Delta Air Lines Testing New Boarding Procedure Washington, DC – April 25, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com): Delta Air Lines is testing a new boarding procedure at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (ATL) in an effort to speed up boarding times. However, this particular boarding procedure immediately screams Southwest Airlines. Delta is based at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport [...]
Wrecking Ball to Raze Pan Am Worldport in 2015 March 12, 2013 – Louisville, KY (FlyersPulse.com) – The original Pan Am Worldport at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport is now being used by Delta Air Lines after the demise of Pan Am in 1991. Today, the building is simply known as Terminal 3. [...]
LAX – The Largest Origin/Destination Market Louisville, KY – March 7, 2013 (FlyersPulse.com) – Delta Air Lines is increasing their market share at Los Angeles International (LAX) with an array of new routes set to take flight this summer. The airport, best known as LAX is the largest “Origin / Destination” market in the United [...]
Korean Air to launch A380 Jumbo between Seoul-Incheon and Atlanta February 15, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): Korean Air will soon become the first airline to fly the mammoth Airbus A380 aircraft into the busiest airport in the world, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. On August 2, 2013, the carrier will launch the A380-800 on the route [...]
Additional Upgrades for Delta at JFK Terminal 4 February 12, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): Just as the new $1.2 billion Terminal 4 expansion prepares to open for Delta Air Lines in May, brand-new plans for an additional expansion have been announced. The expansion project announced yesterday will add 11 new gates and 75,000 square feet [...]
Budget Airline – Allegiant – Celebrates Honolulu Inaugural Flights February 9, 2013 – (Louisville, KY): Welcome to Honolulu International Airport (HNL), The Gateway to The Aloha State. Budget carrier, Allegiant (G4), is launching inaugural flights between Phoenix-Mesa Airport (IWA), Boise (BOI), and Spokane (GEG) to Honolulu International Airport (HNL) this weekend. The flights are operated [...]
One to Two Feet of Snow to fall across Northeast United States UPDATE-1: February 8, 2013 (Louisville, KY): Travel will come to a halt across parts of the northeast United States as two low pressure systems merge to form a Nor’Easter. Dubbed Winter Storm Nemo, the storm will dump one to two feet — perhaps [...]
Airline Passengers Turn To Twitter First all the rave was over Angry Birds, now it’s Angry Tweets over delays, cancelled flights, lost luggage, and more. Airline passengers are now armed with smartphones and an army of consumers have fired up their Twitter applications to complain about their flights over the holiday season. As multiple weather [...]
Euclid Creates Chaos with Snow, Blizzard Conditions and Icy Travel Dallas got to see a white Christmas, but the day after Christmas, Blizzard Warnings are in place up the Ohio Valley and across Indiana. Winter Storm Warnings expand into Ohio, including the Cleveland area which is a hub for United Airlines. United Airlines has pre-emptively [...]
Potential Disruptions at Chicago O’Hare and Midway – December 20, 2012 The airline industry is hitting turbulence today with the Midwest Winter Storm Draco. Updates – December 20 – 1:15 US Eastern Time UPDATE: Southwest Airlines Cancels ALL Chicago Midway (MDW) Flights after 5pm, Thursday, December 20. UPDATE: FAA Ground Stop Program for Chicago O’Hare [...]