Is Southwest Airlines Meltdown Actually Ruining People’s Lives? The more I read about Southwest Airlines’ (SWA) complete and utter meltdown, the higher my blood pressure boils. At first, we all thought it was brought about by the weather,… Johnny Jet , December 29, 2022
The Major U.S. Airlines Are Still Price Gouging – Even After They Promised Pete Buttigieg They Wouldn’t I just finished writing an article with a travel hack for getting your money back for a plane ticket you aren’t going to use. Read that story here: Travel Hack… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2022
Travel Hack For Getting Your Money Back From an Airline Because How Many Travel Credits Can You Really Use? Story time: My Christmas travels got messed up (though not nearly as bad as those who were flying Southwest) but I turned things around with this travel hack. RELATED: Travel… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2022
Travel Chaos: Southwest Airlines News, Tips and What Passengers Can Do I’ve been writing about Southwest Airlines’ epic meltdown for almost a week. I warned travelers on December 23 that the airline was declaring an operations emergency in Denver and it… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2022
10 Tips for Southwest Airlines Passengers Caught Up in the Meltdown I really feel for Southwest Airlines’ (SWA) passengers, gate agents, flight attendants and baggage handlers as this complete meltdown couldn’t have come at a worse time. There are a lot… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2022
Southwest Cancels Majority of Flights For Today and Tomorrow: Here’s What Stranded Passengers Should Do Southwest Airlines (SWA) has had a loyal following for years, thanks to their no-nonsense attitude, super-friendly and funny flight attendants, two free checked bags and no change fees. But unfortunately,… Johnny Jet , December 27, 2022
‘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