[Had A Cancelled Flight? Check Your Email For 25K Bonus Miles Per Ticket!] Southwest’s Operations Are In Shambles Due To Weather That Only Affects...
Update, 1/3/23: Multiple DansDeals readers report receiving Southwest codes good for 25K miles per cancelled passenger. That's a goodwill gesture on top of any...
[Final Hours To Lock In Transferable Voucher Flexibility, But Free Changes Will Continue] El Al’s Awesome Ticket Voucher Exchange Program: Will You Lock In...
Update, 12/30: El Al tells me that all tickets that have a 12/31/22 or earlier purchase date based on the location of the purchase...
Hot Kosher Meals At The Newark Polaris Lounge Are Now Being Served, Plus United Gives Out Kosher Donuts For Chanukah!
Update, 12/19: It's a big day over at United's Newark kosher operations.
I spoke with Fresko partner Avi Moche and he confirmed that United's soft...
[Update: Ben & Jerry’s Will Stop Trying To Block Sale Of Its Israeli Business!] WOW! Unilever Will Allow Ben & Jerry’s To Continue To...
Update, 12/15: Unilever announced today that its Ben & Jerry subsidiary will end its litigation against the parent company in an effort to block...
[Updated With Additional Route Details] WOW! Icelandair Will Fly To Israel Next Year!
Update, 2:50pm: This post has been updated with additional details provided by Icelandair.
Originally posted 12/13 at 11:25am:
Back in late 2010s, WOW Air offered dirt...
United Goes All-In On 787 And 737 MAX Orders
United announced some major aircraft purchases from Boeing today.
They have made a firm order for 100 787 Dreamliners, with options to purchases another 100...
Ouch: Delta Is Making Major Changes To Lounge Access
Last week I wrote about Delta introducing priority lanes for SkyClub access due to massive overcrowding and long lines to enter their lounges.
Today, Delta...
The Conclusion: Passengers From Lufthansa Flight 401 Are Now Receiving $17,400 Settlement Checks, What Are The Lessons From The #Flight401 Fiasco In Frankfurt?
Previous coverage:
Part 1, originally published on 5/8: A DansDeals Special Investigation: OUTRAGEOUS: German Airline Bans Jews From Flying; Lufthansa Supervisor: It’s “Jewish People...
Goodbye To Singapore Suites From The US
Singapore Airlines was the launch customer for the A380 in 2007, introducing the first suites (SQuites in DDF parlance, thanks to the airline's SQ...
After Successful Testing, Delta Will Introduce Priority SkyClub Lanes At More Airports
Ever since travel demand picked up post-COVID, Delta's SkyClubs have been plagued by shockingly long entry lines and overcrowding.
https://twitter.com/williamson711/status/1562188622882750468
In part, that's because the food...
Delta Launches Basic Economy Fares On Nonstop Flights From North America To Israel, Will Other Airlines Match?
In 2019, Delta launched basic economy fares on some connecting flights between North America and Israel.
I expected other airlines to copy them, but for...
11/9/22 News Roundup: End Of The Road For MAGA? COVID Vaccines, United Teases Southwest, Mattress Mack, Frontier Shower Class, And More!
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 eye. Let’s...
Breakdown Of United Changes Announced Today: Award Cancelation Fees Removed, Elite Status Requirements, Earn Status From Awards Or Spending, And More!
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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...
OK Kosher Releases Results Of Investigation Into Failures At Kosher Chinese Express
This DansDeals Forums thread has been busy discussing the recent news of a Kosher certified Chinese Restaurant that apparently served non kosher food.
The OK...
[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....
President Biden Forgives Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars In Student Debt, Up To $20,000 Per Borrower; NY Small Business Recovery Grants Expanded
President Biden announced that he will use executive action to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt.
Borrowers making up to $125,000 individually...
United Adds A Valuable New Mileage Redemption Partner
Last October we spent a whirlwind week and a half jumping off bridges, going on safari, flying on a microlight, and swimming to the...
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 Get Up To $15 Monthly Statement Credit!] Signup For Up To A Free Year Of Instacart+ Membership With Chase Cards!
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[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...
