After arriving in New York JFK from LOT Polish, I nearly missed my connection to Los Angeles due to ongoing airport construction and very poorly-marked signage. If using the JFK AirTrain to connect between terminals, allow extra time. Allow...
The FBI’s Cryptic Russian Billboard At New York JFK
The FBI has posted an odd billboard in Russian at New York Kennedy (JFK). Is this a joke or is the FBI blatantly recruiting Russian assets who are fleeing Mother Russia? Odd FBI Billboard At JFK A friend snapped...
FAA Ends Slots Waivers At JFK – A Path For United Airlines To Return?
The Federal Aviation Administration has now officially ended its pandemic-era international slot waiver program at congested U.S. airports like New York Kennedy. Might this be the way United Airlines can permanently return to JFK? Will Elimination Of International Slot...
Great Coffee At New York JFK Airport
Coffee options abound at an airport as massive as New York Kennedy (JFK), but great options are few and far between. Thus far, I’ve managed to find three. Best Coffee At New York JFK Airport The best coffee at...
United Airlines Threatens To Leave JFK If FAA Does Not Grant More Slots
United Airlines has warned that it will suspend service to New York (JFK) at the end of October if the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does not allocate it additional slots. Ultimatum From United Airlines To FAA: More JFK...
Review: Lufthansa Senator Lounge New York (JFK)
The Lufthansa Senator Lounge in New York for Star Alliance Gold members feels like you are in a Lufthansa hub. It’s a great lounge to wait for your flight in an otherwise chaotic terminal. Lufthansa Senator Lounge JFK Review...
Review: The “New” Wingtips Lounge New York (JFK)
The Wingtips Lounge at New York JFK just got the upgrade of a lifetime after moving one door down after SWISS vacated its beautiful Terminal 4 lounge. The common space is beautiful…the lounge amenities are just as pitiful as...
JetBlue’s Swanky JFK T5 Rooftop Terrace
JetBlue does not offer a lounge to its premium cabin passengers, but does offer a swanky rooftop terrace in Terminal 5 at New York JFK available to all passenger. That’s where I spent my layover between flights. JFK T5...
United Airlines Wants To Grow At New York JFK
United Airlines sees a silver lining to a potential JetBlue – Spirit merger: an expansion opportunity at New York JFK. United Airlines Want To Use JetBlue Merger For JFK Expansion After a six year hiatus, United Airlines returned to...
Hilarious: “Invisible Man” Tries To Sneak Into Airport Lounge
I witnessed something that made me laugh out loud during my recent trip to New York JFK: a man pulled a bandana over his face and tried to waltz into an airline lounge, then acted like he was lost...
Review: Wingtips Lounge (JFK)
If you must, you can stop by this lounge…but the Wingtips Lounge in Terminal 4 at New York JFK is not a lounge I would ever go out of my way to visit. Wingtips Lounge (JFK) Review I recently...
Photo Essay: TWA Hotel
I consider the TWA Flight Center at New York Kennedy Airport, designed by Eero Saarinen, to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. It is now a hotel and I recently spent my layover at JFK...
Details: United Airlines Returns To New York JFK
United Airlines will return to New York Kennedy (JFK) in 2021, five years after abandoning the airport in a move it came to quickly regret. The return of premium transcontinental service between JFK and the West Coast is a...
United Airlines Wants JFK Slots Back
In 2015, United sold its 26 New York Kennedy (JFK) slots to Delta. Three years later, it wants them back. Last year, I wrote about United President Scott Kirby conceding it was a mistake for United to abandon New...
Delta’s New Service to Orange County is Great, but not a Game-Changer
Delta Air Lines has announced new service to Orange County, California from New York JFK. This new transcontinental flight is great news for the region, but not a game-changer for premium traffic. This new service will operate six times...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: January 28, 2018
I’m back in California after a whirlwind trip around the world that included stops in Asia, the Middle East, and seven countries in Europe. I’ll be on the ground for awhile…at least that is the plan. This coming week...
My Secret Tour of the TWA Flight Center at JFK
The TWA Flight Center at JFK is perhaps the most iconic airline terminal in the world. I was determined to see it one last time. Well, actually see it for the first time…in person. The terminal isn’t going anywhere....
JFK Airport Under Investigation by Former DOT Secretary
Let’s start with a joke, in the form of a press release from the Port Authority of New York, which controls New York City airports. The Port Authority is committed to providing the highest standard of service to all...
Planes Collide on Tarmac at JFK
In the midst of a scramble to get flights out between fierce winter storms, two planes have collided at New York JFK. Kuwait Airways reports on Twitter: Here’s Twitter’s English transition: Kuwait Airways wishes to acknowledge that one of...
Singapore Airlines: Cheap Last-Minute New York – Frankfurt Tickets
After New York last week, John and I had to fly to Frankfurt to meet with a shipping transport company. We had planned to use miles, but Thursday turned out to be a particularly busy travel day so nothing...
