Two U.S. senators have urged the U.S. Transportation Department to fine airlines that delay or cancel flights because of staffing or operational issues.

The Biden administration is expected to announce Friday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift its requirement for travellers to test negative for COVID-19 before entering the US.

TSA administrator David Pekoske held a media roundtable with industry partners Tuesday, May 10 to provide an update for travellers in advance of the summer travel season.

A group of CEOs from all major airlines in the U.S. is calling on President Biden to drop the federal transportation mask mandate along with the international pre-departure COVID-19 testing requirement.

Industry groups are continuing their push to return the U.S. to a normalized travel environment, more than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in partnership with Airlines for America (A4A) and 28 US and international aviation and travel and tourism stakeholder groups, urged the US government to remove the pre-departure testing requirement for fully vaccinated air travelers flying to the US.