U.S. Airlines Are Now Banning This Kind of Face Mask Since my most recent post on the face mask policies of U.S. airlines, the airlines have one by one started to ban face masks with valves on them. I had… Johnny Jet , August 6, 2020
Airline + Airport News: Week of July 23, 2020 This week’s airline and airport news: Southwest posts $915 million loss, warns travel demand will remain weak without coronavirus vaccine Flights with empty middle seats decrease COVID risk 79%, study… Johnny Jet , July 22, 2020
Airline + Airport News: Week of July 1, 2020 This week’s airline and airport news: American Airlines plans to join United in filling flights to capacity as the number of travelers choosing to fly continues to rise Boeing 737… Johnny Jet , June 30, 2020
Airline + Airport News: Week of June 25, 2020 This week’s airline and airport news: American Airlines Bans Conservative Activist Who Refused to Wear a Mask How Long Does It Take to Ask Delta Air Lines a Question? Alaska… Johnny Jet , June 25, 2020
Airlines May Now Ban You for Not Wearing a Face Mask One of the major things that has been keeping me from getting on an airplane is the fact that many travelers are not wearing their face masks as they’re supposed… Johnny Jet , June 16, 2020
Airline + Airport News: Week of June 11, 2020 This week’s airline and airport news: Can this super-simple device stop virus spreading on airplanes? A pilot drew out a tribute to George Floyd using only his airplane American Airlines… Johnny Jet , June 11, 2020
How to Avoid Booking a Seat on a “Ghost Flight” That Won’t Fly It’s no secret that people haven’t been flying for a while now, and that the airlines have been hit hard. Even as the numbers are starting to trend up again,… Johnny Jet , June 10, 2020
Airline + Airport News: Week of June 4, 2020 This week’s airline and airport news: Delta’s last MD-88 flight: Farewell to a Mad Dog Delta extends change-fee waiver through June 30 United will restore lie-flat seats to its premium… Johnny Jet , June 4, 2020
Airline + Airport News: Week of May 27, 2020 This week’s airline news: American Airlines: The First To Go Under American Airlines plans 30% reduction of management, administrative staff Southwest to limit seats sold on each flight through July… Johnny Jet , May 28, 2020
Airline + Airport News: Week of May 20, 2020 This week’s airline news: Delta CEO: Coronavirus won’t cause any major US airlines to go out of business Delta expands onboard customer spacing with blocked seats on all aircraft JetBlue… Johnny Jet , May 21, 2020
Want to Sue Your Airline? Not So Fast This story was written by consumer advocate Christopher Elliott and originally appeared in USA TODAY. Suing an airline seems to be the new American pastime. Since the pandemic started, passengers have… Team Johnny Jet , May 18, 2020
My Experience Calling 5 Different Airlines for Refunds I spent hours—literally hours—planning five flights for spring travel. The first one was for a dream trip to Hawaii with my family, then I had a flight to New York… Johnny Jet , May 11, 2020
Use This Reader Tip If You’re Still Trying to Reach an Airline for Help Each Friday, we feature a reader-inspired tip as our Travel Tip of the Day. This week’s tip comes from an anonymous reader who wrote in after reading this post with… Johnny Jet , April 17, 2020
Use This Trick If You Want to Get a Refund for a Flight That Hasn’t Been Canceled With the pandemic still escalating in most places and trips of all kinds being canceled, a huge number of people in the U.S. (and abroad) are trying to reach the… Johnny Jet , April 8, 2020
Try the Airline’s International Call Centers If You Can’t Get Through Over the weekend, the DOT issued a clarification essentially ordering that “airlines provide a prompt refund to passengers for flights to, within, or from the United States when the carrier… Johnny Jet , April 7, 2020
