Air Travel
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Air Canada Launches Infinite Flight Pass
Air Canada has announced a new option to get unlimited travel within Canada, for one flat monthly rate. Available now for one week only, this unique subscription provides the freedom of unlimited travel within Canada for one, two or three months.
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AMEX Announces Centurion Lounge Expansions and Reopening Plans
The Centurion Lounge at New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) will relocate to a larger location in the brand new Terminal B, and as previously announced, the current Centurion Lounge at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport (LAS), will be expanded and redesigned.
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Hawaiian Airlines Says Aloha to Change Fees for All Flights
Effective immediate, Hawaiian has eliminated change fees for guests who purchase tickets or redeem HawaiianMiles for Main Cabin, Extra Comfort or First/Premium Cabin Class seats.
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TSA is Testing ‘Self-Service’ Checkpoint at DCA
The Transportation Security Administration is testing out a new touch-less “self-service” technology that instantly matches a passenger with the photo on their ID. The system also confirms their flight information in near real time.
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Alaska Airlines Eliminates Change Fees Permanently
Alaska Airlines announced today in a press release that effective immediately it will eliminate change fees on all domestic and international tickets.
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Delta and American Airlines Are Dumping Change Fees
Well, this is a good trend. United Airlines started it Sunday with its announcement that it would permanently get rid of change fees. Now its two major rivals, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines have followed suit, less than 24 hours later. Both announced Monday afternoon that they would permanently drop most change fees as…
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United Permanently Eliminates Most Change Fees
The new change fee policy applies to all standard Economy and Premium cabin tickets for travel within the U.S. 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and customers will not be limited in the number of times they adjust their flights.
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Air Travel Rebound Has Stalled in Recent Weeks
The rebound in air travel has cooled off in recent weeks. In May and June we saw continuous increase in travel demand, but since early July, the demand has stayed nearly flat.
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American Airlines Gets Approval to Use Seven-Day Virus Killer Spray
SurfaceWise2 is the latest surface coating from Allied BioScience with antiviral properties that continuously kill 99.9% of viruses on surfaces. The non-toxic coating is applied via an electrostatic spray to provide always-on protection on treated surfaces.
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Alaska Airlines Lets Some Customers Convert Wallet Funds to Miles
The airline has sent targeted email offering people the option of converting their wallet funds into Mileage Plan miles. The offers are for redeemable and elite-qualifying miles.
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Virgin Atlantic Makes Positive Changes for Flying Club Members
Virgin Atlantic has unveiled today a number of exciting changes to its Flying Club loyalty program, including another status extension and a new benefit which lets members earn tier points on reward flights.
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American Airlines to Suspend Flights to 15 U.S. Cities
These suspensions will be effective Oct. 7., which is in line with the expiration of the air service requirements associated with the Coronavirus Aid. For now, these changes are only in place for the October schedule period, which runs through Nov. 3.
