Delta Investigating Flight Attendant Angello Garcia After He Posts That The IDF Are Terrorists And Israel Must Be Dismantled
In October, Air Canada suspended and then fired a 787 pilot with extreme anti-Israel social media posts.
In November, United quickly suspended a pilot with pay,...
SMOKING HOT! NEW AA BONUS MILES PROMO!!!
This is definitely in response to Southwest's Fly 2 Fly Free Offer...
A quick search revealed that non-stop tickets between Chicago and Phoenix on AA...
Continental’s BusinessFirst Flat Bed Launches Today!
Note: Continental has posted via their twitter account that they are giving away free flights through "Go Cards" being given away at Columbus Circle...
Azul Flights Now Bookable on United.com (And A List Of Other Partners Not Yet Bookable Online); USAirways Domestic First Award Going Up As Program...
Azul awards now bookable on United.com:
United partnered with Brazilian carrier Azul as they lost TAM to Oneworld. Azul's CEO and founder is David Neeleman...
El Al Miami-Tel Aviv Service Will Resume In 2017
El Al will resume service from Miami nonstop to Tel Aviv next year. They last operated that route in 2008. El Al will be receiving...
Nightmare In Spain: Iberia Airlines Strands 3 Children
Inside their Madrid hotel room, a 17 year old girl stays up, keeping an eye out for her younger siblings...
Update: Iberia's Twitter team sent...
Spirit Will Finally Add Onboard WiFi
I’m no fan of ultra low cost carriers like Frontier and Spirit. I don’t like their nickel and diming to reserve a seat or get...
Goodbye To United International First Class; Which Airline Will Be The Next To Axe First Class?
United quietly killed off their international first class cabin last week.
Planes that still have the old first class seats are being converted to have...
United Strands Passengers In Cleveland Without Kosher Food After Diverting A Dreamliner From Tel Aviv
Update, 8/2: This story has been picked on the front page of the 8/3 Cleveland Plain Dealer!
Let's keep it going, do a random act of...
US Carriers Suspend All Flights To Hong Kong
American and United have both suspended all of their flights to Hong Kong, citing a drop in demand. Delta stopped flying to Hong Kong...
El Al Appears To Be Cancelling Some Flights Through March 2021 And Beyond
With Israel's borders closed to foreign nationals through at least June 30th, El Al remains in hibernation mode. The airline is negotiating with the...
Hawaiian Airlines Eliminates All Change Fees Worldwide!
Related post: Dear Airlines: Thanks For Ditching Change Fees, But Can We Rewind The Clock On Mileage Program Devaluations?
Earlier this week, United, Delta, American, and...
Emirates Applies To Fly To Tel Aviv Next Month!
Globes reports that Emirates has applied to start commercial flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv starting on February 15th!
The Ben Gurion site for 2/15...
United Now Allows Electronic Travel Certificates To Be Redeemed For Partner Airline Travel!
During the early days of the pandemic United allowed people to choose between electronic travel certificates (ETC) and future flight credits (FFC) when cancelling...
Status Match Your Elite Status To ANA And Earn Star Alliance Gold Status!
Japanese Star Alliance carrier ANA is offering a rare status match opportunity for North America based flyers.
ANA says that, for example, AA Gold status...
[United’s 4th Weekly Chicago-Tel Aviv Flight Will Operate Year-Round, San Francisco-Tel Aviv Upgauged To 77W ] United Will Fly A Record Number Of Weekly...
Update, 1/4/23: United has extended their 4th weekly Chicago-Tel Aviv flight from March through end of scheduling, indicating that the route is exceeding expectations....
JetBlue Credits Northeast Alliance With New LaGuardia Expansion And More Flights To Canada
JetBlue announced today a number of new routes, which it credited to their Northeast Alliance with American Airlines. That alliance was approved by the...
DOT Fines American $2.05M For 43 Lengthy Tarmac Delays
The DOT is increasing penalties for airlines failing to allow passengers to deboard during lengthy tarmac delays.
Airlines must return to the gate before sitting...
Etihad Masterclass In How To Destroy Your Loyalty Program In 3 Easy Steps
Change the expiration policy from any activity extending your points validity for 18 months, to needing an Etihad or partner flight to extend...
April Fees Day For Delta Airlines…
Delta will soon be changing their checked luggage policy, I am waiting until the official policy is released before commenting...
No fooling, all of these...
Updated: The Ultimate Airline Checked Baggage Fees Chart.
Worth noting: USAirways is the last airline flying from North America to Israel that still gives 2 free bags.
This chart can be accessed at...
New Amazon Prime Benefit: Free Video Streaming On JetBlue Flights
JetBlue currently offers basic internet browsing for free and they sell a premium level that allows streaming for $9/hour.
Amazon Prime members will soon be...
Air Canada Responds To Air Transat With More Nonstop Service From Montreal-Tel Aviv!
Montreal based Air Transat started selling twice weekly nonstop service from Montreal to Tel Aviv earlier this year. It will fly an A330 from Montreal...
En-Route To The Final United 747 Flight
I'm currently en-route from Cleveland to San Francisco where I'll catch up with United flight number 747 which departs at 11AM from San Francisco...
With El Al, What’s Good For The Goose Isn’t Good For The Gander; How El Al Managed To Anger Everyone On Flight 8
Related posts (Read these first):
El Al Diverts Flight 8 From JFK To Tel Aviv, Shamefully Flies Passengers Far Too Close To Shabbos And...
The 737 MAX Is Being Grounded Around The World, Except For North America; Here’s What You Need To Know
While we don't yet know the cause of the Ethiopian flight 302 tragedy, airlines across the world are grounding their 737 MAX fleets until...
Sunday News Roundup 10/27/19: 11 Quick Takes On What’s Going On In Aviation, Credit, And Deals That You Should Know About
Some stories and deals don't get their own post, but should get some coverage. I'll round them up here and let me know what...
British Airways Adds Coronavirus Waiver On Flights, Reduces NYC Flights
Another day, another airline change fee waiver. JetBlue, Alaska, American, and Delta previously announced free change policies due to coronavirus.
This time BA has released a waiver,...
Ouch! Israel Will Now Allow Airlines To Delay Issuing Flight Refunds For Years
Last week Israel agreed to potentially take control of El Al if a private buyer can't be found for the struggling carrier.
El Al owes...
[Update: Permit Granted, Board Will Be Replaced] Goodbye Borovitz, Hello Rozenberg: El Al Will Soon Be Under New Management
Update: The state of Israel has given final approval for Eli Rozenberg to control El Al. There is a condition attached that he must...
United Adding New Point To Point Non-Hub Routes On Their Awesome CRJ-550 In May; Will Resume Chicago-Tel Aviv Flights!
In recent years United has moved to eliminate all flights that don’t begin or end in one of their hub airports of Chicago, Denver,...
[Route Increased To Three Daily Flights!] Emirates Will Begin Flying Nonstop Between Dubai And Tel Aviv!
Update, 4/15/23: Emirates continus its Tel Aviv growth with a 3rd daily 777 flight starting on May 1st!
Despite the added capacity, fellow state-owned carrier...
After Feedback And Lack Of Competitor Matching, Delta Walks Back Harshest Club Access Changes
With air travel numbers skyrocketing and planes filling up despite record high airfares, airport resources are once again being strained.
Last week, Delta announced major...
[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’s Banning Of Automated Reshopping Tools Is A Good Reminder To Reshop All Of Your Travel Plans To Save Big!
American Airlines has added a new clause to their conditions of carriage, banning the use of automated tools that rebook your flight at a...
Capital One Will Open Their Denver Lounge Tomorrow!
Capital One currently operates excellent lounges in Dallas/DFW's terminal D, and in Washington/IAD just beyond the airport’s PreCheck, between the East and West Security...
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...
And We Have A Winner: USAirways Just Became A Whole Lot More USeless!
I'm in awe of what USAir has just announced. Sure, times are desperate, but there's only so much your frequent flyers will put...
When Do My Miles Or Points Expire?
-Airline/Hotel credit cards where the points are deposited monthly into your airline/hotel account remain even if the card is no longer active, subject to...
On The Topic Of KSMLs; Not Having A Reserved Kosher Meal Costs Lufthansa How Much?!?
I always preorder a kosher meal when it's available. More often than not it seems like KSMLs (that's airline speak for kosher meals) are...
