by Donald Wood Last updated: 12:55 PM ET, Thu June 29, 2023 Southwest Airlines announced the extension of its flight schedule through early 2024 and the addition of new seasonal nonstop service. The carrier revealed plans to resume several seasonal routes, starting on January 8, 2024, to help travelers escape the winter blues. On that …
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by Donald Wood Last updated: 1:25 PM ET, Wed June 28, 2023 Delta Air Lines announced during its Investor Day meeting on Tuesday that the second-quarter profit outlook and full-year earnings projections would reach the high end of previous estimates due to sustained travel demand. Delta CEO Ed Bastian said travel demand remains high as …
Are they scamming the airline? Many people are wondering about Southwest Airlines’ wheelchair policy after one passenger became livid on a recent flight. A Florida man’s post on social media went viral after he counted more than 20 people who needed wheelchair assistance to board a Southwest flight, but only three needed assistance when departing …
by Donald Wood Last updated: 8:55 AM ET, Wed June 28, 2023 The CEO of United Airlines is blaming the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a series of travel disruptions this past weekend. According to Reuters.com, United CEO Scott Kirby told the airline’s employees that the FAA’s issues with “staffing and inexperience” resulted in thousands …
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by Donald Wood Last updated: 10:20 AM ET, Mon June 26, 2023 A new study is projecting that 50.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Fourth of July holiday travel period, a number that would become the new record for Independence Day weekend. According to data from AAA Travel, …
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This week marked the return of the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) annual Legislative Day, bringing travel agency executives and industry advocates together in Washington, D.C. The two-day event was attended by more than 225 travel advisors as well as supplier partner registrants from all 50 states. ASTA presented its annual Travel Industry Forecast …
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by Donald Wood Last updated: 10:30 AM ET, Thu June 22, 2023 United Airlines announced a new mobile app feature that gives travelers personalized re-booking options, bag tracking information and meal and hotel vouchers when eligible if their flight is delayed or canceled. The carrier revealed that nearly 50 percent of United customers already turn …
by Donald Wood Last updated: 10:30 AM ET, Thu June 22, 2023 United Airlines announced a new mobile app feature that gives travelers personalized re-booking options, bag tracking information and meal and hotel vouchers when eligible if their flight is delayed or canceled. The carrier revealed that nearly 50 percent of United customers already turn …
by Donald Wood Last updated: 4:10 PM ET, Wed June 21, 2023 A Delta Air Lines pilot was arrested in Scotland for allegedly being over the alcohol limit. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 62-year-old Delta pilot Lawrence Russell Jr. was arrested in Edinburgh on Friday at around 10 a.m. local time and charged Monday under …
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