Amtrak has a great offer for travelers who want to explore the US by train. As part of its ‘Adventure Awaits Sale’, the rail line is offering USA Rail Passes for $250, a significant discount from the regular fee of $499. But only through January 20, 2026. The pass is good for 10 coach coach […]
Airports in the U.S. and abroad are preparing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. And check out this special livery coming to JetBlue In February, JetBlue invited customers to vote on which of three special livery designs created by Puerto Rican artists will be painted on a JetBlue Airbus A320 to honor Puerto Rico’s […]
Once again, airports, airlines and other parts of the aviation industry did a great job of marking April Fools’ Day. Here are some of the campaigns and (fake) announcements we’ve found – so far. Let us know what we missed and we’ll add it to the list. DFW Airport documents a sticky note prank that […]
When you buy an Amtrak ticket, you sometimes end up riding a diesel-powered bus instead of a train pulled by an diesel-fueled, dual-powered (electric and diesel) or electric (in the Northeast) locomotive. Now at least one of the diesel-powered buses in the Amtrak network is being replaced by an electric-powered bus. Passengers traveling mid-day on […]
We were pleased to see so many airports and airlines – and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation – Amtrak – having so much fun on April Fools Day. Aviation museums also got in on the fun. Here are some of the April Fools Day “news items” we encountered. Let us know if we missed some […]
Amtrak has a great offer for travelers who want to explore the US by train. As part of its ‘Adventure Awaits Sale’, the rail line is offering USA Rail Passes for $250, a significant discount from the regular fee of $499. But only through January 20, 2026. The pass is good for 10 coach coach […]
Airports in the U.S. and abroad are preparing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. And check out this special livery coming to JetBlue In February, JetBlue invited customers to vote on which of three special livery designs created by Puerto Rican artists will be painted on a JetBlue Airbus A320 to honor Puerto Rico’s […]
Once again, airports, airlines and other parts of the aviation industry did a great job of marking April Fools’ Day. Here are some of the campaigns and (fake) announcements we’ve found – so far. Let us know what we missed and we’ll add it to the list. DFW Airport documents a sticky note prank that […]
When you buy an Amtrak ticket, you sometimes end up riding a diesel-powered bus instead of a train pulled by an diesel-fueled, dual-powered (electric and diesel) or electric (in the Northeast) locomotive. Now at least one of the diesel-powered buses in the Amtrak network is being replaced by an electric-powered bus. Passengers traveling mid-day on […]
We were pleased to see so many airports and airlines – and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation – Amtrak – having so much fun on April Fools Day. Aviation museums also got in on the fun. Here are some of the April Fools Day “news items” we encountered. Let us know if we missed some […]
It’s like the Eurail Pass, but for the U.S. If you’re not quite ready to get on a plane, perhaps you’re up for an adventure by train. Amtrak’s USA Rail Pass, which allows 10 ride segments in 30 days, is on sale through June 22 for $299. That’s $200 off the regular price of $499 […]
Travel Tidbits from airports and airlines near you Southwest expands Hawaii flights from California Southwest Airlines announced new nonstop flights from Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) to both Kona (KOA), on the island of Hawaii, and Lihue, Kauai (LIH) will begin flying in January 2020. Once these flights begin, you’ll be able to fly […]
