Travel

Officials predict high Christmas travel numbers across the St. Louis region, potentially exceeding 5 million people this year. The TSA advises people to ensure they have acceptable forms of identification and to make sure they have acceptable items in their luggage before traveling.

The forecast predicts a 50% chance of snow Friday into Saturday.

The FAA will reduce flights by 10% in 40 airports. St. Louis Lambert International Airport is not on the list, but cutbacks elsewhere will lead to more local cancellations.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission recently approved $1.7 million of general revenue funds for an extra run of the Amtrak River Runner starting in April 2026.

The German airline will increase the number of weekly flights available at St. Louis Lambert International Airport from three days to five next summer.

What started with an unexpected travel delay has (eventually) taken off: a vending machine stocked with essentials for traveling with babies.

After May 7, people age 18 and older who want to travel domestically by air and enter certain federal buildings will need to present a Real ID or a valid passport.

St. Louisan John Gaal has called for airlines to stock the overdose-reversal drug naloxone after he used the spray to revive a person during a Southwest flight to Las Vegas in 2022. The airline now has announced that starting this year it will include naloxone in its on-air medical kits.

Kevin Haller, an information technology professional turned artist, hopes to portray his history and connection with nature through his paintings of the American West.

The omicron COVID-19 variant put a damper on travel early in 2022, but that didn’t last for the rest of the year.