Minnesota Travel News

The government's reaction to an out-of-communication jet that flew past its destination last month was marred by poor communication and a failure to notify the military for more than an hour, officials said Friday. Twice on Oct. 21 as the...

Barely a block from the Mississippi River sits a neighborhood Mark Twain could not have imagined. Men with henna-streaked beards and women in full-body hijabs streamed Tuesday past the Maashaa Allah Restaurant, the Alle Aamin Coffee Shop, the Kaah Express...

U.S. air traffic controllers became exasperated by attempts to reach the pilots of a jetliner that had overshot its intended destination, transcripts show. Transcripts released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration indicate that controllers asked several times for explanations from...

When pilots fail, should the autopilots take over automatically? This question becomes relevant because an aircraft of Northwest Airlines from San Diego forgot that it had to land in Minneapolis. It took the 150 odd passengers for a free additional...