American Airlines in conjunction with Starwood Hotels has brought back the rate plan where you can earn 1,000 bonus American Airlines AAdvantage miles at Starwood Hotels. Continue Reading
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What We Learned on The Delta Earnings Call
Another quarter, another billion dollars. Delta held their quarterly investor call yesterday and, in what has traditionally been the weakest quarter of the year, it earned $1.5b in pretax profit… Continue Reading
SAS Upgrade | Upgrade Bidding Program
Exciting news, that was first reported this morning at InsideFlyer Denmark. SAS is introducing an upgrade bidding program. This program will provide an opportunity to bid for upgrade on flights to the… Continue Reading
A Chance to Win a Seat on the Inaugural Flight of JetSuite
Two readers of BoardingArea will be selected to fly as passengers on the inaugural flight operated by JetSuite between the East Bay of San Francisco and the outer reaches of Los Angeles — and if you are… Continue Reading
JetBlue Announces New Mint Routes
JetBlue made a “monumintal” announcement today that it will be rapidly adding new transcontinental premium Mint routes over the next two years, offering more luxury and competition in… Continue Reading
Lithium Ion Batteries Banned From Being Transported as Cargo in Canada
All commercial air carriers are prohibited from transporting UN3480 lithium ion batteries as cargo on any airplanes which carry passengers in Canada; and this prohibition became effective as of Friday,… Continue Reading
Virgin Alaska? Alaska Airlines To Buy Virgin America
Ouch. On Monday morning, Alaska Airlines (ALK) announced that it is buying Virgin America (VA) for $2.6b, or $57 per share. That price represents a 90% premium to the price just a few weeks ago,… Continue Reading
Delta Air Lines Combining @DeltaAssist with @Delta on Twitter
Six years ago, Delta Air Lines became the first U.S. airline to offer assistance via Twitter. With a handful of employees, the @DeltaAssist team was able to assist with a variety of tasks, many of which… Continue Reading
JetBlue To Introduce On-Demand, Uber-Style Service for Flights
Early this morning, JetBlue announced an Uber-style service to facilitate travel for large groups. According to the press release, the airline is partnering with the technology company to use… Continue Reading
No More Free Travel Using SkyMiles From Delta Air Lines in the Future?
“‘We want people to be able to use those miles not to fly for free but to control your experience,’ says Glen Hauenstein, Delta’s incoming president and architect of the airline’s revenue plans. To do… Continue Reading