JetBlue Introducing New Non-stops from New York: Trinidad & Tobago and Savannah, Georgia JetBlue announced today that the airline will be introducing two new “BlueCity’s”—what they call the destinations they fly out of—in February of 2014, and both will be serviceable by non-stop… Ian Livingston , September 16, 2013
LAN and TAM fall sale offers cheap round-trip fares to South America LAN Airlines and its affiliate TAM Airlines, part of South America’s largest airline group (flying to 114 destinations on the continent), just launched a fall sale on round-trip fares to some top… Ian Livingston , September 15, 2013
Free Inflight Movies on American Airlines for the Month of September Gogo is offering free inflight movies on your own device on select American Airline flights until the end of September. Use your own laptop or tablet to choose from over… Johnny Jet , September 10, 2013
An Expensive Security Loophole Between Geneva and Tel Aviv I’m leaving Geneva (on a Swiss International Air Lines flight operated by El Al airlines) headed to Tel Aviv. Since I’m going to be in Israel for less than a… Greg Roach , September 10, 2013
Norwegian launches low-fare service between Scandinavia and Los Angeles, Oakland and Orlando. Fares beginning at $236 One-Way Norwegian launches new routes between Scandinavia and Los Angeles (LAX), Oakland (OAK) and Orlando (MCO) in spring 2014. Norwegian will operate the 787 Dreamliner on the routes. At the same… Johnny Jet , September 3, 2013
British Airways Launches New Service to Austin Today British Airways announced it will launch a new service between Austin Bergstrom International Airport and London Heathrow beginning in March 2014. British Airways becomes the first airline to provide… Johnny Jet , September 3, 2013
British Airways to Debut Boeing 787 Dreamliner Between London and Toronto on September 1 British Airways is debuting its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with an inaugural flight between London and Toronto on September 1. The flight will arrive from London on Sunday afternoon… Johnny Jet , August 30, 2013
Hawaiian Airlines to Offer Apple iPad Minis on B767 Routes Hawaiian Airlines will become the only U.S. carrier to offer the Apple iPad mini on all of its wide-body Boeing 767-300 aircraft on September 1. The airline has contracted Bluebox… Johnny Jet , August 29, 2013
American Airlines to Fly Nonstop Between Los Angeles and Palm Beach American Airlines is going to begin year-round service to Palm Beach, Florida (PBI) from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), starting November 21, 2013. Los Angeles is one of Florida’s top feeder… Johnny Jet , August 12, 2013
Are the Airlines Doing a Better Job Boarding Passengers? The last month or so I’ve noticed a couple of the major U.S. airlines making some adjustments when it comes to boarding passengers. First, United came out with dedicated lanes… Johnny Jet , August 12, 2013
JetBlue Introducing Lie-Flat Seats and Private Suites I’m in San Diego right now for the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) conference, and one of the biggest stories so far has to be JetBlue’s new lie-flat seats that… Johnny Jet , August 6, 2013
Travel Video of the Week: Man vs Plane British Airways came up with this brilliant video to advertise their new A380 service from London to South Africa by commissioning South African rugby player Bryan Habana—who famously once raced… Johnny Jet , August 6, 2013
Delta Launches Los Angeles to San Francisco Shuttle Delta Air Lines announced today that they will begin hourly, nonstop shuttle service between Los Angeles and San Francisco International airports on Sept. 3, 2013. The Delta Shuttle will have 14… Johnny Jet , August 1, 2013
What’s It Like to Fly Porter Airlines? Porter Airlines Porter Airlines is Canada’s third-largest carrier and is based at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. The airline currently offers flights to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Moncton, Halifax,… Johnny Jet , August 1, 2013
How to Breeze Through Security and Immigration Lines Want to breeze through security and immigration lines? Listen up. Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon… Johnny Jet , July 20, 2013