Author: Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY

It’s a cruel irony. Airfares have never been lower between many cities, but many will be too afraid of traveling amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delta Air Lines posted a massive $5.4 billion loss for the quarter ended Sept. 30, saying it plans to take additional steps cut its losses.

Southwest Airlines vows to continue to serve two airports in Chicago and Houston. Service at O’Hare and Intercontinental airports will start in 2021.

OK, so you’re willing to stare down the coronavirus and travel to Hawaii, but know the restrictions and rules on the islands before you go.

Disney’s chief medical officer pointed to the safe reopenings of its other parks after California Gov. Gavin Newsom slowed the reopening process.

Pet shipment services try to navigate a web of rules, flight restrictions and other hurdles to moving dogs and cats around the nation or the world.

CEO Gary Kelly said Southwest Airlines can navigate the industry’s pandemic-related crisis with a path that preserves jobs.

Airlines have long depended on business passengers, who are no longer flying. Those who occupied the back of the plane are having their day.

The travel industry had been warning of massive layoffs if Congress failed to act. “The clock is ticking,” one top official said.