Airline News Roundup…
Bad news:
USeless Airways has matched United's nickel-and-dime 1 checked bag per non-elite customer policy.
Good news:
Fortune explains why a Delta-Northwest merger won't work.
The Atlanta Journal...
Israel Flight Change Fee Waiver Roundup
Update: Air Canada and USAirways now have fee waivers as well.
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Several airlines have announced relaxed change fees for people traveling to or from Tel...
Are El Al’s Wet Leasing Practices Going To Cause A Strike?
For the past couple of years El Al has been wet-leasing planes from other airlines to cover their routes. This has led to people...
El Al Will Take United Polaris Head-On With Their First 787 Route, “We Had A Dream, Now We Have A Dreamliner”
Air Canada has been operating the best business class product from North America to Tel Aviv for some time now with their all aisle...
The Electronics Ban Has Been Lifted On Flights From Abu Dhabi To The US
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Alaska Breaks Up With Delta, Lowers Award Rates; Transfer 20K Starpoints Into 32.5K Alaska Miles, 40K For Cathay Business Class To Israel!
The Alaska-Virgin America merger is complete and there's lots of news.
1. The Alaska-Delta partnership will end effective 5/1/17.
You can still earn Alaska miles on Delta...
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...
Finally! United Will Officially Offer Free Advance Seating Assignments Next To Your Kids On All Fares!
Last July the DOT requested that airlines allow families with kids 13 and under to be able to sit together for free on all...
Air Canada Fires Dreamliner Pilot With Extreme Anti-Israel Social Media Posts
Update, 10/11: Air Canada now confirms that Mostafa Ezzo no longer works for Air Canada.
https://twitter.com/AirCanada/status/1712210445614907656
Originally posted on 10/10:
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Here Are The Airlines And Routes Flown To/From Israel Over The Past 2 Days
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Which Of The Big 6 Airlines Might Merge?
There's no wonder airline CEO's want consolidation. Mergers lead to less competition, fewer seats, and higher prices.
They also mean less pressure to maintain...
Get A Free Checked Bag When Flying Delta With A Delta AMEX!
Related: Baggage fee roundup for 21 airlines can be found at www.dansdeals.com/baggage.
Continental has offered a free bag to its credit card holders for some...
El Al Announces New Service Between Boston And Tel Aviv
El Al has announced that Boston will be their first new North American city to be launched in years.
There will be 3 weekly flights...
Friends Don’t Let Friends Fly Spirit…
A few years ago I wrote a post about booking hidden city tickets (which was followed up by a post on how to do it...
Delta Will Offer Free In-Flight Messaging; My In-Flight WiFi “Hacks”
Delta has announced that effective 10/1 you will be able to communicate via iMessage, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger free of charge on all Gogo...
United’s Transatlantic “Basic Economy” Is Not All That Bad…But Will They Have To Make It Worse?
American and Delta already offer highly restricted basic economy fares on Transatlantic routes, but United just launched their own version of it last week.
The good news...
United Leaks Interesting Data On Their Largest West Coast Corporate Accounts
Most companies are ultra-secretive when it comes to prized internal metrics and customer data. That's for good reason, why would you want to tip...
When An El Al Flight Diverted To Halifax For A Medical Emergency, A Bochur Steps Up To Save The Day
El Al flight 26, operated by one of El Al's aging Boeing 777s, took off from Newark on September 18th at about 9:30pm.
Chabad Houses...
Alaska Air Matches JetBlue Refund Waiver On Paid And Award Bookings
JetBlue previously announced that paid and award tickets purchased between 2/27-3/11 would be refundable for future travel without penalty. If you do make a change,...
[Updated With AA Basic Economy Waiver] AA, Alaska, Delta, JetBlue, And United Extend Their Window To Book Tickets Without Change Fees Through July 31st
Update, 7/14: American is now including basic economy tickets in their change fee waiver for new tickets, regardless of when you fly. Previously they...
JetBlue Doubles Down With 24 More Leisure Routes From Newark, Los Angeles, And More; Change Fee Waiver Extended But Not Eliminated
In June, JetBlue announced 30 new routes, with a focus from Newark and on leisure routes.
With COVID-19 decimating business travel, refocusing their network on...
Cathay Pacific No Longer Requiring Face Masks In Business Or First Class Lie Flat Seats
While US carriers are forced to add stricter mask requirements, Cathay Pacific is going in the other direction.
The Hong Kong based airline now exempts...
Despite DOJ Lawsuit, American And JetBlue Move Forward With Reciprocal Elite Benefits
The DOJ is suing American and JetBlue to stop their Northeast Alliance, but despite that, the airlines continue to push forward.
Previously, the airlines announced...
Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo Airport Claims They Have Fuel, So Why Are Airlines Still Cancelling And Diverting Flights?
Last October, I spent an exhilarating 9 days bouncing between South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Namibia, from the Kruger to Victoria Falls and...
Delta Bails On Boston-Tel Aviv In The Winter, While El Al Triples Down
Delta is battling JetBlue to transform Boston into a global hub. As part of that strategy, they announced on 10/3/21 that they would add...
United Launches A New Club Concept In Denver
United has just opened a new club concept in Denver near gate B61 in the new Denver B East Expansion gates. Rather than a...
[El Al To Work Towards Joining SkyTeam And Potentially End Other US Airline Partnerships] BREAKING: El Al And Delta To Launch Mileage And Codeshare...
Update: El Al confirms via a financial filing in Hebrew that Delta has committed to "make reasonable efforts to assist the company" in joining...
United Will Massively Hike PassPlus Requirements For 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...
2nd Checked Bag Fee Roundup…
Update: AA has joined the party and United has extended the elite exemption to anyone traveling with an elite member.
Originally posted on 04/23:
Here is...
International Baggage Fees On The Rise Yet Again.
Last July Continental and United raised the price of checking a 2nd bag to Europe or Israel from $50 to $70. Shortly thereafter the...
Aeroflot Eliminates 2nd Free Checked Bag; 3 Remaining Airlines With 2 Free Checked Bags To Israel
Not long ago if you flew to Europe or Israel you got 2 free checked bags.
Then most of the major airlines started charging $100...
If I Have To Give A Few Thoughts On The United Incident…
I'm currently on "vacation" until next Wednesday at a Pesach program at the Four Seasons in Whistler, Canada. Though my vacation consists of giving...
Reader Question: Does El Al Owe Compensation For The Flight 8 Diversion? [El Al Responds: No, We Do Not]
Update: El Al has told customers that they will not be paying out the mandatory Israeli delayed flight compensation for Flight 8 as the...
JetBlue Is Increasing Their Baggage And Change Fees, Will Other Airlines Follow Their Lead?
Just a few years ago JetBlue was one of the few airlines offering free checked bags. That fee increased to $15, $20, and then...
WOW It’s All Over: WOW Air Shuts Down Overnight Leaving Thousands Stranded, Icelandair Makes A Special Offer To Fly Them Home
WOW Air took the ultra low-cost carrier market by storm with round-trip fares between North America and Europe via Iceland for as low as...
JetBlue Reminds Their Mosaic Elite Members Just How Poorly They’ll Fare If They Purchase Basic Economy Tickets
Earlier today I wrote about JetBlue's new basic economy fares, which they'll market as Blue Basic.
The restrictions are pretty much as expected, but apparently...
Avianca Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy In The US
Update: Lifemiles has put out a statement that they have a strong balance sheet, remain separate from Avianca, and will continue normal operations as...
Southwest Kicks Family Off Flight For 3 Year Old With Autism Refusing To Wear A Mask; Has The Pendulum Swung Too Far?
Most airlines now require that everyone 2 and up wear a mask for the duration of their time at the airport and onboard the...
In Surprise To Nobody, El Al’s CEO Will Step Down
El Al CEO Gonen Usishkin announced today that he will step down by January with a goodbye letter that says it does not identify...
United Adding New Flights This Summer To Take Advantage Of Countries Opening To Vaccinated Tourists
United is adding new flights this summer to take advantage of countries that are reopening for vaccinated travelers. You can upload your COVID-19 vaccination...
