Blocking middle seats on airplanes reduces the risk of COVID-19 exposure, according to a study released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The research, done in conjunction with Kansas State University, found […]
New airlines Avelo Airlines, Breeze Airways to cater to pandemic-weary leisure travelers
Americans are traveling in the greatest numbers in more than a year, and soon they will have two new leisure-oriented airlines to consider for those trips. Both hope to draw passengers by filling in smaller […]
CEO of Atlanta-based Delta Airlines says new Georgia voting law is ‘unacceptable’ ‘based on a lie’
ATLANTA (AP) — The CEO of Georgia-based Delta Air Lines said Wednesday that the state’s new election law overhaul is “unacceptable” and “based on a lie,” after the company faced criticism that it didn’t speak […]
No more empty middle seats: Delta ending pandemic policy May 1
Make room for neighbors on your next Delta Air Lines flight. The airline will end its yearlong practice of blocking middle seats on May 1, company officials announced Wednesday. Delta had extended the popular policy several […]
Airlines May Soon Reinstate Change Fees on Lowest Fares, Expert Says
As the airline industry struggled to hang onto passengers during the pandemic, major U.S. airlines reinvented their change fee models to offer more flexibility. While for most booking classes, those changes became permanent, that stipulation […]
JetBlue Is Changing Its Pandemic-era Flight Boarding Policy — Here's What to Know
JetBlue will no longer require planes to be boarded from back to front, eliminating a pandemic-era policy aimed at reducing contact between passengers. Under the new policy, which The Points Guy reported went into effect […]
United Airlines engine failure on Boeing 777 flight from Colorado: What travelers need to know
An engine failure on a United Airlines flight from Colorado to Hawaii that rained aircraft parts over suburban Denver on Saturday has thrust the Boeing 777, aircraft engine types and fan blades into the spotlight. The plane returned […]
American Airlines Customers Can Now Donate to the Red Cross to Help Winter Storm Victims in Texas — and Earn Miles in the Process
American Airlines partnered with the Red Cross as widespread power outages and frigid temperatures continue to plague Texas following record-breaking winter weather. The airline activated its disaster response giving platform on Thursday to help those […]
Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport to be renamed after former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A county board voted unanimously Tuesday to rename busy McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas after former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada. The all-Democratic Clark County Commission approved a measure […]
Another holiday, another travel surge: TSA screens more than 1 million passengers ahead of long Presidents Day weekend
Travelers got an early start to the long Presidents Day holiday weekend, with more than 1 million passengers screened at the nation’s airports on Thursday. It was the first time since Jan. 4 that passenger counts […]