Get ready to stretch out a little on board Avelo Airlines. The Houston-based discounter will add more-spacious seating options, Stretch and Stretch+, to its Boeing 737s beginning Sept. 3, Avelo said Tuesday. The new offerings will have between 32 inches…
Long before Dollywood opened its gates in Pigeon Forge on May 3, 1986, Dolly Parton had designs on building a theme park in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, where she grew up. A 2023 USA Today article quoted…
Riyadh Air, the Saudi Arabia-based startup airline hoping to become the latest high-end Middle East-based carrier, has unveiled the cabin and seats for its first long-haul aircraft. Riyadh recently announced its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners will be configured for 290 passengers…
When German leisure airline Condor began flying its new Airbus A330neos bearing the carrier’s colorful striped livery, a pilot tried to convince a traveler (me) that a few days before each flight, passengers could vote on what color stripes would…
Changes are coming to ANA Mileage Club, the loyalty program of Japan-based All Nippon Airways, as first reported by View from the Wing. The updates, set to be implemented in June, are a mixed bag. Mileage Club members will finally…
Travel just got a lot easier for passengers flying from Australia to Southern California. American Airlines on Tuesday announced a new initiative with U.S. Customs and Border Protection that will allow passengers to skip the time-consuming baggage recheck at Los…
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. Real ID is coming — and it’s time to get serious about keeping your identification current. This much-delayed rollout of new security standards for driver’s licenses and state identification cards…
Frontier Airlines has officially picked a first-class seat for its planes. The Denver-based ultra-low-cost carrier announced April 8 that it’s partnering with Italian seat manufacturer Geven on its first-ever premium seats. The new, spacious recliners are set to begin joining…
JetBlue and Icelandair have been partners for the better part of a decade. But the two airlines’ ties grew a lot deeper this week — and it’s good news for frequent JetBlue flyers with a stash of points and/or transferable…
Air France’s business-class passengers and SkyTeam elite status members have a new and expanded place to relax before long-haul flights departing Paris, as the French flag carrier unveiled a massive revamp of its business-class lounge at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport…
