I dont know whether this has something to do with the strong dollar, the weakness of the Euro (and the Pound), or if this is simply just a part of a sale announced earlier this month, but Im currently
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Getting into a Delta Sky Club these days requires waiting in line like its the U2 Joshua Tree tour in 1987 or a Best Buy Black Friday doorbuster. At New York JFK terminal 4 things are even worse: th
Pakistani reports suggest that a $5 billion investment from Qatar could lead to Qatar Airways having a stake in and running Pakistan International Airlines and running the three largest airports in Pa
Before the pandemic American Airlines had effectively decided their winning move in New York was not to try to compete. Their operation was smaller than Deltas and Uniteds. They tried the strategy o
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Russia wants to move to all domestically-produced commercial jets but even if they can get the parts, can they scale production? And do their limited models m
Spirit Hands Out Drum Kits to Passengers: Did you see the news story about Southwest Airlines handing out ukuleles to passengers? Not to be outdone, Spirit hands out drum kits. See this post on the Ta
You can try the Air New Zealand 787 Dreamliner business class product en route to the South Pacific. Image Credit: Air New Zealand
Our favorite option to fly to the South Pacific with points and miles
Image Credit: James Heming via Adobe Stock1. Plan Last-minute and Have a Back-up PlanTo make the most of empty leg flights, youll ideally want to book empty leg flights at most a week before departure
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Pakistan International Airlines has laid out a new rule for flight attendants that they must wear underwear not just while on duty but during layovers as well. Whats more, airline grooming officers w
A United Airlines passenger recorded his inflight experience flying from Washington Dulles to Edinburgh, Scotland. The buzzing sound was endured by everyone in the cabin for six hours. He complained
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Accor hotels status match to Qatar Airways Privilege Club Accor Platinums get Qatar Gold, which is oneworld sapphire lounge access, including American Airline
The federal government released plans this week to regulate the way airlines disclose their fees. Airlines, of course, already disclose their fees the way the government has told them they have to. A
I dont know about anybody else, but I cant stop watching the news coverage of Hurricane Ian. And honestly, its difficult for me to even think about writing about travel right now. (To Leana and our re
Todays testimony in the governments anti-trust trial against the American Airlines-JetBlue Northeast Alliance has featured the CEO of JetBlue and the incoming Chief Operating Officer of Southwest Airl
In March 2019 Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the airline would offer free wifi within a year or two. They needed to ensure they had enough bandwidth for everyone to use it, since not charging would mean f
IHG One Rewards calls their fall promotion pick your points payoff for the alliteration but I think of it more as choose your own adventure. You actually choose which of two promotions to register fo
There are large numbers of people seeking their exit from Russia not least of which are military-age men. But there arent many people looking to fly into Russia right now. Planes are full in one di
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With Asia opening back up, its a great time to grab some awards. SkyTeam member and all around great airline, Taipei-based China Airlines, has outstanding business class award availability from North