More fees, fewer points for some Frontier passengers
Airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) continue in their fight over distribution costs and, once again, customers are stuck in the middle. The most recent...
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Your iPhone is taking over your travel life
Is there any doubt remaining that Apple wants total control over the way you integrate your life with their devices? If you think the answer...
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Sometimes the lowest fare really isn’t, but why?
I honestly wish I knew the answer to this question. Sometimes I think I have it figured out and then another ridiculous situation comes along...
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Cheap transcons, and maybe a free upgrade!
UPDATE: The fare is gone but the giveaway continues. And now there’s a GPU valid through the end of 2012 available, too. So if you...
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Stage is set by JetBlue and Virgin America for revenue-focused loyalty programmes
Over the past year, many airline loyalty programmes have been trimming benefits, even for their frequent flyers. But JetBlue’s TrueBlue programme and Virgin America’s Elevate...
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What makes a flight right? Routehappy aims to find out
Ever wonder what really makes things “right” when it comes to the in-flight experience? Everyone has slightly different opinions, to be sure, but might there...
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Giving up on the anti-TSA market segment
Normally news of a tiny local airline which most folks have never heard of shifting its operations from one terminal to another doesn’t make the...
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Fun times with IATA airport codes
Yeah, I’m a dork. No other way to explain why I find reading through lists of airport codes to be entertaining. And even more so...
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More United 787 flights announced
Last week United Airlines announced the initial international routes that their new 787 Dreamliner aircraft would serve. That announcement was followed this week with another,...
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Could broader use of personal electronics be coming to flights?
The FAA took a significant step this week towards potentially increasing the use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) on flights. The agency announced that they...