Transportation

DMV cuts Saturday hours after people swamp offices

Customers wait to be called at the DMV on West Flamingo Road, Monday, June 15, 2020.

The Department of Motor Vehicles has eliminated Saturday hours for most services to avoid large crowds of people from swarming offices during the coronavirus ...

14 August 2020
By John Sadler

U.S. passenger train company drops Virgin as partner

In this April 4, 2019, file photo Richard Branson, of Virgin Group, waves as he arrives on a Brightline train in West Palm Beach, Fla.

The partnership between Richard Branson's Virgin Group and the private Florida passenger train service Brightline has ended with a whimper, less than two years after ...

11 August 2020
By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Las Vegas airport passenger traffic tops 1 million in June

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport June 5, 2017.

Passenger traffic at the Las Vegas airport climbed to over 1 million in June, but was still 76 percent off the same month last year. In June 2019, before the ...

28 July 2020
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Clark County commissioners give approval for high-speed rail line to SoCal

An artist’s rendering of a train on the XpressWest high-speed rail line.

An ambitious plan for a high-speed passenger train from Las Vegas to Southern California moved another step closer to reality today following a vote by ...

21 July 2020
By Bryan Horwath

FAA to implement new flight paths for Las Vegas in November

A Southwest Airlines passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport June 5, 2017.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it plans to implement new flight paths for air traffic over Las Vegas starting in November as part of a sweeping revamp of flight systems for some ...

17 July 2020
Associated Press

Less crowded these days, Las Vegas airport adjusts to new normal

A couple uses a self-service kiosk to check in for a flight at McCarran International Airport Thursday, July 2, 2020.

While waiting for her luggage at McCarran International Airport, Christina Esposito of San Diego said she was concerned about traveling in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. But she and her friend were on a mission, headed to South Dakota to buy ...

12 July 2020
By Bryan Horwath

People mover, Monorail to coexist on the north Strip

A train leaves the Convention Center station during the Las Vegas Monorail's 10th anniversary celebration Saturday, July 26, 2014.

In Las Vegas, it’s often the shiny new thing that grabs most of the attention. As plans proceed for a possible expansion of the underground people mover project at the Las Vegas Convention Center, a more dated transit system — the Las Vegas Monorail — has taken a back seat ...

5 July 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Amid stall in flight bookings, Allegiant to cut about 220 positions

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., the parent company of Allegiant Air, has announced it will eliminate more than 200 positions. The company will cut about ...

30 June 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Vending machines dispense masks, hand sanitizer at Las Vegas airport

At McCarran International Airport, travelers can now also buy personal protective equipment out of vending machines.

For those in a rush at the airport, there’s usually the option to buy snacks, headphones, charging cords — almost anything — from a vending machine. At McCarran ...

15 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Allegiant Air to issue passengers masks, gloves

***DO NOT USE PER ALLEGIANT. THIS MD-80 AIRCRAFT IS NO LONGER PART OF THEIR FLEET*** ORIGINAL CAPTION: Two Allegiant Air jets taxi at McCarran International Airport May 9, 2013.

Beginning this week, Allegiant Air will hand out health and safety kits to passengers as they board flights, according to a news release issued today. The Las Vegas-based discount air carrier will ...

4 May 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Allegiant getting over $170 million in payroll help

***DO NOT USE PER ALLEGIANT. THIS MD-80 AIRCRAFT IS NO LONGER PART OF THEIR FLEET*** ORIGINAL CAPTION: Two Allegiant Air jets taxi at McCarran International Airport May 9, 2013.

Allegiant Travel Co. is getting more than $170 million in federal emergency relief funds to help pay its workers, the company announced today. The funding will support salaries and other ...

21 April 2020
By Bryan Horwath

Construction on Las Vegas-California train could start this year

Virgin Trains USA, previously known as Brightline, already operates a high-speed train in Florida. Its California-Nevada project is expected to span 185 miles and take 90 minutes to move passengers between Las Vegas and Victorville, Calif., which is northeast of Los Angeles.

A company with plans to build a high-speed train line between Las Vegas and Southern California says it has been approved for tax-exempt bonds that will allow it to ...

15 April 2020
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Nevada airports get $231 million to subsidize operations

The sun rises behind the air traffic control tower at McCarran International airport, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Las Vegas.

The U.S. The Department of Transportation announced today that 30 airports in Nevada will get over $231 million from the federal government to help maintain operations during ...

14 April 2020
By Kelcie Grega

Allegiant bleeding $2 million a day because of pandemic

***DO NOT USE PER ALLEGIANT. THIS MD-80 AIRCRAFT IS NO LONGER PART OF THEIR FLEET*** ORIGINAL CAPTION: Two Allegiant Air jets taxi at McCarran International Airport May 9, 2013.

A Las Vegas-based airline is taking a major financial loss from the lack of air travel because of the coronavirus pandemic. Allegiant Travel Co., the parent company of ...

8 April 2020
By Justin Emerson

Las Vegas airport tower reopens after closure for virus

This is the view from McCarran International Airport's new air traffic control tower Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016.

Air traffic controllers are back at work at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, a week after a co-worker tested positive for the new coronavirus. The Federal ...

25 March 2020
Associated Press
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