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Local 4 anchor Sandra Ali writes about her recent, and complicated, trip from Detroit to Las Vegas.

Just ask anyone who has traveled in the past few weeks and they will tell you that having your flight changed, canceled or redirected is becoming more and more common these days.

Following an eleventh-hour plea from the airline industry that warned of a catastrophic aviation crisis, Verizon and AT&T are delaying Wednesday’s 5G rollout near certain airports.. The temporary holdup is to address the overlapping of air-safety distress frequencies that may interfere with pilots.

The formation, which dates back to World War II, is an aerial tip of the cap to those who have lost their lives.

More people are expected to travel during the holiday season this year compared to last year -- but is the air travel industry ready for such an influx?

A Michigan man is OK after crashing a private plane at the Cheboygan County Airport Wednesday afternoon.

American Airlines is canceling hundreds of flights over the next few weeks due to labor shortages.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A small airplane made an emergency landing early Sunday morning at Willow Run Airport. According to authorities, the small aircraft was experiencing mechanical issues and its landing gear did not come down, causing the plane to leave the runway just after midnight. Authorities said the two people onboard were able to exit safely and were unharmed. The investigation into what went wrong is ongoing.

Bacteria can linger for days on airplane surfaces, study shows Airplane cabins are known to be a hotbed for germs. Now new research from Auburn University shows bacteria can linger on airplane surfaces for more than a week. David Begnaud reports.