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...
TSA Calls in Reinforcements, No One Comes

What happens when the TSA calls in reinforcements at JFK, but they’re on their coffee break? Nothing, as it turns out. When I described the horrific security lines at JFK last week, I mentioned an assault incident that deserved...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: December 10, 2017

I’m back in LA after a whirlwind trip to New York and Frankfurt. I’ll have more details on that trip tomorrow, including a dismaying incident at JFK. My focus over the last week has been on the SWISS First...
Mayhem at JFK: Terminal 4 Security Line

Oh man, this was truly horrific. I fly often. Very often. I’ve set foot in 130 countries and have certainly seen my fair share of long airport security lines. But last night was a new low… Here’s the point...
Lufthansa Adds Berlin to New York JFK Flight

With all Air Berlin longhaul operations cancelled out of Berlin, a big void has been left. Lufthansa is starting to fill it in with new service to New York (JFK) starting November 08, 2017. Per Svenblogt, the new service...
Review: Airspace Lounge New York JFK (Terminal 5)

While it’s great to have a lounge, about the only good thing I can say about the Airspace Lounge in JFK’s T5 is that the shower is nice. Well, maybe that’s not fair. The tap water is free. I...
United Airlines Regrets Leaving New York JFK

United left New York JFK in 2015, a decision it now regrets. I covered United’s departure from JFK extensively– United Airlines Leaves JFK, Moves p.s. to Newark United JFK Employees Say Goodbye to Home, Hello to Uncertainty Onboard Video...