Delta has resumed dessert cart service in the Delta One business class cabin on international flights. The service, which had been suspended since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, provides an offering of plated desserts, fruit and cheese plates, and […]
Flight tour operators will be required to improve their safety plans
The FAA has proposed a rule requiring air charter and tour operators to develop comprehensive safety plans for their aircraft, including seaplanes, floatplanes and helicopters. The rule would extend to those flight operators a requirement that has been in place […]
Salt Lake City was the most punctual U.S. airport in 2022, says OAG
Flyers using Salt Lake City Airport might have wondered what all the commotion was about last year when the headlines raged with stories about airline service implosions. That’s because the Utah airport enjoyed the highest on-time performance in 2022 among […]
Southwest puts a price tag on its holiday meltdown: $725M to $825M
Southwest’s holiday season operational collapse will cost the carrier between $725 million and $825 million, the airline estimates. As a result, Southwest now expects to record a net loss for the fourth quarter. • Related: Looking ahead following Southwest’s holiday […]
Southwest flyers with disrupted holiday travel receive 25,000 reward points
Customers who were caught up in Southwest Airlines’ holiday meltdown will receive 25,000 Rapid Rewards points as compensation. The points, said CEO Bob Jordan in emails received by customers, equate to a base fare redemption value of more than $300. […]
Southwest says operations will return to normal on Friday
Southwest Airlines plans to resume normal operations on Friday and is pledging minimal disruptions. “We are encouraged by the progress we’ve made to realign crew, their schedules and our fleet,” the carrier announced Thursday. “With another holiday weekend full of […]
After record 787 order, United claims to be the U.S. 'de facto flag carrier'
With its record order last week of up to 200 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, United Airlines rolled out a new tagline to describe its position as the largest transoceanic carrier among U.S. airlines. “As we’re coming out of the pandemic, we […]
American Airlines seeks to recover attorney's fees from Sabre case
After winning a $3 settlement from Sabre in an antitrust case last year, American Airlines seeks to tack on millions in recovered attorney’s fees. In a July hearing, attorneys for American said its submission for attorney’s fees would be $150 […]
Breeze to add 22 routes in 2023
Low-cost carrier Breeze Airways in 2023 will add nearly two dozen new or resumed routes to its U.S. network, the carrier announced Wednesday. Among the additional services are new or resumed nonstop routes: Between Cincinnati and each Providence, R.I., and […]
American tells TMCs to be NDC-ready by April or lose some content access
American Airlines on Monday alerted travel agencies that they need to be connected to the carrier’s New Distribution Capability technology by April 2023 to ensure access to its full range of third-party public channel content, according to an American memo […]