Life Imitating Art: A Plane With An Israeli Soldier Diverted To Iran Last Week
FlyDubai flight 1942 took off last Thursday from Tashkent, Uzbekistan en-route to Dubai. Onboard the flight was a 19 year old female Israeli soldier,...
American Diverted Tonight’s Tel Aviv To JFK Flight…Before It Even Left The Ground
American Airlines' flight 145 on Thursday from Tel Aviv to JFK is scheduled to depart shortly, at 12:45am IST/6:45pm EDT.
However, at 7:10pm IST/1:10pm EDT...
Air France Will Be Restoring Kosher Meals From JFK; Airlines, Can We Get Edible Food As Well?
Several DDF members have been commenting on the lack of kosher meals on Air France flights from JFK to Paris for the past several...
Ends Tomorrow: Match Your Elite Status To LATAM For Benefits On Delta And Other Airlines
Match Your Elite Status To LATAM For Benefits On Delta And Other Airlines
For a $39 fee, US residents can match their status with airlines...
[Now On Sale For Just $0.01!] Eschewing Basic Economy, Southwest Will Ask Customers, Do You Wanna Pay More For Added Benefits?
Update, 10/20/22: Wanna Get Away Plus fares are available for just $0.01 more than Wanna Get Away fares when you book or rebook travel...
Here’s How US Airlines Managed Israel Flight Scheduling For Yom Kippur This Year
Update: In the end, American cancelled their AA145 service after Yom Kippur from Tel Aviv to JFK at 12:50am. They replaced it with AA9600,...
[Update: United Temporarily Suspends JFK Flights] United Will Return To JFK!
Update, 9/30/22: With the Biden administration's case against the American-JetBlue alliance failing to settle before trial, United confirms that they are forced to temporarily suspend their...
[Flights Now On Sale From Just $457!] Will Cleveland Get Nonstop Service To Europe?
Update: Flights are now on sale as of 5/19/23!
A round-trip intro fare of $457 round-trip in "saver" or $577 round-trip in "smart" is available...
American Confirms New Flagship Suites In Business Class, Will Kill Off First Class
First class has officially gone the way of the dodo for all airlines based in the Americas. In the last decade, airlines like TAM...
El Al Will Once Again Sell Inaugural Flights To Tokyo, Is The Third Time The Charm?
El Al originally planned to launch service to Tokyo in March of 2020 before the Olympics with 3 weekly flights. Then COVID hit, the...
[United Confirms Partnership Details] Emirates And United Will Form Partnership!
Update: United has now confirmed the details of the partnership. Passengers on United's new Newark-Dubai flight can connect to more than 100 cities on...
United Now Selling Daily Nonstop Flights Between Newark And Dubai
United is now selling daily nonstop flights between Newark and Dubai, operated by the 777-200 with 50 Polaris business class seats, 24 Premium economy...
[United Confirms Negotiations For Airport Club!] Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Will Expand Again To Accommodate Record Passenger Growth Rates
Update: United confirms that they are in negotiations with Natbag to open a club in the airport to service their 28 weekly flights between...
[Will Israel Walk Back Ban?] Israel Will Ban 747s, A340s, And A380s Next Year
Update: After up uproar and confusion in the aviation world and from IATA about the purpose of this ban, Israel is taking a step...
The DOT Compiles An Airline Customer Service Dashboard, But Airlines Still Decide What Is A Controllable Delay
The DOT has surveyed airlines and put together this dashboard with airline commitments on what they will do in case of "controllable" cancellations and...
Qantas Will Fly Nonstop Between JFK And Auckland!
Earlier this year OneWorld carrier Qantas announced that they ordered planes that will be able to fly nonstop from Sydney to JFK and London....
United Adds A Valuable New Mileage Redemption Partner
Last October I spent a whirlwind week and a half jumping off bridges, going on safari, flying on a microlight, and swimming to the...
[American Gets Onboard As Well!] Boom: United Orders Supersonic Jets!
Update: American has now placed a non-refundable deposit on 20 of their own Boom aircraft, with an option to buy up to 60. They...
Master Chart Of US Airlines’ Change Fee Waivers
United shocked the airline industry when they announced they would permanently eliminate change fees on domestic flights.
Of course given that United sold lifetime Club Memberships, lifetime Silver Wings Memberships, and...
The DOT’s Proposed Refund Policy Is A Good Start, But Misses The Bigger Picture; Here’s What You Can Do
The DOT is looking to codify their refund requirements as described here. It's being marketed as great news for consumers, but I'm skeptical.
Before digging...
WOW! El Al Adding Present Location Zmanim To The 787 Entertainment System!
Judaism has specific rules for times and directions for the morning, afternoon, and evening prayers. And like everything in Judaism, there are endless opinions...
The Odd Tale Of American Airlines Flight 145 From Tel Aviv To JFK That Spent 29 Hours In Rome
The tale of Tuesday's AA flight 145 is an odd one. The plane departed Tel Aviv on time, at 12:50am and seemed like it would...
[Now Available In Multiple Lounges] Awesome! Kosher Food Arrives At Istanbul Airport!
Update, 7/29: Rabbi Chitrik, Chairman of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States, shares that kosher food is now available in Turkish Airlines' awesome...
Lufthansa Denies Antisemitism Played A Role In Their Fiasco In Frankfurt
Previous coverage:
Part 1, originally published on 5/8: OUTRAGEOUS: German Airline Bans Jews From Flying; Lufthansa Supervisor: It’s “Jewish People Who Were The Mess,...
WOW! Southwest Credits No Longer Expire, Great Use For Airline Fee Credits!
When airlines permanently removed change fees during the pandemic, it took away one of Southwest's key differentiation points, their fee-free flight changes.
Southwest still provides...
[United Flights Now For Sale] Delta And United Win New Routes To Cape Town
Update: United is now selling their new year-round nonstop flights between Washington/IAD and Cape Town starting 11/17 on the Boeing 787-9.
Flights to Africa...
Airline Refusing To Provide Free Advance Seating Next To Your Kids? The DOT Wants You To File A Complaint About It!
Airlines have made it more and more difficult to be seated next to your travel companion for free.
On basic economy fares there are no...
Last Week Was A Very Good Week For Israeli Airlines
Israeli airlines had a whole lot of winning last week.
El Al, which has been besieged by pilot issues for years, finally came to an...
[Confirmed!] Saudi Arabia Will Reportedly Allow All Israeli Flights To Overfly Their Airspace
Update: Saudi Arabia announced that their airspace is now open to all flights!
Originally posted on 6/2:
The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Israel and Saudi...
American Will Fly Dreamliner Service Daily Between Miami-Tel Aviv
The Miami-Tel Aviv route has been a big success for both American and El Al.
El Al launched the route in November 2017 with 3...
Air Canada Will Fly Nonstop To Thailand This Winter
It has been many years since you were able to fly nonstop between North American and Thailand, but Air Canada is now selling seasonal...
Save Big On Breeze Airways Flights With This Trick They Don’t Want You To Know About!
Ultra low cost airlines use a clever loophole to avoid paying 7.5% federal excise tax on airfare. They charge an online and phone booking...
Here Is Lufthansa’s Response To The US DOT Complaints Filed Against Them
Previous coverage:
Part 1, originally published on 5/8: OUTRAGEOUS: German Airline Bans Jews From Flying; Lufthansa Supervisor: It’s “Jewish People Who Were The Mess,...
Delta Bails On Boston-Tel Aviv In The Winter, While El Al Triples Down
Delta is battling JetBlue to transform Boston into a global hub. As part of that strategy, they announced on 10/3/21 that they would add...
Southwest Now Waiving $100 Fee To Extend Travel Funds!
Related: Earn 75K-80K Signup Bonus Points On Chase Southwest Cards!
In last week's post about transferring Southwest credit to someone else, commenter Yochai correctly noted...
Here Is The Apology Letter That Lufthansa’s CEO Is Sending Passengers That Were Denied Boarding To Budapest; Is The 4th Time The Charm?
Previous coverage:
Part 1, originally published on 5/8: OUTRAGEOUS: German Airline Bans Jews From Flying; Lufthansa Supervisor: It’s “Jewish People Who Were The...
What Has Happened In The 2 Weeks Since Lufthansa’s Shocking Anti-Semitic Fiasco In Frankfurt
Previous coverage:
Part 1, originally published on 5/8: OUTRAGEOUS: German Airline Bans Jews From Flying; Lufthansa Supervisor: It’s “Jewish People Who Were The...
Lufthansa CEO Apologizes To Rabbi Of Berlin For Anti-Semitism On His Airline, Suspends Employees Involved
Lufthansa's executive offices are feeling the heat after the DansDeals original investigation of anti-Semitism at the airline.
Since it was posted on Sunday, that story...
Lufthansa’s Apology Takes Things From Bad To Worse With 9 Things That Remain Unaddressed; The Media Needs To Get This Story Right
Update, 5/11 at 3pm ET: Lufthansa’s CEO has apologized to the Rabbi of Berlin and suspended employees involved in the incident. The company has not...
After Feedback And Lack Of Competitor Matching, Delta Walks Back Harshest Club Access Changes
With air travel numbers skyrocketing and planes filling up despite record high airfares, airport resources are once again being strained.
Last week, Delta announced major...
