United to Become First US Airline Testing Passengers for COVID-19
United Airlines became the first carrier in the United States to offer a coronavirus testing program to passengers. Travelers flying to Hawaii… Read More »
Delta to Extend Loyalty Benefits Into 2021
Delta announced it is extending some loyalty benefits put in place this year into 2021 to allow more SkyMiles Members… Read More »
CDC Says Thousands of Airline Passengers Possibly Exposed to Coronavirus
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests thousands of airline passengers may have been exposed… Read More »
Austrian and SAS to resume Shanghai routes
The carriers are restoring nonstop scheduled service to mainland China for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak. Austrian Airlines… Read More »
Finnair to temporarily restart regional services
In October, Finnair will operate about 70-80 flights a day instead of last year’s figure of more than 350. Finnair… Read More »
Lufthansa First Airline to Plan on Offering COVID-19 Testing
German airline Lufthansa plans to start making rapid COVID-19 antigen tests available to its passengers in October, Reuters reported. Speaking on September 22, a… Read More »
United Launches Innovative Online Map Search
United Airlines has launched a new way for travelers to see all their flight options in one place. The airline now… Read More »
Boeing to Introduce Ultraviolet Wand to Combat COVID-19
Boeing has teamed up with Florida-based Healthe Inc. to develop a new ultraviolet (UV) wand as part of its Confident Travel… Read More »
Baby Born on Flight Gets Lifetime Ticket
This will be one baby on board for the rest of its life. A newborn entered the world early last… Read More »
TSA Launches Prohibited Items Week
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has kicked off Prohibited Items Week in hopes of alerting more travelers to what they… Read More »
Alitalia airline offering ‘Covid-tested’ flights
(CNN) – If you could book a seat on a flight where you were guaranteed not to catch coronavirus, would… Read More »
Unruly anti-mask passengers disrupt Japanese airlines
Disgruntled passengers caused major delays on two recent domestic flights from Hokkaido over requests to wear face masks, underscoring the… Read More »
Air India And Cathay Dragon Receive Hong Kong Flight Bans
Air India and Cathay Dragon have received flight bans until October 3rd from Hong Kong authorities after flying in multiple… Read More »
Flydubai reinstates Maldives route
The LCC is returning to capital Malé after an absence of two-and-a-half years. Malé, the capital of island nation the… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Expands ‘Sun and Snow’ Strategy
Alaska Airlines is expanding its winter offerings via its ‘Sun and Snow’ strategy with five new routes from Los Angeles… Read More »
Airline Criticized for Allowing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Pins to Be Worn
American Airlines is facing backlash from some of its own employees after announcing on Sunday it will allow flight attendants to… Read More »
Delta Adds Additional Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific Flights
Delta Air Lines, hopeful that the lifting of travel restrictions, potential vaccine availability and the gradual return of demand is… Read More »
Search Continues for Missing United Airlines Executive
The search continues for missing United Airlines executive Jake Cefolia, who has not been seen since he presumably went for a run… Read More »
Report: US Plan for Contact Tracing International Airline Passengers is Delayed
An ambitious plan by the White House to require domestic airlines to perform contact tracing on U.S.-bound international flights never… Read More »
Delta CEO Says Airline Taking ‘Additional Steps’ for Safety
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian sent another of his missives to his customers on Thursday, and this ‘Update From Ed’ focused… Read More »
Mom, Kids Kicked Off Flight After Two-Year-Old Refused to Wear Mask
A mother from New York City was removed from a JetBlue flight on Wednesday after her two-year-old daughter kept removing her facial… Read More »
Navy SEAL Who Killed bin Laden Banned From Delta for Not Wearing a Mask
Anyone thinking the airlines were not taking mask mandates seriously should think again. Delta has banned former Navy SEAL, Robert O’Neill, who… Read More »