JetBlue Abandons Burbank, Charlotte, Minneapolis, San Antonio, Palm Springs, Tallahassee, And More In 3rd Major Round Of Cuts This Year
4 months ago, JetBlue announced the end of service to Baltimore, Kansas City, 5 routes from Fort Lauderdale, 8 routes from Los Angeles, and several...
Final Cattle Call: Southwest Continues Its Transformation Into A Traditional Carrier
Southwest has long been a unique airline.
It has resisted assigned seating, preferring open seating which helps board and turn around planes more quickly. Over...
After Days Of Meltdown, Delta Allows Refunds And Waives All Bag Fees (Travel With 300lbs For Free!) Through Sunday
Friday's CrowdStrike/Windows outage wreaked havoc on IT systems worldwide. Airlines were hit particularly hard, but nobody performed worse than Delta.
Other airlines mostly recovered by...
[ETA Requirement Delayed To 2025] Despite Tourism To Israel Being Down 80%, It Will Soon Be More Difficult To Visit
Update: The ETA requirement has been postponed to 1/1/25. You will now be able to obtain a free ETA through 12/31/24, but won't need...
Were You Affected By Today’s CrowdStrike/Microsoft Windows Outages?
Phased updates? Who needs 'em!
CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity company founded in 2011 that now protects most major companies worldwide from cyberattacks.
A systemwide software update...
[Matched By American!] Delta’s Lotus Biscoff Cookies Are Now Certified Kosher Parve!
Update 7/14/24: American Airlines is now also offering Biscoff cookies that are certified kosher parve on the packaging:
Share what other airlines you have seen...
Following Palestinian Pin Incidents, Delta Bans Crew From Wearing Foreign Flag Pins
Earlier this week, people complained on social media about Delta flight attendants wearing Palestinian pins.
I had reached out to American, Delta, and United after...
[Air Canada Further Postpones Return To Israel] Israel Flight Change Policies And Next Bookable Flights For Major Airlines
Update, 7/11:
Air Canada has further postponed their return to Israel. The next Toronto-Tel Aviv flight is now scheduled for 10/15/24 and the...
After Newark-Tel Aviv Mechanical Issue Forces Aircraft Downgauge, United Pays Out About $75,000 To 30 Passengers Volunteering To Get Bumped
Miki Spitzer writes to DansDeals that he was booked on United flight 90 from Newark to Tel Aviv last night and shared his experience...
Is United Changing Its Airport Checkin Cutoff Time?
United currently requires:
Domestic checkin without bags at least 30 minutes before departure.
Domestic checkin with bags at least 45 minutes before departure.
International...
ITA Airways Will Join Lufthansa Group, Star Alliance
ITA Airways launched service in October 2021 after former Italian flag carrier Alitalia imploded.
I status matched to top-tier ITA elite status 2 years ago,...
Quick Takes: New And Soon To Open Hotels And Lounges Around The World
I don't have the opportunity to cover every new hotel and lounge opening, but here are some quick notes and thoughts on some that...
Air Canada Will Suspend Many US Flights This Winter
Air Canada's flights between many US cities and Canada have been down since the pandemic. They provide a good way of flying to Europe...
El Al Sets The Stage For Potential Matmid Status Devaluations And Removes Soft Landings, But Will Add Choice Benefit And Expanded Lifetime Status Program
This post was updated with information on the new lifetime status qualification program.
El Al did a major overhaul of their Matmid frequent flyer program...
Turkey To Diverted El Al Flight: No Fuel For You!
El Al flight 5102 from Warsaw to Tel Aviv was flying over Turkey today when a passenger got sick and the flight declared a...
Fiji Airways Will Adopt AAdvantage As Mileage Currency, Join OneWorld
American announced today that Fiji Airways will adopt AAdvantage as their loyalty currency.
While several airlines use Avios as their currency, they each maintain their...
JetBlue Descending: MINT Suite Doors Will Soon Be Disabled On The A321neo
JetBlue made a big splash a few years ago when it announced new MINT suites with doors on its A321neo and A321LR aircraft for...
Last But Not Least: Delta One Lounge Opens In JFK Today
American has long had Flagship lounges and United has had Polaris lounges for business class passengers since 2016.
American's Flagship lounges can be found in...
After NAACP Action And Lawsuit, American Responds To Kicking All Black Men Off Flight; Still No Response To Kicking All Visible Jews Off Flights
American is on a roll. And not in a good way.
The airline is being sued for kicking off 8 unrelated Black men who were...
[JetBlue Will Bring Back Free Carry-Ons To Basic Fares, After Summer Travel Season] Bag Fees Are Going Up Again, Roundup Of Domestic Checked Bag...
Update, 6/18: Is the pendulum swinging the other way? JetBlue will once again allow for a free large carry-on bag on basic economy flights,...
Paradise Lost From Bad To Ugly: Maldives Now ONLY Wants To Ban Jewish Israelis
Update: While this bill has cross-party support to become law, Maldives Attorney General Ahmed Usham announced that the country is struggling with how to...
[Online Passport Renewal Is Back!] Passport Processing Back To Pre-Pandemic Times, Online Appointments Are Live, And How Many More Americans Have Passports Now Than...
Update, 6/13/24: Online passport renewal is back! My current passport is from an online renewal done in February 2022, so it's great to see...
The Inside Story Of How El Al Decided To Remain An All-Boeing Carrier With Its Largest Ever Aircraft Order
El Al currently has 24 737NGs (consisting of 16 Boeing 737-800s and 8 Boeing 737-900ERs) 6 Boeing 777-200ERs (only some of these are currently...
[Spirit Checked Bag Weight Allowance Increased!] Spirit Changes Mark The End Of The ULCC Model In The US
Update, 6/4: Spirit continues to trickle out policy improvements. They have now increased the checked baggage weight allowance from 40 to 50 pounds without...
El Al Takes Another Step Closer To SkyTeam With Virgin Atlantic Codeshare Agreement
DansDeals reported last year that Delta committed to making efforts to help El Al join the SkyTeam Alliance.
The Delta agreement has opened the door to...
With North American Carriers Sitting On The Sidelines, El Al Reports Record Profits And Flight Loads
The war between Israel and Hamas has limited the flights options available for North Americans to fly to Israel. American, Delta, and Air Canada...
[CCO Out, Brutal Miles Plan Canceled, Lower Fares Returning To Portals] American: Bag Fees Going Up And You May Have To Book Direct To...
Update, 5/29: AA CCO Vasu Raja, who has been with the airline since 2004, is no longer with the airline. He made an ill-fated...
Lifemiles Launches Lifemiles+ Subscription And Credit Cards, Will You Bite?
Lifemiles Background
There's a lot to love and a lot to hate about Avianca Lifemiles.
They generally charge reasonable amounts of miles. However, they no longer...
With Major Carriers Eating ULCC’s Lunch, Frontier Overhauls Fare Structure And Customer Service
Low-cost carriers have struggled to find their way to profitability post-COVID. Major carriers, starting with United, eliminated change fees during the pandemic, except on...
Stop Falling For This Increasingly Common Google Scam!
Update: Since sharing this article last year, we have been receiving several stories from readers of scammers getting the top paid, AI, or organic...
While JetBlue Took Ownership And Compensated For Failures, American Continues To Ignore Alleged Anti-Semitic Incident
I wrote about 2 unfortunate in-flight incidents last week.
A JetBlue flight attendant falsely reported that Paul Faust created an in-flight disturbance, triggering a...
American Still Hasn’t Responded To Accusations Of Anti-Semitism; Think You See A Safety Issue On A Plane? Here Is What I Would Do
Earlier this week, 2 unrelated Orthodox Jews, aged 17 and 21, were unceremoniously tossed off of their flight from Cleveland to Reagan National Airport.
American...
JetBlue Continues To Slash And Reconfigure Route Network
2 months ago, JetBlue announced the end of service to Baltimore, Kansas City, 5 routes from Fort Lauderdale, 8 routes from Los Angeles, and...
OUTRAGEOUS: American Airlines Ejects 17 Year Old Orthodox Jew From Flight Due To The Actions Of An Unrelated Orthodox Jewish Passenger
Background and a DansDeals special investigation
On Sunday, I read about an incident on American flight 4447 on the DansDeals Forums that seemed too strange...
[Updated With Additional Information From JetBlue] After In-Flight Incident, JetBlue Apologizes And Changes Crewmember Pin Policy
Update: 5/7: After asking several follow-up questions, JetBlue has shared a few more updates with DansDeals:
Mr. Faust's flight was refunded in full. As...
Michael Symon Can’t Take The Heat Of Mendel’s KC BBQ! Mendel Is Now Opening A New Restaurant In Symon’s Old Location!
Related post: Cleveland Kosher Food And Activity Guide
Cleveland’s Jewish community has been growing exponentially over the past several years. That’s thanks to its low...
[United Cancels Flights Through Tuesday, Air Canada’s Next Flight For Sale Is Now In July] Trying To Find A Flight Out Of Israel Before...
Update, 4/17 at 11pm: United has now canceled their Newark-Tel Aviv flight through Monday and their Tel Aviv-Newark flight through Tuesday.
Air Canada's next Toronto-Tel...
[El Al’s First Regularly Scheduled Fort Lauderdale Flight Lands In Tel Aviv] Taking AAdvantage Of American’s Surrender, El Al Will Launch Fort Lauderdale Service...
Update, 4/16/24: El Al's first flight from Fort Lauderdale landed this afternoon in Tel Aviv. The round-trip flight will operate twice weekly, in addition...
Here Are The Airlines And Routes Flown To/From Israel Over The Past 2 Days
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After Iran Attack On Israel, El Al And United Cancel Flights, Announce Flight Waivers
Trying To Find A Flight Out Of...
After Iran Attack On Israel, El Al And United Cancel Flights, Announce Flight Waivers
Update, 4/14: United has now canceled their Newark-Tel Aviv flight on Monday and their Tel Aviv-Newark flight on Tuesday.
For the first time in history,...
