Southwest Airlines Drops Open Seating Southwest Airlines is about to start assigning seats on flights and sell some with extra legroom. The changes are being made in an effort to appeal to more passengers who skip it for other airlines like Delta, United and American. Additionally, the plan will serve as a way to fend off an activist investor who is… Read more…

Southwest Airlines Will End Its Longstanding Open-Seating Policy The airline said it was scrapping its trademark, 50-year tradition of offering open seating, where passengers choose seats once they have boarded the plane.

recommended airlines- to/from/in Colombia I will be traveling to Colombia in October arriving in Bogota and after a few days leaving from Medellin. Which airline is best for domestic travel within country/ I see Avianca and Wingo are options between Bogota and Medellin. Also in terms of price and schedule it looks as if I will be flying Delta from SfO via Atlanta to Bogota. Return Mede…

Xiamen Airlines Review With Transfer There’s not many reviews or even advice on Xiamen airlines anywhere in the web (at least in English), so I wanted to share my experience in order to help future travellers. The route: Taipei TSA to Paris CDG via Xiamen XMN. I have status (Skyteam Elite Plus) Booking and Management Booking was done directly on their website and managing the book…

American Airlines: RT Nonstop Premium Economy Flight: Los Angeles (LAX) to Tokyo (HND) $1410 (Travel late-Oct to mid-Feb) Premium Economy American Airlines from Los Angeles to Tokyo HND for $1410 normally this flight is $2500. I got this flight for as low as $1300 last year. On the way back to LAX the flight was JAL. …

Has anyone else experienced constant cancelations months before a trip across multiple airlines?? Hi everyone, I hope this is the right sub for this because I am stumped. Me and my family are planning a trip from SJU to MIA for a weekend in September to attend a concenrt. We booked our tickets back in May with Jetblue. A few weeks later I get an email saying our itinerary changed and our new flight was a couple hours later. Okay, whatever. A…

Airlines and Passengers Still Struggling, a Day After Global Outage The widespread tech failure left carriers trying to recover and passengers waiting for relief, with many flights still delayed or canceled.

Major Windows BSOD issue takes banks, airlines, and broadcasters offline Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThousands of Windows machines are experiencing a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issue at boot today, impacting banks, airlines, TV broadcasters, supermarkets, and many more businesses worldwide. A faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike is knocking affected PCs and servers offline, forcing them i…

Has anyone gotten miles out of a United pool? Found out I can’t use pooled miles for partner airlines. Had the genius idea to pool miles with my wife to go to Europe from the US. I had just a little less than needed, but combined with my wife’s miles I could get one ticket and buy one cash. So we pooled them and now I go to book and it says I can’t use the pooled miles for the flight because it includes a connection with Lufthansa. Ahhh. It was a…

Advice on flying with Ethiopian Airlines (EA) from London to Zimbabwe? Hi all, I am planning a last minute trip to Victoria Falls and the most convenient/affordable flights are currently with EA. Unfortunately, couldn’t plan in advance due to work commitments and can’t afford to be paying over 2k for flights alone so BA is out of the question. I’ve never flown with EA before – it says it’s a 4-star airline on Googl…

Christian filmmakers’ ‘Toxic’ movie takes off on major Middle East airlines SAT-7 The post Christian filmmakers’ ‘Toxic’ movie takes off on major Middle East airlines appeared first on Religion News Service.

Burning Laptop Stokes Chaotic Evacuation On American Airlines Flight A laptop sparked a small fire on an American Airlines flight last Friday before the plane even rolled back from the gate in San Francisco. The crew attempted to evacuate the Airbus A321 calmly as the cabin filled with smoke, but it devolved into chaos as passengers pushed and shoved their way to the exits. One… Read more…

Kuwait Airlines. Watching in bemusement. I recently travelled through Vienna Airport and having gone through into departures early I sat down at the nearest empty seat. It just happened to be right by Kuwait Airlines. I watched in bemusement as the lady in charge had to keep calling out for passengers to board and not only that had to head off down the area looking for them. This must …

SAS airlines! Seeking reviews on SAS airlines – travelling direct from Newark NJ to Oslo Norway on economy smart tickets. Google has mixed reviews. Any suggestions/ recommendations are welcome. Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/Nkoh244

China southern airlines from Rome? Has anyone ever took the flight from ROME to Mainland china with this company? how did it go? submitted by /u/Satoru_Phat

LIAT Airlines shut down in January 2024 – here are 2 experiences on this tiny airline My connecting flight from Puerto Rico to Tortola in the BVI was on the local Caribbean airline LIAT airlines. When it was time to board the plane a gate agent had all of the passengers form a line and follow him out on the tarmac to the plane. Halfway to the plane he stopped us as he got a call on his handheld radio. He laughed as he finished th…

Southwest Airlines and Archer strike a deal for an electric air taxi network Image: ArcherToday, Southwest Airlines became the latest major carrier to join forces with a so-called urban air mobility startup. The Dallas-based airline signed a memorandum of understanding with Archer Aviation to draw up plans for an air taxi service. The service will operate using Archer’s battery-powered, four-passenger, tilt-rotor Midnigh…

What are some good regional European airlines? My husband and I have a 3 week trip coming up in Europe for work, then leisure, then a wedding. Itinerary is: London (work) > Edinburgh > Copenhagen > Barcelona (all fun) > S. Germany (wedding). What are some decent airlines that don’t charge for every last thing and actually have things like free carry on worked into the ticket price and don’t …

LEVEL airlines – garment bag Flying LEVEL airlines to Barcelona soon. I am not checking any bags. Included in the fare is a personal item and a carry on. I will need to bring my suit and would like to travel with it in my garment bag. It is a soft garment bag that folds in half. I’m thinking I could gently fold it once more and place it under my seat as my “personal item.” …

China Airlines masks? Hi all, I’m flying with China Airlines (long haul) this month. From YouTube videos it seems that most people are wearing masks. Is this a policy of theirs or just a cultural thing? Thanks submitted by /u/Molboro87