to San
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Nonstop service with aha! took flight today from Palm Springs International Airport to the Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Nevada. The Monday inaugural flight by the regional airline marked the start of permanent nonstop service operating with one flight departing daily at 11:05 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from PSP. “It’s great to see yet
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The Palm Springs International Airport surpassed its all-time passenger record for the month of November this year, the sixth straight monthly record broken, officials announced today. The total passenger count for November was 271,944, with the previous record set in 2018 at 245,841, according to officials. On top of that, the Sunday of Thanksgiving
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Alaska Airlines began year-round nonstop service today to San Jose and seasonal service to Austin, Texas from Palm Springs International Airport. The two new flights mean that Alaska now offers nonstop service to seven cities from Palm Springs, according to officials. “With the start of year-round service to San Jose, Palm Springs is now just
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Palm Springs International Airport officially launched four new routes on Wednesday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the airport Wednesday morning to celebrate the launch of four new Allegiant Air routes which include Nashville, Indianapolis, Des Moines, and Provo. PSP’s inaugural flight Nashville took off shortly after the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Flights from Palm Springs International
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Palm Springs International Airport will be adding non-stop flights to Edmonton International Airport in Canada through Swoop, a Canadian airliner, officials announced today. Swoop will be the 13th airline to fly from PSP, and will provide twice-weekly nonstop service Mondays and Thursdays staring Dec. 16, according to airport officials. “We are thrilled to welcome Swoop
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Alaska Airlines announced today it will launch a seasonal nonstop service from Palm Springs to Austin, Texas, beginning in the fall. The new route kicks off Nov. 19 and will operate five days a week through April 18, 2022. The airline will fly its 76-seat Embraer 175 back and forth from Austin to Palm Springs
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NEW YORK (AP) — Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirement expands on a similar one announced late last month for passengers coming from the United Kingdom. The new order takes effect in
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Millions of Americans are heading home after traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday despite appeals from health officials to stay put. “Just getting gas to head home,” Jeff Roberts told News Channel 3 before heading home. “We came down here to Palm Springs to visit an old friend of ours,” Douglas Chapman said also before heading
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The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is typically one of the busiest travel days of the year. Travel is projected to be slightly lower this year due to the pandemic, as health officials recommend people limit travel as much as possible. AAA forecasts that in Southern California, only about 259,000 [people] are expected to fly somewhere and
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This Labor Day people were looking to get out of the house even if that meant traveling by car or plane to another city. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was out at several gas stations and The Palm Springs International Airport to see why people chose to travel during a pandemic. “We went to go
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