Change Fee Deemed Mistake by Southwest Airlines Lousville, KY – April 16, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com): Yesterday, April 15, 2013, Southwest Airlines officially started service outside of the 48 contiguous US states to Puerto Rico. The launch of flights to the island was announced in a press release which discussed an additional four new Southwest markets, [...]
American Airlines Faces Labor Problems As American Airlines is making changes to save money in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, employee groups, especially the pilots, are seeing red in-light of recent court approved cutbacks. This past week has been extremely turbulent over at American – according to data from the flight tracker, FlightAware, flight cancellations have [...]
United Customers Provided Weather Waiver for Tropical Storm Isaac Note: Airline travel waivers are being updated to reflect path of Isaac as the storm track changes. The West Coast of Florida may still receive high wind gusts, but the most recent National Weather Service update indicates landfall as a hurricane along the gulf states, with [...]
The Four Winners Are Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport are not only slot restricted, but they’re restricted to a 1,250 mile perimeter by law. Today, May 14, four carriers which proposed services are being provided exemptions by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Alaska Airlines – Washington National to Portland, Oregon (PDX) JetBlue Airways [...]
Automated Travel Document Scanning Devices If you’re flying out of Washington Dulles (IAD), Houston Bush Intercontinental (IAH), or San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may have an expensive treat (or trick) to dazzle you. The agency we’ve all grown to love, or for some, a love-hate relationship, is deploying [...]
JetBlue Feed via New York JFK, LAX, and Boston JetBlue has been busy entering into codeshare agreements with international carriers as a result of its T5 Live hub at New York Kennedy (JFK) and its substantial presence at Boston Logan International (BOS). As a low cost operation which isn’t a member of any alliance, JetBlue [...]
Austin and San Juan to Washington National JetBlue has applied for four beyond-perimeter slot exemptions at Washington National Airport. JetBlue is looking to operate both Washington National (DCA) to Austin-Bergstrom Airport (AUS) and Washington National (DCA) to San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU). The proposed flights would be the only nonstop service between the U.S. capital’s [...]
JetBlue starts Hardford to San Juan and Beyond For those in Connecticut who need some rest and relaxation – stop complaining as there’s no need to drive to Boston to hit the beaches. Grab your sunglasses & swimwear and prepare to fly south. JetBlue has launched a non-stop flight from Hartford-Bradley Intl (BDL) to San [...]