Amex Transfer Bonuses w/ British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Now through 12/31, American Express and British Airways are offering a 20% bonus when AmEx Card Members transfer points into Avios as part of the British Airways Executive Club. Travelers on… Johnny Jet , October 15, 2013
5 Things I Love About the British Airways 787 On September 1, British Airways introduced their new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on flights between London and Toronto. This marked the first long-haul service for the airline’s impressive new fleet…. Johnny Jet , October 14, 2013
A Little Government Shutdown Cheer from JetBlue As the much maligned shutdown of the U.S. federal government rolls on, here at last is a positive development—and it comes from JetBlue. The New York-based airline announced today its… Ian Livingston , October 11, 2013
Quebec’s tranquil and breathtaking Saguenay Fjord Two short hours after leaving NY’s JFK, I am in the Montreal airport and people are already speaking French. Next, I board an Air Canada flight to an airport even… Georgie Jet , October 9, 2013
JetBlue introduces new premium class called Mint on transcontinental flights JetBlue shook things up in the transcontinental premium market today by announcing the introduction of Mint, their new premium class cabin on New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX) and San… Johnny Jet , September 30, 2013
British Airways’ New A380 LAX-LHR Red Carpet Route On September 24, British Airways (BA) launched their inaugural A380 (the largest commercial jetliner today) service between Los Angeles and London Heathrow, and I was extremely fortunate to have been an invited guest… Johnny Jet , September 28, 2013
EVA Hello Kitty Jet Flights Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand Jet, a Boeing 777-300ER built for long-haul flights, is embellished with 19 Sanrio Family characters of different shapes and sizes, including Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel. Standing… Johnny Jet , September 19, 2013
Emirates Announces New Boston-Dubai Flights Starting March 2014 Emirates is launching flights to Dubai from Boston beginning March 10, 2014. This will be the airline’s eighth route into the United States. The flight will be operated by a Boeing 777-200LR. From… Johnny Jet , September 19, 2013
Singapore Airlines Launches Special JFK-SIN/Southeast Asia Economy Fares Starting at $1,199.00 Singapore Airlines (SIA) today announced a great deal on flights from New York to Singapore and seven other Southeast Asian destinations. The fare includes round-trip travel aboard SIA’s Economy Class,… Johnny Jet , September 18, 2013
Southwest Halloween sale offering 31% off Halloween flights—ends tonight! It’s hard to believe it’s Halloween season already, but it is, so believe it. Luckily, that also means Halloween-themed deals are here—like this one from Southwest. By using the promo code… Ian Livingston , September 16, 2013
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