Don’t expect green light for US-UK travel yet
The Biden administration is resisting pressure from the travel industry to reopen travel with the UK, deferring to a decision… Read More »
LAX opens new 15-gate concourse
The $1.7 billion expansion of Los Angeles International Airport’s Tom Bradley International Terminal has opened. The 4½-year West Gates construction… Read More »
Delta to offer beer brewed for in-flight drinking
Starting Memorial Day weekend, Delta Air Lines will offer a new craft beer on domestic routes that is specifically brewed… Read More »
JetBlue unveils new premium cabin menu
JetBlue has unveiled new menus for the premium cabin on transatlantic and transcontinental flights. Mint passengers can choose among small… Read More »
American, Delta resume flights to Bonaire
American and Delta will resume flights to the island of Bonaire June 5, its first direct service flights from the… Read More »
United, Delta make elite status easier to obtain
United and Delta have made it notably easier to qualify for elite frequent flyer status this year. The airlines are… Read More »
Flight Attendant Union Sends Letter to Southwest Airlines CEO After Vicious Assault
A vicious assault of a Southwest Airlines flight attendant sparked a union president to send a letter of concern over… Read More »
Choice Privileges Introduces ‘Get on the Road. Get Rewarded.’ Summer Promotion
Choice Privileges, the award-winning loyalty program from Choice Hotels International, Inc., is helping to make summer travel a little more… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Receives CDC Approval To Conduct Test Cruises
Royal Caribbean International is the first cruise line to receive approval from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention to operate… Read More »
Crew Members Disembark After Testing Positive for COVID-19
Royal Caribbean International’s Odyssey of the Seas disembarked five crew members who tested positive for COVID-19, although all were asymptomatic…. Read More »
Malawi Airlines to resume full operations after bail-out
Malawi Airlines (3W, Lilongwe) has announced the resumption of full network operations effective mid-June 2021 after its shareholders – the… Read More »
Viasat’s In-Flight connectivity system to power over 550 Delta aircraft
Viasat’s In-Flight Connectivity System Set to Power a Premium, Connected Customer Experience on Over 550 Delta Aircraft Viasat Inc. announced Delta… Read More »
Belarus flight diversion could threaten international security
Aviation officials say the interception of Ryanair aircraft could threaten security, upset airline years, government trust. The authorities there arrested… Read More »
U.S. issues Japan travel warning weeks before Olympics
The US has issued a travel warning for Japan over the country’s Covid-19 surge, amid heightened scrutiny just weeks before… Read More »
US, Canada and Mexico borders to remain closed until June 21
The borders between the US, Canada and Mexico will remain closed to nonessential travel at least until June 21. They… Read More »
Disneyland Paris sets reopening, hotel debut
Disneyland Paris, including its Newport Bay Club Hotel, will reopen June 17 after the pandemic brought on two lockdowns that… Read More »
Could the ISS be the first space hotel?
The International Space Station could add commercial uses to its functionality, including lodging accommodations for “private astronauts” willing to pay… Read More »
American Airlines expands Spain schedule
With Spain opening to vaccinated tourists June 7, American Airlines is expanding its scheduled flights to Madrid and Barcelona. Brian… Read More »
American starts premium airport service for families
American Airlines is offering a new service aimed at reducing travel stress for families. “Five Star Essentials,” which starts at… Read More »
Air Arabia Egypt restarts flights from Milan Bergamo to Sharm el Sheikh
The return of the direct link to the Red Sea Starting June 13th, Air Arabia Egypt (E5) will re-open the… Read More »
2,500 unruly U.S. airline passengers reported in 2021
Airlines have filed about 2,500 unruly-passenger reports with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this year, including 1,900 reports of passengers… Read More »
COVID testing of air travellers – could be the last straw
‘A new brush sweeps clean’, as the saying goes, and it hasn’t taken forthright airline personality Willie Walsh long to… Read More »