Miami Airport Will Operate Until Irma Winds Hit 35 MPH
Miami International Airport will keep operating ahead of Hurricane Irma as long as possible, according to Miami-Dade officials. Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced on Wednesday that the airport would remain open until sustained winds reach 35 MPH. The Miami airport is among the busiest in the United States with many flights to and from Latin America […]
American Airlines Cancels Miami Flights for Hurricane Irma
American Airlines announced Wednesday that it is expecting to cancel flights to and from Miami because of Hurricane Irma. Flights to and from Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Sarasota and West Palm Beach were also cancelled during the weekend, as the storm gets closer to Florida. Flight Aware, which tracks flight cancellations and delays live, shows […]
Google Trips, Flights, and Destinations add new languages and countries
For all you travelers and explorers out there, planning your next vacation just got easier. Google Trips, Google Flights, and Destinations on Google now support a combined 20 new languages and 26 new countries globally. So whether you"™re just starting to get ideas for your next trip, or you’re ready to book your flight and […]
This Airline Is Making a Profit Flying Out of Caracas
Newbie airline Latin American Wings is going where others fear to tread: crisis-ridden Caracas. Even more remarkable, it"™s making money. The Santiago-based carrier has been turning a profit by flying immigrants to Chile from Venezuela and Haiti since it started operating early last year, Chief Executive Officer Andres Dulcinelli said. Flights arrive in Santiago full […]
Virgin becomes the first airline in Europe to offer Wi-Fi on every flight
Digital addicts travelling with Virgin Atlantic can now stay connected from above 10,000 feet in the sky on all flights. Virgin Atlantic has introduced Wi-Fi on all of its flights, including ones operated by its partner carrier Delta Air Lines. This makes it the first airline in Europe to offer in-flight Wi-Fi across its entire […]
How Hurricane Irma Will Affect Your Travel Plans
Following a week of floods and catastrophic storms in Texas from Hurricane Harvey, the U.S. is bracing itself for another potential hurricane landfall; this time, Hurricane Irma has already strengthened to a Category 5 storm, the strongest type of hurricane, with winds in excess of 175 miles per hour. Current projections see the storm raging […]
Southwest adding flights from Jacksonville airport
Southwest Airlines Company (nyse: LUV) announced this week that it will offer three daily flights from Jacksonville to Ft. Lauderdale starting in April 2018. The added route between two Florida cities stood out from the rest of Southwest’s new routes, which all focused on California. Southwest’s only other non-stop, daily routes added to a Florida […]
CAL cancels flights ahead of Hurricane Irma
Following the extensive damage suffered by parts of the United States of America from the onslaught of Hurricane Harvey, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has taken precautionary measures by cancelling two of its flights in anticipation of Hurricane Irma. On Monday the airline announced that flights BW456 from Port of Spain to St Maarten and BW457 from […]
Singapore and Alaska Airlines to Launch Codeshare Agreement
Singapore Airlines has signed an agreement to codeshare on flights operated by Alaska Airlines, as jointly announced by the two airlines earlier this week. The agreement aims to expand Singapore Airline"™ footprint in the North American market, and will take effect on September 27. Once the agreement takes place, Singapore Airlines will add its "˜SQ"™ […]
Ryanair joins UK airline trade group over concerns of Brexit impact
Ryanair has joined a UK airline trade body because of concerns about the impact of Brexit on the aviation industry, the airline announced. The Dublin-based carrier signed up with Airlines UK as an international airline member, a new tier of membership allowing non-UK carriers to join. Michael O’Leary, Ryanair chief executive, said: » We remain […]
