One of the busiest international corridors for air travel between two continents is between Europe and North America. And the United States attracts a substantial chunk of these flights, given the ...

Procedures like go-arounds, diversions and holding patterns may be unnerving for flyers, but they're routine and meant to boost safety.

Most planes fly at about 31,000 to 42,000 feet. At that altitude, the cabin air pressure decreases. “So thanks to physics, ...