He definitely earned some flyer mileage. A passionate traveler flew on every airline in the US for a weeklong journey where he was pretty much stuck in the sky. Eric Decker, better known by his digital name Airrack, uses his online presence to complete some wacky feats, including making the world’s largest pizza, and meeting … Read more
American Airlines has multiple travel advisors up in arms after it announced plans to restrict AAdvantage Miles earnings for certain booking agencies. The airline behemoth announced in February that flyers hoping to earn AAdvantage miles for their flights will have to do so directly through American, their airline partners, or preferred travel agencies recognized by the company. … Read more
Summer vacation, here we come. Experts expect another busy summer travel season but airfare prices should sit steady this summer thanks to stabilizing supply and demand, according to The Points Guys (TPG). “We expect summer 2024 to be similar to last year in terms of demand and pricing,” Hayley Berg, lead economist at booking app … Read more
Catch it if you can. Éric Béteille, a content designer at Meta who lives in San Diego, California said he lost his AirTag on an Alaska Airlines flight in July and since then he’s watched the tracking device travel to 37 different cities. Béteille said he realized his AirTag was traveling without him by accident. … Read more
You may now begin boarding this way. Delta Air Lines will soon update the way it boards passengers. The airline will begin boarding passengers using numbered zones starting May 1. The airline will begin boarding passengers using numbered zones starting May 1. Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images For example, boarding will begin with … Read more
Talk about excess-ive. JetBlue has once again changed its checked bag fee policy — this time implementing dynamic pricing. The airline, which said it has struggled to turn a profit since the COVID-19 pandemic, already charges even higher fees depending on when you pay for your luggage, but now passengers will need to take the … Read more
Don’t expect air travel to soar at new heights this summer. The ongoing drama with Boeing is poised to hamper travel in the upcoming months, experts warn, as airlines scramble to distance themselves from the embattled airplane maker. Boeing is currently weathering a storm of negative press after a door plug blew off a January Alaska … Read more
Paws overpaying for pets on planes. American Airlines is relaxing its policy for passengers who travel with pets. The airline is now letting passengers bring both a pet and a regular carry-on bag or personal item into the cabin. Carry-on pets are dependent on breed and size. Getty Images Under the new policy, pet carriers … Read more
A Delta passenger who says she was threatened with being kicked off a flight because she was not wearing a bra has demanded to meet the airline’s boss, claiming she was “targeted and humiliated” in the boob brouhaha. Lisa Archbold, 38, said she boarded a flight from Salt Lake City to San Francisco on Jan. … Read more
An Alaska Airlines passenger and her dog were reunited Thursday after the pet was accidentally left off a flight from North Carolina to Seattle and later escaped the airport, the airline said. The dog, named Moose, was supposed to have flown on a flight out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport with its owner on Tuesday night, … Read more
Timing is everything, especially if you want a good seat. Flight attendants revealed that passengers who want to upgrade their seats should submit their request at the boarding door as soon as possible. “You should ask prior to door closure, but don’t be surprised if they don’t move you until after you’re in the air … Read more
Don’t have enough airline miles for that free flight? United Airlines is now letting people pool and share their frequent-flyer points with family and friends, a feature currently offered by some smaller carriers. United said Thursday that a “pool leader” can pick up to four other people to set up a joint account in its … Read more
Qantas Airlines says a meal slammed online for looking like “prison food” or “dog food” fell well short of the airline’s standards. A customer posted a photo of the economy meal to a subreddit dedicated to the airline this week, sparking a Qantas pile-on. The traveler accidentally captioned the picture “meal I was survived”, revealing … Read more
They’re not pointless. A flight attendant for Philippines-based airline Cebu Pacific is sharing the “secret” meaning behind black triangle stickers in airplane cabins. “1. Passengers sitting next to the triangles get the best view of the wings,” Henny Joyce Lim explained in a 2022 TikTok that resurfaced this week. “2. If flight crew need to … Read more
JetBlue Airways will end service at several cities and reduce flying out of Los Angeles in a move to retrench and focus on stronger markets after years of losing money. The changes will also help the airline cope with the grounding of some of its planes for inspections of their Pratt & Whitney engines, an … Read more
When the food on an airline is so bad, the kids would rather starve for 14 hours than eat, you know something’s very wrong. On Monday, a passenger traveling on a long haul flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles slammed Qantas online. “Most disgusting food we had in our lives,” they said. “One bite of every meal … Read more
Now this will get your trip off to a flying start. Air travel, while often a pleasurable experience for avid vacationers, can come with a unique set of stressors. The frustration of navigating foreign airports to find your gate, anxiously listening for announcements about flight delays and cancellations, and feverishly updating loved ones with last-minute changes to your … Read more
If you’ve never stepped foot outside North America, Ireland is your pot of gold. “The majority of my guests who travel to Ireland … it’s their first time ever using their passport, or they didn’t have one so got it for this trip,” said Jackie Roth, the Ireland specialist at luxury travel agency Scott Dunn. … Read more
She’s seeing red over not being able to see anything at all. A furious flier has taken to Reddit to rage that a “window seat” she booked on American Airlines didn’t come with an actual window view. The woman, known only as Liz, took to the chat forum on Monday, sharing a selfie that showed … Read more
It was a poor man’s private jet. Commercial travel doesn’t always have to mean being crammed into a packed aircraft like sardines. A lucky UK couple became the envy of flyers everywhere after having a whole flight to themselves — essentially allowing them to enjoy the “private jet” experience for an economy price. While their … Read more