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My Spirit Airlines flight was canceled at 2 a.m. I paid $800 extra to get my mom and me home.

Finance May 3, 2026

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jessica Stanton. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… On Saturday morning at 2:28 a.m., I had an email from Spirit Airlines informing me that my flight back to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had been canceled.I had…

I canceled my flight and paid 0 for a 20-hour Amtrak ride to avoid TSA airport chaos. It was better than flying.

I canceled my flight and paid $200 for a 20-hour Amtrak ride to avoid TSA airport chaos. It was better than flying.

Finance March 27, 2026

US airports are a mess right now.The partial government shutdown has resulted in hourslong security lines at some major US airports, as employees of the Transportation Security Administration have been working unpaid since February 14. Early Friday, the Senate voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security in…

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