American Airlines will soon serve 100 destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Latin America, with new service to Maracaibo, Venezuela and a return to Haiti via Cap-Haitien. American Airlines Adds Haiti, Maracaibo Flights As Latin America Network Hits 100...
UPDATE: United Airlines Flight Lands At Washington Dulles With Possible Ebola Case Onboard
UPDATE: United Airlines tells Live And Let’s Fly: “While United flight 979 was en route from Edinburgh to Washington Dulles, an apparent miscommunication resulted in a concern that there might be a person on board with symptoms of Ebola....
Lufthansa A380 Operates Surprise “Domestic” Flight From San Francisco To Boston After Passenger Attack
A Lufthansa Airbus A380 traveling from San Francisco to Munich diverted to Boston after a female passenger allegedly attacked another passenger and had to be handcuffed to her seat. The superjumbo was carrying 508 passengers, meaning the diversion inconvenienced...
United Airlines May Block Middle Seats On New Airbus Jets (Update)
UPDATE: United Airlines tells Live And Let’s Fly: “Part of our winning strategy is to continually invest in the customer, nose-to-tail, and we’re always evaluating and testing new ways to further differentiate ourselves within the industry and add even...
United Airlines Reveals Mouthwatering New Polaris Business Class Meals
United Airlines has revealed the first wave of its new Chef’s Table meals for Polaris business class, and the menu options sounds very, very good. United Airlines Reveals New Chef’s Table Polaris Business Class Meals Back in March, I...
“Bring ’Em On”: Delta Takes Aim At United Across The Pacific
Delta Air Lines wants to become the leading U.S. carrier across the Pacific, taking direct aim at United Airlines. That is an ambitious goal, and while Delta has some real advantages, United’s Pacific network remains in a different league....
United Airlines Adds Four New Routes, Including First U.S. Nonstop To Chiapas
United Airlines is adding four new routes this fall and winter, including two from Washington Dulles, one from Newark, and one from Houston, including a new destination in Mexico and a new transcontinental flight to Southern California. United Airlines...
American Airlines Upgrades Lounge Dining With Better Hot Meals, A La Carte Dishes
Earlier this week, I wrote that American Airlines was winning me over with better food in its network of Admirals Club lounges. Now American has made clear this was not a lucky outlier, but part of a deliberate effort...
Kuwait Airport Reopens, But Can Airlines Trust A Gateway Iran Keeps Targeting?
Kuwait International Airport was struck by drones in a deadly attack attributed by Kuwait and the United States to Iran, damaging Terminal 1 and briefly halting flights. Operations are now resuming, but the larger question is whether Kuwait can...
SAS First India Flight In 17 Years Becomes An Eight-Hour Flight To Nowhere
SAS returned to India after 17 years, but its first Copenhagen – Mumbai flight did not quite make it to India, turning back after four hours in the air due to missing final regulatory approval. SAS Returns To India...
Alaska Airlines Atmos Cuts Saver Fare Earnings, Raises Partner Award Fees
Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards is making two negative changes: Saver (basic economy) fares will soon stop earning points, and partner award booking fees are going up. Neither change is catastrophic, but together they make the program a little less...
American Airlines Cuts 6 California Routes, Including 4 LAX Routes Served By United
American Airlines is reportedly suspending six domestic routes from August to October due to elevated fuel prices, with every route touching California and four involving Los Angeles. American Airlines Cuts Six California Routes As Fuel Prices Bite American Airlines...
Hawaiian Airlines Ends Free Economy Class Meals On Most Mainland Flights
Hawaiian Airlines will end complimentary meals in economy class on most mainland flights, marking the end of an era for the last U.S. carrier still offering free meals in the back of the aircraft. The replacement menu looks genuinely...
Alaska Airlines Limits Leis And Flowers For Hawaiian Flight Attendants On Seattle Routes
Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants assigned to Alaska-branded longhaul routes from Seattle will no longer wear leis, flowers in their hair, or aloha shirts, but I see no need for outrage: flights to and from Hawaii will keep those cultural...
American Airlines Adds Starlink Wi-Fi, But Bypasses The Jets That Need It Most
American Airlines is finally adding Starlink Wi-Fi, which is great news for passengers. But the initial rollout appears focused on narrowbody Airbus aircraft, not the widebody jets where American’s Wi-Fi experience is often most painful. American Airlines Adding Starlink...
SAS Pulls Greenland Flights This Summer, And There Goes My Nuuk Plan
SAS has reportedly removed all scheduled Copenhagen – Nuuk flights for this summer, making Greenland another apparent casualty of high fuel prices. I was seriously looking forward to trying this route and visiting Greenland this summer, so this one...
United Airlines Builds Back Cleveland With New Las Vegas And Miami Flights
United Airlines is adding two new routes from Cleveland, including year-round service to Las Vegas and seasonal winter service to Miami, continuing a quiet build-up in a city it once de-hubbed. United Airlines Adds New Cleveland Flights To Las...
Delta Air Lines “Mini First Class” Seats Are Coming To New Widebody Jets
Delta Air Lines has confirmed that it will offer more spacious “mini first class” seating in the bulkhead rows of its new Delta One business class cabins, though the news slipped out in an odd manner. Delta Air Lines...
United Airlines Adds First-Ever Nonstop Flights From Continental U.S. To Sapporo
United Airlines is adding two new Japan routes, including the first nonstop flight from the continental United States to Sapporo and a new daily Chicago – Tokyo Narita flight that restores another important Asia link from O’Hare. United Airlines...
Unreal: Frontier Airlines Blames Passenger For Not Defying Flight Attendants’ Order To Leave Bags Behind During Evacuation
A Frontier passenger who claims she did exactly what she was supposed to do during an emergency evacuation, leaving her bags behind as instructed, says a Frontier customer service agent later told her it was her fault for not...
