Uh-Oh: Alaska Will Join OneWorld Alliance
Alaska Airlines announced plans to join the OneWorld Alliance in summer 2021.
As part of those plans, you can now use Alaska and AA miles...
United Adding New Kosher Food And Wine To Tel Aviv Flights And Newark Polaris Lounge, Plus Kosher Snacks In NYC United Clubs
Giving feedback on Kosher Meals:
A couple of years ago I asked if awful kosher meals on airplanes were our own fault. That was based on...
Cathay Pacific Will Kill Off Their JFK-Vancouver Route In 2 Weeks
Update: Cathay Pacific has revised the final date for this route to February 23rd.
Related post: Cathay Pacific Suspends Flights To Newark, Washington DC, Maldives,...
Cathay Pacific Suspends Flights To Newark, Washington DC, Maldives, And More; Employees Asked To Take Unpaid Time Off
I wrote about how the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus is going to take a toll on air travel this year in this week’s Sunday roundup.
One...
US Carriers Suspend All Flights To Hong Kong
American and United have both suspended all of their flights to Hong Kong, citing a drop in demand. Delta stopped flying to Hong Kong...
After State Department Warns Not To Travel To China, American, Delta, And United Suspend All China Flights
Update: United has announced that they will also suspend all flights to China from February 6-March 27. Flights are also being suspended between Newark...
2 Months Left Until The Best Flight Within North America Is Discontinued, Will You Fly It Before It’s History?
Last September I wrote about Cathay Pacific announcing the end of their nonstop flights between JFK and Vancouver. The last flight will be on...
United Kills Flights From Cleveland To LaGuardia And Washington National
United will cease flying from Cleveland to LaGuardia and Washington DC/DCA Airports on March 29th.
United says there won't be a reduction of seats from...
United Will Return Kosher Wine To Business Class On Select Tel Aviv Routes
United has long been a holdout on serving kosher wine in business class between North America and Tel Aviv.
They tried serving Covenant Mensch in...
JetBlue Is Increasing Baggage Fees Again, Get Ready For Other Airlines To Match; Roundup Of Credit Cards That Waive Bag Fees
Not too long ago, JetBlue was one of the few airlines offering free checked bags. That fee increased to $15, $20, $25, and then...
United Devalues Partner Lounge Access For Star Alliance Gold And Club Members
United updated their club page to show that as of 1/1, only Polaris business class passengers can access most partner (non-Star Alliance) lounges. Interestingly,...
Boeing Fires CEO Amid Failure To Navigate 737MAX Crisis
Boeing fired their CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, this morning.
It's amazing that he lasted this long.
Boeing's 737MAX design was rushed and the system was designed to...
With Scott Kirby As United’s New CEO, The Former America West Airlines/USAirways Leadership Now Control 2 Of The Big 3 US Airlines
Scott Kirby and Doug Parker teamed up at America West in the 1990s and reshaped that airline as a low cost carrier. They merged...
American Backtracks On Daily Tel Aviv Flights
Last week I wrote about American filing to increase their Dallas-Tel Aviv flights form 3x weekly to daily, just a month after they started...
Just A Month After Bookings Open, American Announces They Will Fly To Tel Aviv Daily!
Related post: HOT! Fly From The US To Tel Aviv For Just 20K AA Miles!
American announced in August that they would return to Israel...
Sunday News Roundup 11/17/19: 12 Quick Takes On Aviation And Travel; Dubious Marriott Claims, TWA Ice Rink, A380 Failure, Mileage Ban, And More
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Sunday News Roundup 10/27/19: 11 Quick Takes On What’s Going On In Aviation, Credit, And Deals That You Should Know About
Sunday...
Here Are 9 Things You Need To Know About The Good, Bad, And Surprising Changes That United MileagePlus Made Today!
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JetBlue Reminds Their Mosaic Elite Members Just How Poorly They’ll Fare If They Purchase Basic Economy Tickets
Earlier today I wrote about JetBlue's new basic economy fares, which they'll market as Blue Basic.
The restrictions are pretty much as expected, but apparently...
In Wake Of Gaza Rocket Attacks, El Al And Lufthansa Group Offering Free Changes Or Cancellations; Insane Video Of Near Miss On Route 4
Update: Lufthansa Group airlines (Austrian, Brussels, Eurowings, Lufthansa, or Swiss) have added their own Israel travel waiver for flights through 11/16. Travel can be rebooked...
JetBlue Launches Basic Economy Fares
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
JetBlue has launched basic economy fares today called "Blue Basic" on select routes. The basic economy fares will...
Sunday News Roundup 11/3/19: 9 Quick Takes On What’s Going On In Aviation And Travel; Airbnb Scam, United Plays Dirty, 747 Farewell, LAX Uber...
Some stories and deals don't get their own post, but should get some coverage. Here are some quick takes on stories that caught my...
American Will Fly Nonstop From Los Angeles To New Zealand’s South Island And Add More Nonstop Service From North America!
Tourism between North America and New Zealand is rapidly growing, but until now the only nonstop flights from North America have been to Auckland,...
Sunday News Roundup 10/27/19: 11 Quick Takes On What’s Going On In Aviation, Credit, And Deals That You Should Know About
Some stories and deals don't get their own post, but should get some coverage. I'll round them up here and let me know what...
United Will Deliver Business Class Passenger’s Bags From London Heathrow To Marriott Hotels
United announced an innovative program today to deliver business class passenger's bags from London Heathrow to your room in select Marriott hotels, free of...
American And Delta Will Honor Lifetime Club Memberships Without New Restrictions, United Still Plans On Taking The Low Road
The airline club is a small oasis in hectic airports. In some airports they have gotten overcrowded, but they're still better than waiting at...
American’s Tel Aviv Flight Is Now Bookable
American announced in August that they would return to Israel starting on September 9th with 3 weekly 787-9 flights between Dallas and Tel Aviv.
American...
LATAM Will Leave OneWorld After Delta Buys 20% Stake In The Airline
Delta has bought a 20% stake in South American powerhouse LATAM.
LATAM is the merger creation of OneWorld's LAN and Star Alliance's TAM. One of...
There’s A Map For That: JAL’s Seat Map Now Discloses Where Infants Are Seated
JAL now displays on their seat map where infants 2 and under are seated.
It's an awesome idea. Before I had kids I certainly would...
When An El Al Flight Diverted To Halifax For A Medical Emergency, A Bochur Steps Up To Save The Day
El Al flight 26, operated by one of El Al's aging Boeing 777s, took off from Newark on September 18th at about 9:30pm.
Chabad Houses...
The Best Flight Within North America Will Be Discontinued Next March
Update: Cathay Pacific's final JFK-Vancouver-JFK flight will be on March 27, 2020.
Originally posted on 9/9:
5th freedom flights, where an airline sells tickets between 2...
Goodbye To Al Haynes, Hero Captain Of United Flight 232 Disaster; Thoughts On Jan Brown And Child Safety On Planes
Al Haynes, the captain of United flight 232, passed away Sunday.
30 years ago, Captain Haynes managed to perform the impossible, by landing a DC-10...
United Miles No Longer Expire: Good News Or A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing?
As of today, United miles will no longer expire:
Previously, miles expired after 18 months of inactivity unless you were a Chase United cardholder.
This copies...
American Had 840,000 Reasons To Launch New Service From Dallas To Tel Aviv
American Airlines announced last week that they would resume flying to Israel with the launch of 3 weekly flights between Dallas and Tel Aviv...
Another Week, Another Diverted United Dreamliner From Israel
Last week was pretty surreal.
Last Wednesday, United flight 85 from Tel Aviv to Newark diverted to Cleveland due to thunderstorms. It was the first...
United Strands Passengers In Cleveland Without Kosher Food After Diverting A Dreamliner From Tel Aviv
Update, 8/2: This story has been picked on the front page of the 8/3 Cleveland Plain Dealer!
Let's keep it going, do a random act of...
Southwest Is Pulling All Of Their Flights Out Of Newark
Southwest will end all service to Newark Airport after November 2nd.
Currently, Southwest flies nonstop from Newark to Austin, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Nashville, Oakland, Orlando,...
JetBlue Customer Service Via SMS Is Awesome, Which Airlines Have You Texted With?
Last week I flew to Miami for my brother Dovid's son's bris.
I booked a JetBlue flight and noticed that the price dropped after a...
American Adds Online Booking For JAL Awards, Roundup Of AA Awards Bookable Online And Links For AA’s Old And New Search Engines
American continues to add partner airlines on the AA.com award search. That's great as American's operational performance is just abysmal these days. I'm either...
ANA’s New Business And First Class Looks Amazing, It’s Also The Biggest Mileage Bargain Around
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El Al Goes Dynamic, Removes The Ability To Search For Standard Award Tickets; Here’s What It Means For Matmid And Qantas Members
In 2015 Delta removed their award charts. They dynamically price their award tickets based on demand and sales that they run. United will do...
