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JetBlue Adds Another European Destination, Wide Open Award Availability With Avios

JetBlue announced today that they will add seasonal nonstop flights between Boston-Madrid and Boston-Edinburgh. The airline launched JFK-Edinburgh seasonal service last year, but Madrid is...

Here Are The Current And Next Available Flights To Israel On More Than 40 Airlines!

Update, 12/8: Air Baltic has pushed back their return to Israel to 2/2, dates have been updated below. Update, 12/2: Lufthansa Group airlines have pushed back...

[Haifa Flights Start In 2 Weeks, Save 15% On Flights] Israel’s Newest Airline, airHaifa, Takes To The Skies

Update: airHaifa has been operating out of Ben Gurion Airport since its launch due to the security situation in the north. Thanks to the...

JetBlue Pares Back Network For The 4th Time This Year

In March, JetBlue announced the end of service to Baltimore, Kansas City, 5 routes from Fort Lauderdale, 8 routes from Los Angeles, and several other...

Citi Will Gain Exclusivity On American Airlines Co-Brand Cards

Most airlines have exclusivity with a single bank for issuing credit cards. That way they can negotiate a high rate of compensation for selling...

[First Class Seating And Companion Pass Coming Next Year] With Major Carriers Eating ULCC’s Lunch, Frontier Overhauls Fare Structure And Customer Service

Update, 12/3: Frontier continued its journey into a more traditional carrier, announcing that the first 2 rows of its planes will be converted to...

Can Arkia Or Israir Break Up El Al’s De Facto Monopoly On Nonstop Flights Between The US And Israel?

El Al has recorded quarter after quarter of record profits as most foreign airlines stay away from Israel. All airlines have pricing algorithms that drive...

As Foreign Airlines Stay Away From Israel, El Al Reports Another Quarter Of Record Profits

Q3 started off promising for US airlines flying to Israel. United suspended Israel service from 10/7/23-3/2/24 after the Hamas massacre, but brought it back from...

While European Airlines Stay Away From Israel, Abraham Accords Airlines Keep Adding Flights

Not long ago, flights from Abu Dhabi or Dubai to Tel Aviv were unheard of, and Israeli passport holders were persona non grata. Boy have...

[Spirit Files For Bankruptcy After Frontier Declines To Merge] Frontier And Spirit Plan To Merge And Create An Even Larger Terrible Airline

Update, 11/16/24: After Frontier declined to merge with Sprit, Spirit has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The airline has slashed its route network and will...

United Kills Off The Individual PassPlus Path To Global Services Status

United’s Global Services status is one of the top elite status levels in the world. I've written about some of its perks here. The...

After Amsterdam Pogrom, El Al Planes Will Fly On Shabbos For The 2nd Time In 42 Years, Will Evacuate Passengers At No Charge

El Al didn't fly on Shabbos from 1982 to 2023, but that changed on the Shabbos after 10/7/23, when the airline received Rabbinic approval...

Southwest Raises Heavy, Oversized, And Excess Bags Fees

Southwest famously gives 2 free checked bags and free changes on all fares with non-expiring flight credits, though the airline will soon begin to...

El Al Increases Cancellation Deadline Requirements

El Al says that due to increasing no-shows and last-minute cancelations, it is changing its policies. The airline says the changes will allow it...

Epic Fail: After The DOT Fails To Heed Warnings, Airlines Make It Much Harder To Qualify For Refunds

Over 2 years ago, I wrote about the flaws in the Biden Administration's DOT plans for automatic refunds when airlines make schedule changes or...

BREAKING! DOT Report: “Lufthansa Discriminated Against Passengers On The Basis Of Religion,” Orders $4 Million Fine For Collectively Banning Jews From Flying!

In May 2022, DansDeals investigated an incident where 128 visibly Jewish passengers were denied boarding for their connecting flight from Frankfurt to Budapest. You...

WOW! United Will Fly To Greenland, Sicily, Madeira Island, Mongolia, And More Next Year

United is adding several awesome flights to its schedule for 2025. United will fly twice weekly seasonally between Newark and Nuuk, Greenland starting 6/14,...

[No More Hot Transatlantic Hot Meals In Coach, Here Is The New Kosher Menu] JetBlue Descending: MINT Suite Doors Will Soon Be Disabled On...

Update: JetBlue continues to cut costs from its money-losing transatlantic operation. As of yesterday as per Matthew Klint, the airline has replaced hot meals...

Virgin Extends Israel Hiatus To At Least 18 Months

Update, 10/1: Virgin Atlantic was supposed to resume flights to Israel after a 12 month hiatus since 10/7/23. Unfortunately, that will be extended to...

El Al Resumes Accepting Coffins On All JFK Flights

Over the past couple of years, El Al has tested select coffin-free flights between JFK and Tel Aviv so that Kohanim can fly the...

Goodbye Cattle Call! How Southwest Will Transition To A More Traditional Carrier

Southwest announced a series of changes as it seeks profits by pivoting to acting like a more traditional airline. The airline has long resisted assigned...

Free Starlink In-Flight WiFi Now Live On Hawaiian’s Entire Airbus Fleet, Air France Will Adopt Free Starlink Fleetwide Starting Next Year

SpaceX Starlink in-flight WiFi is a real game changer. I used free Starlink on a JSX flight from Burbank to Oakland a year ago. The...

[BREAKING: Mileage Transfers From Hawaiian And AMEX Now Live!] WOW! DOT Approves Alaska-Hawaiian Merger, On Condition That Miles Combine At 1:1 Ratio!

Update, 9/26: You can now transfer your miles in either direction between Alaska and Hawaiian! Just select if you want to transfer to HawaiianMiles or...

[Delta One Lounge Opening In 2 Weeks] Delta One Check-In At LAX Now Has Its Own Security Screening!

Update: Delta confirms with DansDeals that their Delta One lounge in LAX will open on 10/10! This is Delta's 2nd Delta One lounge, which comes...

[Lufthansa Group Extends Service Suspension Through 10/14] Roundup Of The Current Next Available Israel Flights For More Than 40 Airlines

Update: Please see this post for the latest updates. Update, 9/23: The Lufthansa Group (Austrian, Brussels, Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Swiss) confirms that their service suspension to...

JetBlue Will Finally Add Lounges, But Mosaic Benefits Hit With Major Downgrades

JetBlue announced today that they will finally add airport lounges, something that has been sorely lacking for an airline that has tried to break...

As The DOT Investigates Mileage Programs, United Makes Mostly Positive Award Chart Changes

United miles have been on a steady decline since 2013. That decline has accelerated in recent years as the airline copied Delta in removing...

Showdown At The Gate: Watching AA’s JFK Gate Agents Go On A Power Trip Against Flight Attendants And A Mom Over A Doona; Here’s...

I flew to NYC last Sunday to celebrate the engagement of my friend's son at a L'chaim in Crown Heights. I had been booked to...

[Confirmed!] Is United Going To Announce Starlink In-Flight Internet Tomorrow?

Update, 9/13: United has indeed announced free Starlink in-flight internet fleetwide! Testing will begin in early 2025 and planes will start being outfitted with...

[Update: Proposal For Phased Enforcement, With Full Enforcement Delayed To 5/7/27] Real ID Requirement Will Be Delayed, Yet Again

Update, 9/12/24: DHS is proposing that the Real ID requirement be phased in, with full enforcement delayed to 5/5/27 as most Americans don't have...

[JetBlue Will Switch Map Vendors] JetBlue Responds To Israel Map Criticism

Update, 9/9: JetBlue has provided the following statement to DansDeals: "The flight tracker app is provided to JetBlue by our inflight entertainment content provider who,...

Which Airlines Allow Crewmembers To Wear Palestinian Flag Pins?

There have been several incidents between passengers and crewmembers wearing Palestine pins and Keffiyeh paraphernalia. Reasonable people can disagree on whether or not those are...

[United Now Allowing Rebooking Onto Lufthansa Group] United Refuses To Rebook Canceled Israel Flights On Other Airlines While Delta Rebooks Passengers Onto El Al

Update, 9/7: United is now allowing rebooking onto Lufthansa Group airlines to Tel Aviv, including Austrian (via Vienna), Brussels (via Brussels), Eurowings (via Dusseldorf),...

[Free Carry-Ons Are Back On JetBlue Basic Fares] Bag Fees Are Going Up Again, Roundup Of Domestic Checked Bag Fees

Update, 9/6: As of today, JetBlue basic fares come with a free large carry-on bag and small personal item. Update, 8/16: Frontier Mastercard primary cardmembers...

With Passengers Scrambling To Book Seats On El Al In Q2, Israel’s Flag Carrier Notches Record Profits

At the end of Q1, many airlines finally started returning to Israel. But it would be short-lived, as Iran directly attacked Israel for the...

[737MAX Order Confirmed] The Inside Story Of How El Al Decided To Remain An All-Boeing Carrier With Its Largest Ever Aircraft Order

Update: El Al has now finalized this agreement, with a firm order for 20 737MAXs that will be delivered between 2028-2031 and an option...

[Spirit Now Selling New Fare Bundles And Benefits] Spirit Changes Mark The End Of The ULCC Model In The US

Update, 8/14: The new fare bundles are now available: For Newark to Fort Lauderdale on 9/10, the base Go fare is $27. Go Savvy...

[Contact Delta Or United In Israel For Rebookings] Delta Cancels Israel Flights For The Month Of August, United Suspends Israel Flights Indefinitely

Update, 8/12: Several readers have had better success calling Delta or United's customer service lines in Israel for flight reaccomodations on other airlines. You can...

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