Air Travel
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JetBlue Schedule Extended Through February 2021
JetBlue has extended its flight schedule through February of 2020. You can now book JetBlue flights as far out as 2/10/2021. This opens up the schedule for four more months that include the year end holidays and through the winter.
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American Airlines Adding More Flights and Opening Lounges as Travel Demand Improves
American Airlines is getting ready for summer travel by restoring more flights and re-opening key Admirals Club lounges. The airline is also expanding flexible policies and continuing its robust health, well-being and cleaning procedures.
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U.S. Expected to Revise Ban on Chinese Passenger Airlines
The U.S. Transportation Department plans to revise the order to block Chinese airlines from flying to the United States. The agency is expected to issue the change in the coming days and could allow some Chinese passenger airline flights to continue.
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Delta to Extend Social Distancing Measures Until September 30
The airline will block the selection of middle seats and cap seating in every cabin. It was reported last month the airline would keep planes to no more than 60% full through at least July. To do so, Delta would add more flights to its schedule than demand would usually justify.
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Chinese Airlines Blocked From Flying to United States
The Transportation Department said it would suspend passenger flights of four Chinese airlines to and from the United States starting June 16. The four airlines affected by the order are Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines.
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Etihad Airways Joins Aeroplan as New Airline Partner
Starting today on June 3, Aeroplan has formally added Etihad Airways to its global network of airline partners. The announcement was made on the Aeroplan website.
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LATAM Files for Bankruptcy
On May 26, 2020, LATAM and its affiliates in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and the United States filed to carry out a voluntary reorganization and restructuring of its debt under the Chapter 11 financial reorganization process.
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Air Canada Now Lets You Switch Tickets for Miles or Vouchers with No Expiration
While cash refunds will probably still be hard to get when the airline cancels flights, there are now two options, non-expiring vouchers and miles with a bonus, when passengers cancel voluntarily.
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Emirates Announces Massive Reductions in Fuel Surcharges
Emirates has sent out emails today announcing massive reductions in fuel surcharges. Effective May 21, 2020, the surcharge amounts will now be caluclated using a value by sector representing short medium and long haul sectors aligned to ARPCO zones
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Air Travel is Picking Up, Friday Was Another High in Recent Months
With lock-down orders and travel restrictions around the country, air travel plunged 96% in recent months. On March 1st around 2.3 million people people passed through TSA checkpoints, including workers and crew members. Then on April 14th that number was down 87,534 people.
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Lufthansa Will Get $10B Bailout, Gives Up 20% Stake to Govt
Lufthansa finds its savior, the German government. The company that was privatized two decades ago, will receive a 9 billion-euro ($9.8 billion) bailout. That financial help also comes with a catch.
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EasyJet Reveals Data Breach That Affects 9 Million Customers
EasyJet, U.K.’s largest airline, has revealed that it suffered a data breach and hackers have accessed travel details of 9 million customers. The budget airline said 2,200 customers also had their credit card details accessed in the breach. Passport records were not accessed.
