Final Cattle Call: Southwest Continues Its Transformation Into A Traditional Carrier
Southwest has long been a unique airline.
It has resisted assigned seating, preferring open seating which helps board and turn around planes more quickly. Over...
After Days Of Meltdown, Delta Allows Refunds And Waives All Bag Fees (Travel With 300lbs For Free!) Through Sunday
Friday's CrowdStrike/Windows outage wreaked havoc on IT systems worldwide. Airlines were hit particularly hard, but nobody performed worse than Delta.
Other airlines mostly recovered by...
[ETA Requirement Delayed To 2025] Despite Tourism To Israel Being Down 80%, It Will Soon Be More Difficult To Visit
Update: The ETA requirement has been postponed to 1/1/25. You will now be able to obtain a free ETA through 12/31/24, but won't need...
Were You Affected By Today’s CrowdStrike/Microsoft Windows Outages?
Phased updates? Who needs 'em!
CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity company founded in 2011 that now protects most major companies worldwide from cyberattacks.
A systemwide software update...
[Matched By American!] Delta’s Lotus Biscoff Cookies Are Now Certified Kosher Parve!
Update 7/14/24: American Airlines is now also offering Biscoff cookies that are certified kosher parve on the packaging:
Share what other airlines you have seen...
Following Palestinian Pin Incidents, Delta Bans Crew From Wearing Foreign Flag Pins
Earlier this week, people complained on social media about Delta flight attendants wearing Palestinian pins.
I had reached out to American, Delta, and United after...
[Air Canada Further Postpones Return To Israel] Israel Flight Change Policies And Next Bookable Flights For Major Airlines
Update, 7/11:
Air Canada has further postponed their return to Israel. The next Toronto-Tel Aviv flight is now scheduled for 10/15/24 and the...
After Newark-Tel Aviv Mechanical Issue Forces Aircraft Downgauge, United Pays Out About $75,000 To 30 Passengers Volunteering To Get Bumped
Miki Spitzer writes to DansDeals that he was booked on United flight 90 from Newark to Tel Aviv last night and shared his experience...
Is United Changing Its Airport Checkin Cutoff Time?
United currently requires:
Domestic checkin without bags at least 30 minutes before departure.
Domestic checkin with bags at least 45 minutes before departure.
International...
ITA Airways Will Join Lufthansa Group, Star Alliance
ITA Airways launched service in October 2021 after former Italian flag carrier Alitalia imploded.
I status matched to top-tier ITA elite status 2 years ago,...
Air Canada Will Suspend Many US Flights This Winter
Air Canada's flights between many US cities and Canada have been down since the pandemic. They provide a good way of flying to Europe...
El Al Sets The Stage For Potential Matmid Status Devaluations And Removes Soft Landings, But Will Add Choice Benefit And Expanded Lifetime Status Program
This post was updated with information on the new lifetime status qualification program.
El Al did a major overhaul of their Matmid frequent flyer program...
Turkey To Diverted El Al Flight: No Fuel For You!
El Al flight 5102 from Warsaw to Tel Aviv was flying over Turkey today when a passenger got sick and the flight declared a...
Fiji Airways Will Adopt AAdvantage As Mileage Currency, Join OneWorld
American announced today that Fiji Airways will adopt AAdvantage as their loyalty currency.
While several airlines use Avios as their currency, they each maintain their...
Last But Not Least: Delta One Lounge Opens In JFK Today
American has long had Flagship lounges and United has had Polaris lounges for business class passengers since 2016.
American's Flagship lounges can be found in...
After NAACP Action And Lawsuit, American Responds To Kicking All Black Men Off Flight; Still No Response To Kicking All Visible Jews Off Flights
American is on a roll. And not in a good way.
The airline is being sued for kicking off 8 unrelated Black men who were...
El Al Takes Another Step Closer To SkyTeam With Virgin Atlantic Codeshare Agreement
DansDeals reported last year that Delta committed to making efforts to help El Al join the SkyTeam Alliance.
The Delta agreement has opened the door to...
With North American Carriers Sitting On The Sidelines, El Al Reports Record Profits And Flight Loads
The war between Israel and Hamas has limited the flights options available for North Americans to fly to Israel. American, Delta, and Air Canada...
[CCO Out, Brutal Miles Plan Canceled, Lower Fares Returning To Portals] American: Bag Fees Going Up And You May Have To Book Direct To...
Update, 5/29: AA CCO Vasu Raja, who has been with the airline since 2004, is no longer with the airline. He made an ill-fated...
Lifemiles Launches Lifemiles+ Subscription And Credit Cards, Will You Bite?
Lifemiles Background
There's a lot to love and a lot to hate about Avianca Lifemiles.
They generally charge reasonable amounts of miles. However, they no longer...
Stop Falling For This Increasingly Common Google Scam!
Update: Since sharing this article last year, we have been receiving several stories from readers of scammers getting the top paid, AI, or organic...
While JetBlue Took Ownership And Compensated For Failures, American Continues To Ignore Alleged Anti-Semitic Incident
I wrote about 2 unfortunate in-flight incidents last week.
A JetBlue flight attendant falsely reported that Paul Faust created an in-flight disturbance, triggering a...
American Still Hasn’t Responded To Accusations Of Anti-Semitism; Think You See A Safety Issue On A Plane? Here Is What I Would Do
Earlier this week, 2 unrelated Orthodox Jews, aged 17 and 21, were unceremoniously tossed off of their flight from Cleveland to Reagan National Airport.
American...
JetBlue Continues To Slash And Reconfigure Route Network
2 months ago, JetBlue announced the end of service to Baltimore, Kansas City, 5 routes from Fort Lauderdale, 8 routes from Los Angeles, and...
OUTRAGEOUS: American Airlines Ejects 17 Year Old Orthodox Jew From Flight Due To The Actions Of An Unrelated Orthodox Jewish Passenger
Background and a DansDeals special investigation
On Sunday, I read about an incident on American flight 4447 on the DansDeals Forums that seemed too strange...
[Updated With Additional Information From JetBlue] After In-Flight Incident, JetBlue Apologizes And Changes Crewmember Pin Policy
Update: 5/7: After asking several follow-up questions, JetBlue has shared a few more updates with DansDeals:
Mr. Faust's flight was refunded in full. As...
Trying To Find A Flight Out Of Israel Before Pesach? Try This Strategy
Many readers have asked for help finding flights out of Israel after most airlines canceled their flights to fly abroad before Pesach.
El Al's flights...
[El Al’s First Regularly Scheduled Fort Lauderdale Flight Lands In Tel Aviv] Taking AAdvantage Of American’s Surrender, El Al Will Launch Fort Lauderdale Service...
Update, 4/16/24: El Al's first flight from Fort Lauderdale landed this afternoon in Tel Aviv. The round-trip flight will operate twice weekly, in addition...
Here Are The Airlines And Routes Flown To/From Israel Over The Past 2 Days
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After Iran Attack On Israel, El Al And United Cancel Flights, Announce Flight Waivers
Trying To Find A Flight Out Of...
After Iran Attack On Israel, El Al And United Cancel Flights, Announce Flight Waivers
Update, 4/14: United has now canceled their Newark-Tel Aviv flight on Monday and their Tel Aviv-Newark flight on Tuesday.
For the first time in history,...
[SAS Leaving Star Alliance 8/31] A Star Alliance Founding Member Will Switch To SkyTeam Next Year
Update: SAS will leave the Star Alliance after 8/31. SkyTeam benefits with most airlines will start 9/1, while they transition to joining SkyTeam.
Originally posted...
[Available Again] WOW! United Launches Miles Pooling, But Beware Of The Caveats!
Update: The technical glitches with mileage pooling have been resolved and you can once again create a pool.
Originally posted on 3/21:
United Launches Miles Pooling!
A...
After Reporting Record Profits, El Al Locks In More Dreamliners
Related: El Al Takes One Step Closer To SkyTeam With Air France Codeshare Agreement; News On Mileage Reciprocity, Delta Lounge Access, SkyTeam, ANA, Alaska,...
After Failed Merger Effort, JetBlue Slashes Route Network
After a costly failed merger effort with Spirit, the end of the Northeast Alliance with American, and corporate activist/raider Carl Icahn gaining board seats,...
[Terminal 1 And Ryanair Will Return In June] Israel Flight Change Policies And Next Bookable Flights For All Major Airlines
Update, 3/19:
Tel Aviv's Terminal 1 will reopen on June 1st. Airlines like Ryanair have said that they will return to Israel...
[JetBlue And Spirit Terminate Merger Agreement] JetBlue Makes Offer To Buy Spirit And Create An Airline That Will Never Get You To Your Destination...
Update 3/4/24: JetBlue and Spirit came to an agreement to drop their antitrust appeal and terminate their merger agreement.
JetBlue will pay Spirit $69...
Etihad Masterclass In How To Destroy Your Loyalty Program In 3 Easy Steps
Change the expiration policy from any activity extending your points validity for 18 months, to needing an Etihad or partner flight to extend...
Air Canada: Don’t Trust Anything Our Agents Or Chatbots Tell You; Thoughts On AI Hallucinations
This is truly an incredible case.
Jake Moffatt's grandmother passed away, so he logged onto AirCanada.com and a chatbot told him how to buy a...
[Israeli Media Reporting United Will Return] Why Is United Still Selling Flights To Tel Aviv Next Week?
Update, 2/21: United will indeed resume flying to Israel on 3/2, initially via Munich and then nonstop. See here for the full details.
Below is...
El Al Will Give IDF Soldiers A Free Flight To Europe
The hits keep coming from El Al these days.
I wrote about their tear-jerker of an ad earlier today.
The airline is offering a free round-trip...
