For those of us who have been around long enough, you probably remember the words of Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon back in 1969. While it isn’t quite as monumental as that, the news that Alaska Airlines is no longer using single-use throwaway plastic bottles of water on itsContinue reading ““That’s One Small Step for Man, a Giant Step for Mankind””
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Battle for the Northeast Intensifies as Delta Adds More than 100 Daily Flights
Not to be outdone by the aggressive expansion of the Jet Blue/American Airlines relationship throughout the Northeast corridor, Delta Air LInes has announced a dramatic increase in capacity that brings back nonstop service to the 40 largest city-pairs from both JFK International and LaGuardia airports.
Sun Country Announces an Array of New Flights from the Twin Cities
Minneapolis/St. Paul-based Sun Country Airlines has released details about its spring-to-fall 2022 flight schedule from MSP, with some returning destinations as well as some unexpected new spots being added. Since raising $218 million in its IPO last spring, owner Apollo Management Group in New York has begun an expansion of the low-fare carrier which callsContinue reading “Sun Country Announces an Array of New Flights from the Twin Cities”
Delta Wants Airlines to Share Banned Flier Lists
The world according to Covid is a far cry from life before the virus. With more than 700,00 Americans now dead from Covid-19 and nearly 5 million worldwide having lost their lives, it isn’t surprising that many people have gone a bit bonkers due to mask requirements, vaccines, restaurants closed or only serving take-away food,Continue reading “Delta Wants Airlines to Share Banned Flier Lists”
United Prepares to Ax Almost 600 Workers
Having recently returned from a vacation to Iceland, this story grabbed my attention this week. United Airlines has set an absolute deadline of Monday, October 4, for all domestic employees to provide proof of vaccination for the Covid-19 virus. And starting the next day, the carrier will begin the process of firing 593 employees whoContinue reading “United Prepares to Ax Almost 600 Workers”