In review: My 2020 travels
It was a travel year unlike any other. I canceled more trips than I took. And yet still, looking back, the first six weeks were...
Barcelona
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Goodbye OpenSkies
The end is nigh for IAG's OpenSkies operation. The carrier is set to be replaced by IAG's long-haul LCC arm LEVEL at Paris-Orly starting in...
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Does the Swiss CS100 live up to the hype?
The CSeries gets a lot of love, including from me. But does it live up to the hype? I recently took a ride on the...
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DLD 161: A Grand Delusion
Maybe everyone isn't crazy and they just have really bad ideas, right? A couple bankruptcies and a couple investments, plus a pair of new routes...
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Norwegian Sees Growth in TATL Market
Get ready for cheap flights in the Los Angeles-Paris market. Norwegian will be flying the route 6x weekly this summer based on recent slot filings.
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Cuts to American Airlines’ seasonal transatlantic service announced
Daily seasonal service from Charlotte to four new European destinations was supposed to help boost traffic across the pond for American Airlines (still US Airways...
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Just how powerful are the Middle Eastern carriers? Ask Barcelona.
It isn’t just the world’s airlines where the "big three" of the Middle East – Emirates, Etihad and Qatar – are making huge inroads. Just...
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Delta announces more long-haul cuts from Atlanta
It was somewhat ironic last November when Delta announced that they were going to be cutting their long-haul international capacity this spring, just as the new...
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A couple hotel promos worth mentioning
Well, maybe they’re worth mentioning, though it is hard to know some days. Neither is an incredible offer, but both might have some value. First...
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But [we] wait in Casablanca—and wait—and wait—and wait
Little did I know that, on the eve of our great North Africa adventure, our decision to screen Casablanca would be the inspiration for one...