The airline plans to offer seasonal daily nonstop flights to popular ski destination Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in late 2020
Author: Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY
‘Kids should sit with their parents’: Petition urges airlines to seat families together for free
Consumer Reports, which has been pressuring the U.S. DOT to take action on family seating, is now appealing directly to airlines.
United Airlines raising checked-bag fees, joining JetBlue
United Airlines, which is following the lead of JetBlue Airways, said travelers will be able to avoid the increase if they prepay for bags in advance.
Southwest Airlines urges passengers to report ‘any unwelcome behavior’ during flight
The addition to Southwest Airline’s pre-flight safety briefing comes amid high-profile claims of sexual assault on airlines.
Southwest loophole: Savvy travelers profited from airline’s repeated 737 Max flight changes
Southwest has had a more liberal flight change policy than competitors, enabling savvy travelers to benefit even if they weren’t on a Max.
Will your flight be on time? US airlines ranked
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report says a flight is on time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule.
American joins United, Southwest in pushing Boeing 737 Max return until late summer
The airlines, which had the grounded plane scheduled to return in early June, have each pushed back the return to August and September.
‘Diversion, distraction and power’: Audit blasts Southwest’s safety culture, FAA oversight
Southwest says it “adamantly disagrees” with the picture the audit paints of the airline’s safety culture.
Allegiant adds new nonstop flights to Las Vegas, San Diego, Florida
The budget carrier is adding more nonstop service between smaller cities and popular vacation destinations.
Coronavirus screenings to expand to 15 new US airports; CDC warns against travel to China
The plan to expand screening efforts in the U.S. to 15 additional airports comes as the CDC warns against all nonessential travel to China.