[Spirit Files For Bankruptcy After Frontier Declines To Merge] Frontier And Spirit Plan To Merge And Create An Even Larger Terrible Airline
Update, 11/16/24: After Frontier declined to merge with Sprit, Spirit has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The airline has slashed its route network and will...
United Kills Off The Individual PassPlus Path To Global Services Status
United’s Global Services status is one of the top elite status levels in the world. I've written about some of its perks here. The...
After Amsterdam Pogrom, El Al Planes Will Fly On Shabbos For The 2nd Time In 42 Years, Will Evacuate Passengers At No Charge
El Al didn't fly on Shabbos from 1982 to 2023, but that changed on the Shabbos after 10/7/23, when the airline received Rabbinic approval...
Southwest Raises Heavy, Oversized, And Excess Bags Fees
Southwest famously gives 2 free checked bags and free changes on all fares with non-expiring flight credits, though the airline will soon begin to...
El Al Increases Cancellation Deadline Requirements
El Al says that due to increasing no-shows and last-minute cancelations, it is changing its policies. The airline says the changes will allow it...
Epic Fail: After The DOT Fails To Heed Warnings, Airlines Make It Much Harder To Qualify For Refunds
Over 2 years ago, I wrote about the flaws in the Biden Administration's DOT plans for automatic refunds when airlines make schedule changes or...
BREAKING! DOT Report: “Lufthansa Discriminated Against Passengers On The Basis Of Religion,” Orders $4 Million Fine For Collectively Banning Jews From Flying!
In May 2022, DansDeals investigated an incident where 128 visibly Jewish passengers were denied boarding for their connecting flight from Frankfurt to Budapest. You...
WOW! United Will Fly To Greenland, Sicily, Madeira Island, Mongolia, And More Next Year
United is adding several awesome flights to its schedule for 2025.
United will fly twice weekly seasonally between Newark and Nuuk, Greenland starting 6/14,...
News Roundup: Looking Back On A Year Since October 7th
Looking back at a hard year
Has it really been a year since that horrible day?
The day that split humanity into 2 camps, those on...
The Hug Felt Around The World!
Update 10/7/23: Bumping this post in case anyone wants to purchase this incredible piece of art!
Originally posted 11/23/23.
I wanted to share this beautiful piece...
[No More Hot Transatlantic Hot Meals In Coach, Here Is The New Kosher Menu] JetBlue Descending: MINT Suite Doors Will Soon Be Disabled On...
Update: JetBlue continues to cut costs from its money-losing transatlantic operation. As of yesterday as per Matthew Klint, the airline has replaced hot meals...
Virgin Extends Israel Hiatus To At Least 18 Months
Update, 10/1: Virgin Atlantic was supposed to resume flights to Israel after a 12 month hiatus since 10/7/23. Unfortunately, that will be extended to...
El Al Resumes Accepting Coffins On All JFK Flights
Over the past couple of years, El Al has tested select coffin-free flights between JFK and Tel Aviv so that Kohanim can fly the...
Goodbye Cattle Call! How Southwest Will Transition To A More Traditional Carrier
Southwest announced a series of changes as it seeks profits by pivoting to acting like a more traditional airline.
The airline has long resisted assigned...
Free Starlink In-Flight WiFi Now Live On Hawaiian’s Entire Airbus Fleet, Air France Will Adopt Free Starlink Fleetwide Starting Next Year
SpaceX Starlink in-flight WiFi is a real game changer.
I used free Starlink on a JSX flight from Burbank to Oakland a year ago. The...
[Delta One Lounge Opening In 2 Weeks] Delta One Check-In At LAX Now Has Its Own Security Screening!
Update: Delta confirms with DansDeals that their Delta One lounge in LAX will open on 10/10!
This is Delta's 2nd Delta One lounge, which comes...
[Lufthansa Group Extends Service Suspension Through 10/14] Roundup Of The Current Next Available Israel Flights For More Than 40 Airlines
Update: Please see this post for the latest updates.
Update, 9/23:
The Lufthansa Group (Austrian, Brussels, Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Swiss) confirms that their service suspension to...
JetBlue Will Finally Add Lounges, But Mosaic Benefits Hit With Major Downgrades
JetBlue announced today that they will finally add airport lounges, something that has been sorely lacking for an airline that has tried to break...
As The DOT Investigates Mileage Programs, United Makes Mostly Positive Award Chart Changes
United miles have been on a steady decline since 2013. That decline has accelerated in recent years as the airline copied Delta in removing...
Showdown At The Gate: Watching AA’s JFK Gate Agents Go On A Power Trip Against Flight Attendants And A Mom Over A Doona; Here’s...
I flew to NYC last Sunday to celebrate the engagement of my friend's son at a L'chaim in Crown Heights.
I had been booked to...
[Update: Proposal For Phased Enforcement, With Full Enforcement Delayed To 5/7/27] Real ID Requirement Will Be Delayed, Yet Again
Update, 9/12/24: DHS is proposing that the Real ID requirement be phased in, with full enforcement delayed to 5/5/27 as most Americans don't have...
[JetBlue Will Switch Map Vendors] JetBlue Responds To Israel Map Criticism
Update, 9/9: JetBlue has provided the following statement to DansDeals:
"The flight tracker app is provided to JetBlue by our inflight entertainment content provider who,...
Which Airlines Allow Crewmembers To Wear Palestinian Flag Pins?
There have been several incidents between passengers and crewmembers wearing Palestine pins and Keffiyeh paraphernalia.
Reasonable people can disagree on whether or not those are...
[United Now Allowing Rebooking Onto Lufthansa Group] United Refuses To Rebook Canceled Israel Flights On Other Airlines While Delta Rebooks Passengers Onto El Al
Update, 9/7: United is now allowing rebooking onto Lufthansa Group airlines to Tel Aviv, including Austrian (via Vienna), Brussels (via Brussels), Eurowings (via Dusseldorf),...
[Free Carry-Ons Are Back On JetBlue Basic Fares] Bag Fees Are Going Up Again, Roundup Of Domestic Checked Bag Fees
Update, 9/6: As of today, JetBlue basic fares come with a free large carry-on bag and small personal item.
Update, 8/16: Frontier Mastercard primary cardmembers...
[Final Hours, Here’s What I Did] Will You Transfer Miles To Hawaiian Before The Bonus Ends Tonight?
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Quick Takes 2: New And Soon To Open Hotels And Lounges Around The World
Last month's quick takes on hotels and airport lounges was a popular post, so here's a sequel of places that are now open and...
Online Passport Renewals Are Back And Better Than Ever! Readers Report Getting Passports Just 1 Week After Online Renewal!
Update, 8/22/24: DansDeals readers report getting their passport just a week after renewing it online! Post your experience in the comments below.
Update, 6/13/24: Online...
With Passengers Scrambling To Book Seats On El Al In Q2, Israel’s Flag Carrier Notches Record Profits
At the end of Q1, many airlines finally started returning to Israel. But it would be short-lived, as Iran directly attacked Israel for the...
[737MAX Order Confirmed] The Inside Story Of How El Al Decided To Remain An All-Boeing Carrier With Its Largest Ever Aircraft Order
Update: El Al has now finalized this agreement, with a firm order for 20 737MAXs that will be delivered between 2028-2031 and an option...
The Curious Case Of Costa Cruises And A Canceled Kosher Group; Was Antisemitism A Factor?
A viral article
Last week, an article made the rounds with the title, "Cruise Company To Kosher Travelers: Stay Off."
The article referenced an alleged antisemitic...
[Contact Delta Or United In Israel For Rebookings] Delta Cancels Israel Flights For The Month Of August, United Suspends Israel Flights Indefinitely
Update, 8/12: Several readers have had better success calling Delta or United's customer service lines in Israel for flight reaccomodations on other airlines.
You can...
[United Confirms Indefinite Suspension, Expands Rebooking Policy] Is United Thinking About Suspending Israel Service Through July 2025?
Update, 8/8 at 10pm: United has provided DansDeals with the following statement,
"Our flights to Tel Aviv remain suspended – we look forward to resuming...
Starting Tomorrow, United Will Remove The Most Onerous Part Of Basic Economy Travel
United's basic economy is the worst of any airline. You can't bring a full size carry-on bag, something which used to be the case...
Lufthansa Crew Allegedly Refused To Fly To Israel And Spent Over 9 Hours Returning To Munich; Lufthansa Group Cancels Flights To Israel For At...
Yesterday's Lufthansa flight 682 from Munich to Tel Aviv departed at 11:45pm and made a scheduled technical stop in Larnaca.
Reports from Israel's Channel 12...
JetBlue Abandons Burbank, Charlotte, Minneapolis, San Antonio, Palm Springs, Tallahassee, And More In 3rd Major Round Of Cuts This Year
4 months ago, JetBlue announced the end of service to Baltimore, Kansas City, 5 routes from Fort Lauderdale, 8 routes from Los Angeles, and several...
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...
