Are We Headed To A World Where A Regional Jet Is The Most Comfortable Way To Fly?
20 years ago, Continental Airlines opened Concourse D at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, displacing the rental car facility to a location far offsite. It...
American And Singapore Announce Upcoming Award Chart Changes
American will be making changes to their award charts effective 1/16/19.
Notable changes include:
Business class saver award rate between the US and Hawaii will...
[Confirmed] American’s Bizarre White Flag Israeli Strategy Continues With Killing Off Of Miami-Tel Aviv Route
Update: American confirms the route cut with the following statement provided to DansDeals,
"As part of the continuous evaluation of our network, American Airlines has...
JetBlue Is Killing Service To Several Cities In January, Roundup Of New And Ending Routes
Effective 1/8, JetBlue will be ending service to:
Washington-Dulles (IAD) will lose all service.
Daytona Beach (DAB) will lose all service.
S. Croix (STX) will lose...
US Airlines Will Start Enforcing Mask Requirements, Including Suspension Of Flight Privileges; Will New Rules Make You More Or Less Likely To Fly?
Airlines for America announced on behalf of Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaiian, JetBlue, Southwest, and United, that they will start enforcing mask requirements at all...
El Al Announces Their First 787-8 Routes And Plane Configuration
Last week El Al confirmed that they will fly nonstop between Chicago and Tel Aviv. I've long said that the route seems tailor made...
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...
JetBlue Egregiously Kicks Mother And 6 Kids Off Flight Due To 2 Year Old’s Mask Refusal, Retroactively Amends Policy On Website After The Incident
I reported on 8/5 that JetBlue would change their policy on 8/10 to require all kids 2 and up to wear masks, but that...
Fee Reversal! AA Drops $5 Fuel Surcharge On Frequent Flyer Tickets!
With little fanfare or announcment AA has done away with their $5 fee on frequent flyer tickets that they instituted in June. Hopefully in...
El Al’s New Safety Video Is Actually Entertaining!
Things are changing at El Al.
They have a new business class with direct aisle access seating on their 787s, they're expanding their North America...
El Al Diverts Flight 8 From JFK To Tel Aviv, Shamefully Flies Passengers Far Too Close To Shabbos And Strands Them At Athens Airport
El Al has had a miserable couple of weeks. Globes reports that El Al has been forced to cancel 4 round-trip flights to Boston...
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...
[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...
El Al Will Give IDF Soldiers A Free Flight To Europe
The hits keep coming from El Al these days.
I wrote about their tear-jerker of an ad earlier today.
The airline is offering a free round-trip...
GoGo In-Flight Free Wi-Fi Codes!
Each code is valid once per email address.
General code: SURFGOGOFREE
AA: AATRYGOGO
AA: 1939admiral70aa
Delta: DELTATRYGOGO
HT: Eli, Via the Dansdeals Forums.
[El Al Reinstates 2nd Newark Flight With Morning Departure From Israel] Exclusive: Here’s What El Al Is Saying About The Newark To JFK Flight...
Update, 4/27: El Al shares the following statement,
"Beginning June 12, the arrival time of EL AL flight LY 25, TLV to EWR, has been...
New USAirways “Valuable Benefit”: No More 500-Mile Minimum…
Last week USeless Airways released the most ridiculous PR ever.
"As part of our continuing efforts to provide valuable benefits to our frequent flyers, US...
OUTRAGEOUS: German Airline Bans Jews From Flying; Lufthansa Supervisor: It’s “Jewish People Who Were The Mess, Who Made The Problems, Everyone Has To Pay...
Background and a DansDeals special investigation
On Wednesday, I heard about an incident on Lufthansa flight 401, a Boeing 747-8 that flew from JFK to...
TSA 9/11 Fee And British Airways Avios Cancellation Fees Go Up Tomorrow
Effective for all tickets purchased 07/21 the TSA's 9/11 fee for flights within the US48 will go up as follows:
Notes:
-The fee goes into effect...
Air Canada Increases Checked Baggage Fees
Air Canada is raising checked bag fees for tickets bought starting 8/21 for travel on or after 10/5.
The fee for the first checked bag...
Updated: The Ultimate Airline Checked Baggage Fees Chart.
This chart can be accessed at www.dansdeals.com/baggage
The chart below has been updated with all of the latest baggage fee changes for 21 US and...
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...
Delta Increases Credit Card Spend Waiver For Top-Tier Status To $250,000; Roundup Of American, Delta, And United Elite Spend Waiver Policies
After the loss of airlines like America West, Continental, Northwest, and USAirways, the remaining network carriers were able to cut capacity, add fees, devalue...
Can’t Compete? Strike!
Update #2: The strike is now over. The Israeli government has agreed to subsidize 97.5% of El Al's security costs...which is all but guaranteed...
United Tires Of Aegean Elites, Slashes Their Free Baggage Allowance.
United Baggage Fee Calculator
I've written several times about Aegean Star Alliance Gold status.
The gist is that with 19,000 miles you can earn a status...
For Those On Diverted Delta Flight 468 From JFK To Tel Aviv Last Night…
Delta flight 468 from JFK to Tel Aviv last night was diverted to Paris, apparently due to some sort of leak on the plane....
WOW! Will The Cheapest Flight Option Between The US And Israel End In October?
WOW started flying from North America last September and they have had sale fares to Tel Aviv for as little as $220 round-trip.
As an...
After Engine Fire Grounds United’s 777-200 Pratt & Whitney Subfleet, Some Polaris Flights Operate To Hawaii
I was in Maui and Molokai last week and flew home Thursday on American, though I nearly switched to United after our flight was...
The Electronics Ban Has Been Lifted On Flights From Abu Dhabi To The US
Related posts:
-Can Anyone Explain The New Travel Electronics Ban To Me?
-My Experience With The #ElectronicsBan
-Is The Electronics Ban Grounds To Cancel A Ticket Without...
Another Downgrade For American Express Platinum
Delta has just announced a few changes to their lounge access policy.
-Regular club members who shell out $450/year can no longer bring free guests,...
[JetBlue Just Can’t Get Back On Track, Preemptively Cancels Over 100 Flights Tomorrow] Airline Operations Are Melting Down, Yet Again
Update, 4/13: JetBlue has already cancelled over 100 flights for tomorrow, wreaking havoc with people's Pesach plans as I warned may happen, as they...
El Al Denies Security Threat From Rogue In-Flight Communication, But Planes Are Still Avoiding Oman Airspace Shortcut Since October 7th
i24 has a breathless report about an "attempted El Al communication network takeover" on an El Al flight from Phuket to Tel Aviv.
"In a...
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...
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...
American Cracking Down On Hidden City Ticketing? Just Don’t Be A Hog
I wrote back in April that American's Audit department seemed to be trying to justify their continued existence during the COVID-19 era.
Then in July...
After Successful Testing, Delta Will Introduce Priority SkyClub Lanes At More Airports
Ever since travel demand picked up post-COVID, Delta's SkyClubs have been plagued by shockingly long entry lines and overcrowding.
https://twitter.com/williamson711/status/1562188622882750468
In part, that's because the food...
The Fat Lady Has Not Yet Sung…
The Justice Department has finally woken up after green-lighting mergers like USAirways+America West, Delta+Northwest, United+Continental, and Southwest+Airtran which have closed hubs, driven capacity down,...
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...
El Al Announces Final 747 Flight Between North America And Tel Aviv; End Of First Class And Major Capacity Cut For JFK-Tel Aviv Flights
El Al's final 747 flight from Tel Aviv to North America will depart as El Al Flight 1 on Thursday, October 25 at 12:30am from...
Delta: “You And Your Wife Will Be In Jail And Your Kids Will Be Put In Foster Care”
Update: Delta has put out a statement apologizing and saying that they have refunded the Schear's travel costs and provided them with additional compensation.
Unfortunately there...
