Travel Tip of the Day: Turkish Airlines Status Match Turkish Airlines Status Match My buddy Dan Nainan just took advantage of an unofficial status match program offered by Turkish Airlines. It’s a great program if you’re eligible, and to be eligible, all you… Johnny Jet , August 25, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: Air New Zealand’s Men In Black Safety Video Another new airline safety video gets the nod this week, and this time it comes from Air New Zealand. It’s creative, fun and filled with cameos—some of which you may… Johnny Jet , August 18, 2015
10 Crazy Things I Saw on My Last International Flight The other night, my wife and I flew from Los Angeles to London on American Airlines (story). We were seated in the first row of economy so it gave us… Johnny Jet , August 18, 2015
Travel Video of the Day: WestJet Flight Attendant’s Safety Demo I’ve seen some entertaining in-flight safety demos but usually they are professionally filmed and likely come with huge production costs. However, Michael McAdams, a flight attendant for the Canadian low-fare… Johnny Jet , August 14, 2015
Guess Who’s Taking Over the Title of World’s Longest Non-Stop Flight? Move over Qantas…there’s a new sheriff in town. And they’re taking over the title of world’s longest non-stop flight! When Singapore Airlines ended its non-stop flights from the US (LAX and… Johnny Jet , August 13, 2015
In Flight on United’s New Route: Newark to Newcastle (and the Lake District) As has been written on this site, United Airlines is now operating direct flights from Newark (EWR) to Newcastle, England (NCL)—and will continue them through September 7, at least. Initially,… Ian Livingston , August 7, 2015
American and United Join Delta Air Lines in Banning the Transport of Big Game Hunting Trophies American Airlines and United Airlines have just joined Delta Air Lines in banning the transport of big game hunting trophies. Yesterday, Delta Air Lines issued the following statement: “Effective immediately,… Johnny Jet , August 4, 2015
Delta Air Lines Bans the Transport of Big Game Hunting Trophies Delta Air Lines just issued the following statement: “Effective immediately, Delta will officially ban shipment of all lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo trophies worldwide as freight. Prior to this… Johnny Jet , August 3, 2015
American Airlines Unadvertised Fare Sale! Flights from NY to Dallas for $75 Round-trip and More Thanks to TheFlightDeal.com for alerting us of American Airlines unadvertised fare sale! With an array of deeply discounted flights like NY to Dallas for $75 round-trip! –American – $75: New… Johnny Jet , July 29, 2015
WOW air announces $99 fares to Paris and Amsterdam WOW air, Iceland’s ultra-low-cost airline, today announced it will offer service from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Paris and Amsterdam this October for… Johnny Jet , July 15, 2015
Travel Video of the Week: JetBlue’s #FlightEtiquette Episode 5 We promise – the plane won’t leave without you. #FlightEtiquettehttps://t.co/eXXMTFyXJW — JetBlue (@JetBlue) July 13, 2015 JetBlue just posted a hilarious video on its Twitter feed promoting passenger etiquette when boarding a… Johnny Jet , July 14, 2015
A taste of the dining experience in the “World’s Best Business Class” The Skytrax World Airline Awards, announced for 2015 last month at the Paris Airshow Awards, are a big deal in aviation, with millions of travelers from 160 different countries participating in… Micheline Tawilian , July 13, 2015
Cathay Pacific Partners with LoungeBuddy at SFO Today marks the first day Cathay Pacific passengers can get a more personalized experience at the airline’s SFO lounge through LoungeBuddy. If you aren’t familiar with LoungeBuddy, it’s an app… Caitlin Martin Marker , June 29, 2015
Norwegian Launches Flights from the U.S. to the Caribbean Starting December 3 Today Norwegian Air Shuttle announces that the airline will fly from Boston, Baltimore/D.C. and New York City to two Caribbean destinations: the Guadeloupe Islands and Martinique. The new routes will… Caitlin Martin Marker , June 25, 2015
The 10 Airlines with the Cleanest Aircraft Cabins Skytrax, the comprehensive airline and airport customer review site, just announced their annual “Airlines with the Cleanest Aircraft Cabins” winners. And guess what? Not one airline was from North America, Europe,… Johnny Jet , June 19, 2015