‘Absolutely Disgraceful’: Holiday Travel Nightmare Gets Even Worse at JFK Airport for Arriving International Passengers Between the winter storm that shut down airports, the thousands of canceled flights and Southwest Airlines declaring an operations emergency in Denver (which has now spilled over to their other… Johnny Jet , December 26, 2022
Southwest Airlines Cancels Over 2,500 Flights Today as Holiday Travel Troubles Continue And Airlines Struggle to Play Catch-Up I hope you had a great weekend and a Merry Christmas! We sure did since you could see Santa’s magic through my little ones’ eyes. Unfortunately, for those who were… Johnny Jet , December 26, 2022
WARNING: Southwest Airlines Declares State of Emergency at Denver Airport It looks like the major winter storm that’s ruining Christmas for so many travelers is really impacting Southwest Airlines (SWA). Aviation insider @xjonnyc posted an employee memo with the subject… Johnny Jet , December 24, 2022
Delta Sky Club Access Is Changing As Soon As Jan. 01, 2023 Travelers agree that Delta Sky Club is one of the best airport lounge networks. In fact, there has been a recent influx in membership that’s making it more challenging to… Josh Patoka , December 23, 2022
What All Travelers Can Learn From Sea-Tac Airport Security Breach This Morning As if Mother Nature’s ‘once in a lifetime’ Bomb Cyclone wasn’t enough for travelers to deal with this morning at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). But that storm turned out to… Johnny Jet , December 22, 2022
How Old Do You Have to Be to Become an Airline Pilot? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers aviation-related questions. You can check out past installments here. In this column, Spencer answers the question: How old do you have… Spencer Marker , December 20, 2022
Winter Weather Threatens Holiday Travel: Waivers Issued for Dozens of Midwest and East Coast Airports On Sunday, in my free travel newsletter (sign up here), I wrote, “The weather isn’t looking great for later this week. In fact, United Airlines just issued a Midwest winter… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2022
Several Incoming American Airlines AAdvantage Changes For 2023 American Airlines is introducing several sweeping AAdvantage changes in 2023 that will impact their award chart and how you qualify for elite status. Josh Patoka , December 20, 2022
How Do Pilots Identify and Avoid Areas of Turbulence? In our Ask a Pilot series, pilot Spencer Marker answers aviation-related questions. You can check out past installments here. In this column, Spencer talks about turbulence: what it is, how… Spencer Marker , December 19, 2022
VIDEO: Severe Turbulence on Flight to Hawaii Injures Dozens of Passengers I used to be afraid to fly and any time a plane hit turbulence, it magnified my fear exponentially. Fortunately, I’ve come to realize that planes are safe even in… Johnny Jet , December 19, 2022
Southwest Airlines’ New Boarding Process Isn’t Going to Make Everyone Happy Southwest Airlines is making a lot of good moves lately, including changing their boarding process to assist families with young children. RELATED: VIDEO: A Feel-Good Story Aboard Southwest Airlines When… Johnny Jet , December 19, 2022
Viral Video of a Baggage Handler Violently Slamming Luggage Down Will Make You a Better Traveler – Here’s How This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Johnny Jet , December 5, 2022
YAY! American Airlines Brings Back Its Best Online Booking Feature If you’re a regular reader, you may remember that back in September, I wrote this article: Say It Ain’t So! American Airlines Eliminates its Best Online Booking Feature. In the article,… Johnny Jet , December 1, 2022
American Airlines Flight Attendant Physically Detains Aviation Photographer Until He Showed Images My buddy Jeremy, who I met years ago, I believe on an Air New Zealand delivery flight for their new 777-300, is a popular and talented aviation photographer. He recently… Johnny Jet , December 1, 2022
Hilarious Video of Flight Attendant’s In-Flight Safety Demonstration There’s nothing funny about safety but if you fly often, then no doubt you’ve noticed most passengers don’t pay attention to in-flight safety videos. In fact, you might be one… Johnny Jet , November 30, 2022