After 43 Days, Travel Industry Sees Relief as Government Shutdown Ends – What Airline CEOs Are Saying Good news! The Government shutdown is finally over. It’s been a long 43 days for everyone in the travel industry but especially for those working for free like Air Traffic… Johnny Jet , November 12, 2025
American Airlines and Porter Partner to Expand U.S.–Canada Travel Options American Airlines and Porter Airlines have announced a new codeshare partnership that will give travelers more options when flying between the United States and Canada. Effective today, customers can book… Natalie DiScala , September 30, 2025
Delta Air Lines Is Looking for Flight Attendants for 2026 If your friends describe you as “always planning the next trip,” this might be your moment: Delta just opened applications for its 2026 flight attendant classes. The airline is scouting… Natalie DiScala , September 18, 2025
‘Flying While Fat’: Delta Air Lines Passenger Elbows Seatmate for Being Overweight An overweight Delta Air Lines passenger just got into one of the most polite air rage incidents I’ve ever seen. Guy Branum, an American comedian, writer and actor known for… Johnny Jet , September 16, 2025
Google Flights Reveals How to Save on Flights for 2025 Holiday Travels and Their Trending Destinations Are you planning a getaway this holiday season? Whether you’re dreaming of a cozy Thanksgiving escape or a sun-soaked Christmas vacation, Google Flights’ latest data has some exciting insights to… Johnny Jet , September 9, 2025
Southwest Airlines Gate Agent Honors Legendary ESPN Host Before His Final Show If you follow college football there is no doubt you know who Lee Corso is. The 90-year-old is best known for picking the team he believes will win by putting… Johnny Jet , August 31, 2025
Spirit Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Again — Should You Buy a Ticket? The big travel news from the last 24 hours is that Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy again. It’s the second time they’ve done so in less than a year…. Johnny Jet , August 30, 2025
Man Wielding a Hammer Sets Fire Inside Major Italian Airport Is it me or does it seem like people are getting crazier (and crazier) than they were pre-pandemic? We have seen incident after incident take place with travelers either at… Johnny Jet , August 22, 2025
‘Do Not Accept a Refund’: Expert Advises Travelers What to Do During Air Canada Strike If you receive my daily travel tip newsletter, then you know I’ve been warning readers for a couple of weeks now about a possible Air Canada (AC) strike by their… Johnny Jet , August 15, 2025
American Airlines Passenger Gets Busted Vaping in Lavatory and Accuses the Flight Attendant of Assault I’m not sure how flight attendants can do their job with passengers like Peter Nguyen. On August 4, Nguyen foolishly decided to vape in the plane’s lavatory and when the… Johnny Jet , August 8, 2025
Boston Red Sox Delta Air Lines Flight to Minnesota Was So Turbulent They Diverted to Detroit After the Boston Red Sox played the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon, they headed to Logan International Airport (BOS) for their Delta Air Lines charter flight to Minneapolis–Saint Paul… Johnny Jet , July 29, 2025
Video Shows American Airlines Passengers Evacuating With Luggage From Burning Plane Onto Denver Runway On Saturday afternoon, an American Airlines flight from Denver to Miami turned into a full-blown emergency. The video (embedded below) of the evacuation, left me and many flight attendants stunned…. Johnny Jet , July 27, 2025
Flight Review: What You Need to Know Before Flying American’s New 787-9 Greetings! We just got back from one of our most epic trips ever. We left on June 9 and flew from LAX to Naples, Italy via Chicago (here’s the flight… Johnny Jet , July 26, 2025
Turkish Airlines Reportedly Loses Passenger’s Body After In-Flight Death Last week, I wrote about this sad story: Turkish Airlines Flight Diverts to Chicago After Passenger Dies Over Greenland. I tried to be as sensitive as possible because it’s obviously… Johnny Jet , July 26, 2025
Ridiculous: German Law Makes a Japanese Airline Do a Go Around Because It Was 18 Seconds Early Into Frankfurt There are a lot of things about travel and government that drive me crazy since they make no sense. One of those things happened this month in Frankfurt, Germany, when… Johnny Jet , July 26, 2025
