Daily Roundup--November 30, 2011

There’s a renewed push in Congress and by airports to hire private baggage screeners.

FAA is proposing new solutions to prevent the tarmac delays like the ones encountered in Hartford this past October.

The parent company of United and Continental Airlines has gotten the go ahead to to operate as one airline.

It’s shopping season and some of you might want to take a “shopping trip.” Here’s a list of America’s America’s most visited malls.

December is usually milege run month. The time when frequent fliers take to the skies just to gain mileage so they keep their elite status the following year. Delta is making it easier for these “runners” by allowing them to buy miles instead of taking flights. Normally, purchased miles could be used for free flights but not elite status. With this program a passenger can purchase up to 10,000 miles that will count towards that top level status. Not cheap, though.