Continuing to listen to its customers, Delta Air Lines has committed to the extention of its popular middle seat blocking policy through at least April of this year. The Atlanta-based airline has limited the number of passengers on its flights since April of last year, offering inflight spacing between travelers and a sense of comfortContinue reading “Delta Remains Only U.S. Carrier to Block Middle Seats; Extends Policy Through April, 2021”
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Passenger Traffic Plummets at MSP in 2020
It comes as no surprise, but the extreme drop in the number of airline passengers worldwide in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic is still mind-boggling. After ten consecutive years of year-over-year passenger growth, last year saw a 62 percent reduction in airline travelers at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. MSP served a record 39-millionContinue reading “Passenger Traffic Plummets at MSP in 2020”
Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccines for United Airlines Employees?
At an employee town hall on Thursday, United Airlines’ CEO Scott Kirby became the first major airline executive to call for Covid-19 vaccines to be required for all company employees. While this statement surely raised many eyebrows in the airline industry and beyond, the controversial requirement is being seen as an aggressive and forward-thinking wayContinue reading “Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccines for United Airlines Employees?”
To Fly or Not to Fly? That is the Question.
Let’s face it. We’re all sick and tired of COVID-19 and just want it to go away as soon as possible. Sadly, that isn’t a choice that any of us have, so we have to continue to live with COVID fatigue for at least the next few months. Over the course of most of 2020Continue reading “To Fly or Not to Fly? That is the Question.”
COVID-19 Testing Site Now Open at MSP
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Health, has announced that a COVID-19 testing site has just opened at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Located in the lobby area of the Blue Parking Ramp across the skyway from Terminal 1, the site is open to anyone seeking a test. HoursContinue reading “COVID-19 Testing Site Now Open at MSP”