Best (and worst!) Airports for Layovers plus the cost of Southwest’s flight fiasco

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Here are some of the more intriguing travel stories from today's airwaves. Recent studies highlight

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the best airports for layovers, Southwest Airlines' travel disaster (perhaps related to vaccines), and holiday travel risks.

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We read a lot of travel news every day and summarize what got our attention to serve our devoted readers. Today's most intriguing travel stories and news.

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Your Mileage May Vary reports that Miami International Airport is the most popular layover destination. Top worst? Surprise—it's ORD. O'Hare airport in Chicago.

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Recently, we and other sources criticized Southwest Airlines for their large delays and cancellations that spun out of control. We suspected Southwest was

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lying about the fiasco and that pilots and ATCs against the vaccine mandates were staging a sick-out. The disaster's cost is known. It costs 75 large ones

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Live and Let Fly covered the United Airlines CEO's vaccine mandate concerns. UA CEO Scott Kirby believes they are the largest risk airlines face,

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and he may be right given their controversial nature and the timing of regulations with the holiday schedule. Many pro-vaccine folks are anti-mandate.

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Hawaii invites tourists back after asking them to stay away. Will they return? Probably because it's Hawaii! Duh.

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The Points Guy shows how upset automobile renters are about the price hikes. No one is surprised that customer satisfaction with rental car availability and price is falling.

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