Life Imitating Art: A Plane With An Israeli Soldier Diverted To Iran Last Week
FlyDubai flight 1942 took off last Thursday from Tashkent, Uzbekistan en-route to Dubai. Onboard the flight was a 19 year old female Israeli soldier,...
American Diverted Tonight’s Tel Aviv To JFK Flight…Before It Even Left The Ground
American Airlines' flight 145 on Thursday from Tel Aviv to JFK is scheduled to depart shortly, at 12:45am IST/6:45pm EDT.
However, at 7:10pm IST/1:10pm EDT...
Air France Will Be Restoring Kosher Meals From JFK; Airlines, Can We Get Edible Food As Well?
Several DDF members have been commenting on the lack of kosher meals on Air France flights from JFK to Paris for the past several...
Ends Tomorrow: Match Your Elite Status To LATAM For Benefits On Delta And Other Airlines
Match Your Elite Status To LATAM For Benefits On Delta And Other Airlines
For a $39 fee, US residents can match their status with airlines...
[Now On Sale For Just $0.01!] Eschewing Basic Economy, Southwest Will Ask Customers, Do You Wanna Pay More For Added Benefits?
Update, 10/20/22: Wanna Get Away Plus fares are available for just $0.01 more than Wanna Get Away fares when you book or rebook travel...
Here’s How US Airlines Managed Israel Flight Scheduling For Yom Kippur This Year
Update: In the end, American cancelled their AA145 service after Yom Kippur from Tel Aviv to JFK at 12:50am. They replaced it with AA9600,...
[Update: United Temporarily Suspends JFK Flights] United Will Return To JFK!
Update, 9/30/22: With the Biden administration's case against the American-JetBlue alliance failing to settle before trial, United confirms that they are forced to temporarily suspend their...
[Flights Now On Sale From Just $457!] Will Cleveland Get Nonstop Service To Europe?
Update: Flights are now on sale as of 5/19/23!
A round-trip intro fare of $457 round-trip in "saver" or $577 round-trip in "smart" is available...
American Confirms New Flagship Suites In Business Class, Will Kill Off First Class
First class has officially gone the way of the dodo for all airlines based in the Americas. In the last decade, airlines like TAM...
El Al Will Once Again Sell Inaugural Flights To Tokyo, Is The Third Time The Charm?
El Al originally planned to launch service to Tokyo in March of 2020 before the Olympics with 3 weekly flights. Then COVID hit, the...
[United Confirms Partnership Details] Emirates And United Will Form Partnership!
Update: United has now confirmed the details of the partnership. Passengers on United's new Newark-Dubai flight can connect to more than 100 cities on...
United Now Selling Daily Nonstop Flights Between Newark And Dubai
United is now selling daily nonstop flights between Newark and Dubai, operated by the 777-200 with 50 Polaris business class seats, 24 Premium economy...
[United Confirms Negotiations For Airport Club!] Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Will Expand Again To Accommodate Record Passenger Growth Rates
Update: United confirms that they are in negotiations with Natbag to open a club in the airport to service their 28 weekly flights between...
OK Kosher Releases Results Of Investigation Into Failures At Kosher Chinese Express
This DansDeals Forums thread has been busy discussing the recent news of a Kosher certified Chinese Restaurant that apparently served non kosher food.
The OK...
[Will Israel Walk Back Ban?] Israel Will Ban 747s, A340s, And A380s Next Year
Update: After up uproar and confusion in the aviation world and from IATA about the purpose of this ban, Israel is taking a step...
The DOT Compiles An Airline Customer Service Dashboard, But Airlines Still Decide What Is A Controllable Delay
The DOT has surveyed airlines and put together this dashboard with airline commitments on what they will do in case of "controllable" cancellations and...
Qantas Will Fly Nonstop Between JFK And Auckland!
Earlier this year OneWorld carrier Qantas announced that they ordered planes that will be able to fly nonstop from Sydney to JFK and London....
President Biden Forgives Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars In Student Debt, Up To $20,000 Per Borrower; NY Small Business Recovery Grants Expanded
President Biden announced that he will use executive action to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt.
Borrowers making up to $125,000 individually...
United Adds A Valuable New Mileage Redemption Partner
Last October I spent a whirlwind week and a half jumping off bridges, going on safari, flying on a microlight, and swimming to the...
[American Gets Onboard As Well!] Boom: United Orders Supersonic Jets!
Update: American has now placed a non-refundable deposit on 20 of their own Boom aircraft, with an option to buy up to 60. They...
Master Chart Of US Airlines’ Change Fee Waivers
United shocked the airline industry when they announced they would permanently eliminate change fees on domestic flights.
Of course given that United sold lifetime Club Memberships, lifetime Silver Wings Memberships, and...
The DOT’s Proposed Refund Policy Is A Good Start, But Misses The Bigger Picture; Here’s What You Can Do
The DOT is looking to codify their refund requirements as described here. It's being marketed as great news for consumers, but I'm skeptical.
Before digging...
WOW! El Al Adding Present Location Zmanim To The 787 Entertainment System!
Judaism has specific rules for times and directions for the morning, afternoon, and evening prayers. And like everything in Judaism, there are endless opinions...
The Odd Tale Of American Airlines Flight 145 From Tel Aviv To JFK That Spent 29 Hours In Rome
The tale of Tuesday's AA flight 145 is an odd one. The plane departed Tel Aviv on time, at 12:50am and seemed like it would...
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[Now Available In Multiple Lounges] Awesome! Kosher Food Arrives At Istanbul Airport!
Update, 7/29: Rabbi Chitrik, Chairman of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States, shares that kosher food is now available in Turkish Airlines' awesome...
Lufthansa Denies Antisemitism Played A Role In Their Fiasco In Frankfurt
Previous coverage:
Part 1, originally published on 5/8: OUTRAGEOUS: German Airline Bans Jews From Flying; Lufthansa Supervisor: It’s “Jewish People Who Were The Mess,...
WOW! Southwest Credits No Longer Expire, Great Use For Airline Fee Credits!
When airlines permanently removed change fees during the pandemic, it took away one of Southwest's key differentiation points, their fee-free flight changes.
Southwest still provides...
[United Flights Now For Sale] Delta And United Win New Routes To Cape Town
Update: United is now selling their new year-round nonstop flights between Washington/IAD and Cape Town starting 11/17 on the Boeing 787-9.
Flights to Africa...
[Update: Spirit Shareholders Reject Frontier Merger] Frontier And Spirit Plan To Merge And Create An Even Larger Terrible Airline
Update: After nearly 6 months of back and forth offers as Frontier and JetBlue improved their bids to acquire Spirit, Frontier refused to improve...
Airline Refusing To Provide Free Advance Seating Next To Your Kids? The DOT Wants You To File A Complaint About It!
Airlines have made it more and more difficult to be seated next to your travel companion for free.
On basic economy fares there are no...
Last Week Was A Very Good Week For Israeli Airlines
Israeli airlines had a whole lot of winning last week.
El Al, which has been besieged by pilot issues for years, finally came to an...
[Confirmed!] Saudi Arabia Will Reportedly Allow All Israeli Flights To Overfly Their Airspace
Update: Saudi Arabia announced that their airspace is now open to all flights!
Originally posted on 6/2:
The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Israel and Saudi...
American Will Fly Dreamliner Service Daily Between Miami-Tel Aviv
The Miami-Tel Aviv route has been a big success for both American and El Al.
El Al launched the route in November 2017 with 3...
El Al Says Goodbye To Canada, Eh?
El Al will stop flying to Toronto this fall, ceding the Canadian market to Star Alliance member Air Canada. Canada's flag carrier offers year-round...
Air Canada Will Fly Nonstop To Thailand This Winter
It has been many years since you were able to fly nonstop between North American and Thailand, but Air Canada is now selling seasonal...
British Airways Avios Lowers Hefty Fuel Surcharges For Travel On Iberia
I've written many times in the past about saving on fuel surcharges by transferring BA Avios to Iberia Avios in order to book Iberia...
DDF To The Rescue: Getting A Newlywed Couple To Their Shabbos Sheva Brochos
Instead of running off on a honeymoon, newlywed religious Jewish couples celebrate the week after their wedding with daily feasts known as Sheva Brochos,...
Capital One Adds More Partner Lounges To Their Network
The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card X Rewards Credit Card is an excellent card for lounge access and it's getting better now.
Currently, cardholders...
Final Day To Register For Chase Freedom Q2 Spending, New Q3 Bonus Categories Announced!
Chase Freedom Flex and Freedom are excellent no annual fee cards thanks to their quarterly 5% categories. While the rewards are marketed as 5% cash...
