Airlines navigate a tough summer

After pushing through the busy holiday weekend, airlines and passengers face the challenge of navigating through the rest of a busy summer. After warning about staffing issues and flight disruptions ahead of July 4th, Delta Air Lines ended up canceling dozens of flights a day throughout the weekend, as did other major carriers. But those cancellations weren't as severe as during Memorial Day weekend and some other nightmare travel days so far this summer. Delta CEO Ed Bastian in a memo to frequent fliers pledged that the airline is "on a path toward a steady recovery," hiring thousands of workers and making changes to get more flights out on time. He said the airline is working "throughout the summer and beyond" in efforts to restore its reliability.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Recently, a Twitter user accused an Airbnb host of spying on guests with the use of hidden cameras placed throughout the property. A spokesperson for the company told the Philadelphia Inquirer that Airbnb prohibits hosts from using cameras. In a TikTok video that's been viewed more than 33.6 million times, Marcus Hutchins, an ex-hacker and cybersecurity expert, showed his followers how to discover hidden cameras. "One way to see if a device is a camera is to shine a bright light at it. If you hit a camera lens, it's going to give a bluish reflection," Hutchins explains. Some objects you may want to check include smoke detectors, outlets and clocks.

Charlotte Observer

One of the good things to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic is that airlines eliminated those despised $200 and $300 change fees. So you won't be charged extra for changing a flight; if the fare is nonrefundable you'll get a credit for future travel. Soon after booking a New York-to-Los Angeles airfare on American Airlines, we discovered that we could buy a more convenient flight the same day for $200 less. So we canceled, saw a flight credit appear in our account, used the credit to book the lower fare, and pocketed a $200 credit for future travel on American. Before the pandemic, we would have had to pay a fee on this transaction.

Tribune News Service

Music and movies are road-trip staples, but they can be dangerous. Taking your hand — and your attention — off of the wheel can lead to tragedy on the road. Keep your family safe, and your record clean, by using Apple's Car Play or Android's Auto systems to make your vehicle's entertainment center voice-activated. First, plug your phone into your vehicle's dashboard. Then, activate the Car Play or Auto feature from your phone. If your vehicle features a voice to speech button, press it. Otherwise, say "Hey, Siri" for iPhones or "Ok, Google" for Androids to enable voice activation.

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