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Fun new flights to Dollywood and Roswell, N.M

The theories about lizard people, secret underground bunkers and resident extraterrestials at Denver International Airport (DEN) have been swirling for years. Now we may have proof. This week DEN and United Airlines celebrated the inaugural flight of United’s year round nonstop service between DEN and Roswell Air Center (ROW). The Roswell site is linked to […]

U.S. government opens, but flights not yet 100%

Will air traffic be ‘normal’ now that the government shutdown is over? Not quite yet… The longest government shutdown is officially over. But the hassle it created for air travelers is not. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) didn’t end the current flight reductions, which were set to go to […]

Avoiding Newark Airport

Like much of the country, we’ve held our breath, cringed and worried as distressing and disturbing news has rolled out from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) about serious and ongoing delays and cancelations. It’s been so bad that United Airlines decided to cut 35 daily flights at Newark due to concerns over the shortage of […]

Singapore Airlines now flies non stop to Singapore from Seattle

Singapore Airlines now flies non-stop between Seattle and Singapore. To celebrate, there's a cool video using an A350-900 airplane as a musical instrument.

Alaska Airlines adds 40 west coast flights for CES 2019

Alaska Airlines has joined the list of airlines adding extra flights to and from Las Vegas for CES 2019. Of course you don't need to be going to the big electronics show to take advantage of these flights.

Fun new flights to Dollywood and Roswell, N.M

The theories about lizard people, secret underground bunkers and resident extraterrestials at Denver International Airport (DEN) have been swirling for years. Now we may have proof. This week DEN and United Airlines celebrated the inaugural flight of United’s year round nonstop service between DEN and Roswell Air Center (ROW). The Roswell site is linked to […]

U.S. government opens, but flights not yet 100%

Will air traffic be ‘normal’ now that the government shutdown is over? Not quite yet… The longest government shutdown is officially over. But the hassle it created for air travelers is not. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) didn’t end the current flight reductions, which were set to go to […]

Avoiding Newark Airport

Like much of the country, we’ve held our breath, cringed and worried as distressing and disturbing news has rolled out from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) about serious and ongoing delays and cancelations. It’s been so bad that United Airlines decided to cut 35 daily flights at Newark due to concerns over the shortage of […]

Singapore Airlines now flies non stop to Singapore from Seattle

Singapore Airlines now flies non-stop between Seattle and Singapore. To celebrate, there's a cool video using an A350-900 airplane as a musical instrument.

Alaska Airlines adds 40 west coast flights for CES 2019

Alaska Airlines has joined the list of airlines adding extra flights to and from Las Vegas for CES 2019. Of course you don't need to be going to the big electronics show to take advantage of these flights.

Southwest Airlines nixes peanuts starting August 1

Southwest Airlines will stop serving those tiny packets of peanuts on its flights starting August 1.

Qantas surveying passengers about sleeping bunks and exercise zones

Qantas is asking about 12,000 of its frequent flyers to take a surey about some of the features and amenities they might like on planned ultra-long haul flights. Sleeping bunks and exercise zones sound great. But a creche? I had to look that up.

Fun new flights!

Three new flights kicked off over the weekend that I wish I'd been on. One was a historic flight from Perth, Australia to London that lasted over 17 hours.

JetBlue starts Mint service between Seattle and Boston

JetBlue kicked off its premium Mint service on flights between Seattle and Boston. I tagged along.
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