Air Travel
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The Club Airport Lounges Will have a New Restriction
The Club is a network or airport lounges. It’s included in the Priority Pass membership. They have locations in ATL, BOS, BWI, CHS, CVG, DFW, JAX, LAS, MCO, PIT, SEA and SJC. The Club airport lounges now have a new rule now that will soon restrict entry. Starting in September, you will only be allowed…
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Southwest Cuts Nonstop Routes from NYC, LA, Boston, Orlando & More
Southwest Airlines is cutting many nonstop routes in January. The airline needs to free up the planes for flights with stronger demand, including its new Hawaii routes that were launched this year.
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Airlines Bumping More Passengers after 737 MAX Grounding
The Federal Aviation Administration reported Thursday that American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are bumping thousands of passengers off airplanes. The drastic increase of bumped passengers this year comes after their Boeing 737 MAX fleet has been grounded since March following two fatal crashes. American denied seats to 69,924 passengers voluntarily in the first six months…
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Norwegian Air to Cancel Some Routes Between East Coast & Europe
Norwegian Air has announced plans to discontinue some flights between North America and Ireland in September. The airline is putting blame for the cuts on the extended grounding of the Boeing 737 Max.
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Google Flights to Offer Price Guarantee for a Limited Time
For a limited time, Google is offering a price guarantee for flights it predicts won’t drop in price. You don’t even have to keep checking, Google will do the work for you.
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Expanded Delta, Air France, Virgin Joint Venture gets Tentative Approval
An expanded transatlantic joint venture made up of Delta Air Lines Inc, Air France KLM SA and Virgin Atlantic, received tentative approval on Friday. The new joint venture would replace two previously approved arrangements and will allow for additional benefits. The Department tentatively approved antitrust immunity for the joint venture and will require the carriers…
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United Airlines Looking to Put a Stop to “Hidden-City” Trick
United Airlines wants its airport agents to be more vigilant and help monitor hidden-city ticketing. A new internal memo is asking agents to report possible cases to its corporate security department.
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Southwest Cancels Boeing 737 Max Flights till 2020, Pulls Out of Newark
Southwest Airlines confirmed last week that it won’t fly the grounded Boeing 737 Max until next year. The airline also announced that it’s pulling out of Newark Liberty International Airport this November.
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JetBlue Schedule Extended Through April 2020
JetBlue has extended its flight schedule through April of 2020. You can now book JetBlue flights as far out as 4/28/2020. This opens up the schedule for two more months for Sprung getaways. So if you live near JetBlue hub, then take a look and start planning early . The old schedule had flight up…
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British Airways Get $229M Fine Over Data Breach
British Airways is facing a record fine of £183m ($229m) for last year’s breach of its security systems. UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it was the biggest penalty it had handed out and the first to be made public under new rules. The ICO said the incident took place after users of British Airways’…
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Southwest Celebrates Shark Week
Southwest in partnership with Discovery Channel, launched a campaign bringing the fun of Shark Week to flying fans this summer. The carrier is celebrating Shark Week throughout July, ahead of Shark Week on Discovery beginning Sunday, July 28. All In on Shark Week Southwest Airlines has launched a Shark Week fleet in celebration of the Discovery…
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LaGuardia Airport $8B Upgrade is Making Progress, Check Out New Renderings
The $8 billion overhaul of LaGuardia airport in NYC has been underway for a while and lots of progress has been made. It’s a much needed improvement on one of the worst airports in the country. On Thursday morning, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the first new Delta terminal concourse (out of four) is set…
