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
Winter Bomb Cyclone Driving Tips, Best and Worst Times to Hit the Road You don’t need me to tell you it’s going to be a challenge to travel over the next couple of days. The top news story is about the Bomb Cyclone… Johnny Jet , December 23, 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
The 10 Airports With the Most Flight Cancellations Around the Holidays Traveling over the holidays is usually no fun for many people since airports and planes are packed, there are a lot of infrequent travelers and families that slow down the… Johnny Jet , December 19, 2022
Pilot Claims Flight Cancelations Were Intentional to Protest Vaccine Requirements In the fall, multiple airlines, American, Southwest and Spirit, in particular, each had at least a week of significant delays and cancelations. The airlines blamed weather but it was mainly… Johnny Jet , January 12, 2022
Yikes: Multiple Airlines Have Canceled Hundreds of Flights Because of Sick Crews The airline industry has had a rough year and it looks like it’s going to end on an even rougher note. Multiple airlines, including Delta and United, have cancelled hundreds… Johnny Jet , December 23, 2021
How To Get Free Checked Baggage This Holiday Here’s a brilliant marketing campaign from a Kentucky whiskey company. Maker’s Mark is putting $50,000 towards paying for people’s checked baggage fee. No alcohol purchase is necessary, but you do… Johnny Jet , December 23, 2021
My Sister Called Me In a Panic Because the Airport Security Line Was So Long. Here’s How I Got Her to Cut the Line Yesterday, my sister called me in a panic from a car on her way to Newark Airport (EWR). She said her daughter, who was already at the airport, had just… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2021
Warning: These Two Days Are Expected to Be the Busiest at U.S. Airports Christmas is fast approaching, which means people are starting to travel in record (pandemic) numbers. According to AAA: “More than 109 million people — an almost 34% increase from 2020… Johnny Jet , December 17, 2021
5 Tips For Avoiding Airport Parking Pandemonium Lisa Farbstein, the TSA spokesperson tweeted the other day that the “TSA expects pre-pandemic travel levels for Christmas/New Year’s holiday period.” I’ve been monitoring TSA checkpoint traffic and it appears… Johnny Jet , December 10, 2021
Hurry: Alaska Airlines Buy One Get One Free Offer is Expiring Tonight Starbucks and Alaska Airlines have a fantastic promotion, which ends tonight. As Alaska Airlines stated in an email to their mailing list: “The holidays are merrier when you’re together, so… Johnny Jet , December 7, 2021
Omicron: Should I Cancel My Holiday Travel Plans? I’ve been doing a lot of media interviews lately and getting numerous questions from readers. One of the things I’ve been asked most frequently about is whether or not people… Johnny Jet , November 29, 2021
The Travel Hack to Consider When You Really Need to Be Somewhere Without a doubt, these are unprecedented times in the travel industry. First, travel bounced back way faster than anyone ever anticipated thanks to the vaccines. Second, a couple airlines were… Johnny Jet , November 19, 2021
The Real Reason Thanksgiving Travel is Going to Be a Nightmare One of the questions I’m getting asked most frequently these days is: Is Thanksgiving travel going to be a nightmare because of the Nov 22 federal vaccine mandate? (It was… Johnny Jet , November 18, 2021
Warning To Travelers With CLEAR, TSA PreCheck and Elite Status For the past several months, I’ve been really pushing CLEAR, TSA PreCheck and elite status. Just one of these memberships can drastically reduce your wait times at the airport. That’s… Johnny Jet , November 3, 2021
