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Spirit terminates Frontier merger, agrees to JetBlue buyout: The implications
Ultra-low cost discount carriers Frontier and Spirit Airlines will no longer merge; Spirit to be acquired by JetBlue instead. What are the impacts on the airline industry, your travel experience, and air fares?
Southwest Airlines (finally) announces in-seat power, but details are underwhelming
Southwest Airlines announces the long-awaited addition of in-seat power on its fleet beginning in 2023. See our reactions to the announcement.
Alaska adds to 737 MAX order; Airbus on the way out, airline one step closer to returning to “Proudly All Boeing”
Alaska Airlines announced it has ordered 23 additional Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, increasing its total order to 68 aircraft, which will enable it to retire a majority of the Airbus A320 family aircraft it inherited from Virgin America and pivot the airline most of the way back to an all-Boeing 737 mainline fleet.
Delta, American join United in eliminating most change fees - will Alaska and jetBlue follow?
Delta Air Lines and American Airlines join United Airlines in permanently eliminating change fees on most tickets. It remains to be seen if other airlines like Alaska and jetBlue will follow.
United permanently eliminates $200 domestic change fee
United Airlines to permanently eliminate domestic $200 ticket change fee effective immediately. Free same-day standby change coming to all flyers January 1, 2021.
Allegiant Air adds routes, set to begin just before Thanksgiving
Allegiant Air to begin routes between Nov. 19 and Nov 21., connecting cities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oregon, Texas, and Utah.
Alaska Airlines launches flights to Jackson Hole for winter resort traffic
Alaska Airlines’ seasonal nonstop service to Jackson Hole will operate from three west coast cities, Seattle (SEA), San Diego (SAN), and San Jose (SJC), between December and April and will be flown with Alaska Airlines’ Embraer E175 aircraft.
Guide to onboard food & beverage service during the pandemic (August 2020)
Airlines have cut back onboard food and beverage service in an effort to limit contact between passengers and flight attendants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Service is slowly returning - find out what it's like as of August 2020.
Alaska Airlines strengthens its mask policy
Alaska Airlines announces a strengthening of its COVID mask policy, removing medical exemptions.