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Delta Teams Up With Uber, Ending SkyMiles Rewards Partnership With Lyft Delta Teams Up With Uber, Ending SkyMiles Rewards Partnership With Lyft
Delta Teams Up With Uber, Ending SkyMiles Rewards Partnership With Lyft Delta will enter a new partnership with Uber and allow SkyMiles customers to earn rewards on rides, ending the airline's longtime relationship with Lyft, officials said. Delta Air Lines and Uber announced their new partnership at the CES 2025 trade show in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 7. SkyMiles members will be able to earn miles for eligible Uber riders and Uber Eats orders in the spring of 2025. The heads of the companies shared their excitement about the venture, saying that about 15 percent of all Uber ride bookings either begin or end at airports. "Delta is thrilled to come together wi…

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by Chris Spiker
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DMV Airports Lead Nation In Cancellations As Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc On Travel DMV Airports Lead Nation In Cancellations As Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc On Travel
DMV Airports Lead Nation In Cancellations As Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc On Travel Airports across the DMV region bore the brunt of the first major winter storm of 2025, leading the nation in flight cancellations as travelers faced widespread disruptions. More than 17,000 flights were delayed nationwide on Monday, Jan. 6, as fierce winter weather left thousands of plans in disarray.  The hardest-hit airports? Reagan National, Baltimore/Washington International (BWI), and Washington Dulles, according to FlightAware, a site tracking real-time flight data. BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport is open and operational, but airline operations have been limited this morning.Ou…

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by Zak Failla
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Rare Bugs Intercepted at Dulles International Airport: First-In-Port, Decades-Old Find: CBP Rare Bugs Intercepted at Dulles International Airport: First-In-Port, Decades-Old Find: CBP
Rare Bugs Intercepted at Dulles International Airport: First-In-Port, Decades-Old Find: CBP Agriculture specialists at Washington Dulles International Airport made a major discovery while inspecting flower imports from South Africa, intercepting two invasive insect pests that could potentially wreak havoc on American agriculture. The pests include a first-in-port find of Caprhiobia sp. (Lygaeidae), a destructive plant bug, and Oxycarenus maculatus, or the Protea seed bug, which has not been seen in the area since 1984, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The bugs were discovered in an October shipment of 188 protea and chamelaucium cut-stem flowers destined for K…

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by Zak Failla