Southwest Airlines announced 10 nonstop routes and dropped two as it extended its booking schedule through early August on Thursday. The big winner was Nashville, Tennessee, where Southwest will add five nonstop routes and bolster schedules on six existing routes. Beyond Nashville, Southwest also revealed five additional new routes, including new options in California, Texas… Continue reading Southwest Adds 10 New Routes, Cuts Two; Drops Paine Field Plan

Hawaiian Airlines has joined the crowd, becoming the latest U.S. carrier to hike its fees for checking bags. Hawaiian’s move brings its bag fees in line with what’s now become the industry standard for checked-bag fees. Already this year, American, Delta, United and Alaska have all increased their fees to $30 for a first bag… Continue reading Hawaiian Airlines Is Latest Carrier To Hike Its Bag Fees

Delta Air Lines, which just announced a simple measure during the upcoming winter season to reduce weather-related delays and cancellations. They can’t change bad weather, obviously. But if they can pull this off, it could make it easier to ensure that they have enough Delta employees on hand during winter storms to de-ice planes and make… Continue reading Here’s the Brilliant Thing Delta Air Lines Says It Will Do to Reduce Winter Flight Delays

In 2017, Pittsburgh International Airport introduced the MyPITpass program, which enables non-ticketed visitors to apply for a one-day pass to proceed through the TSA checkpoints and access the secure side of the airport. Now Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has rolled out the SEA Visitor Pass, a pilot program that gives the public access to activities past… Continue reading Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Pass Allows Visitors Beyond Security CheckPoints

Singapore Airlines is set to debut its non-stop Singapore-Seattle flights on Sept. 3, 2019, making Seattle the fifth US city route for the airline. An Airbus A350-900, with a capacity of 42 business, 24 premium economy and 187 economy class seats will service the route. The inaugural SQ28 flight will leave Singapore at 9.25 a.m.… Continue reading Singapore Airlines To Offer Direct Flights to Seattle in 2019

Southwest Airlines is eliminating its $5 fee for in-flight movies, joining other airlines in offering more free entertainment. This month’s movie choices include “A Bad Mom’s Christmas,” “12 Strong” and “Early Man.” “Our research shows that a positive experience onboard the aircraft can greatly influence the decision to come back to Southwest, “Ryan Green, Southwest’s… Continue reading Southwest Airlines To Offer Free In-Flight Movies

American Airlines Adding flights in May will start offering nonstop, twice-daily service from Erie International Airport to Charlotte, N.C., and nonstop once-daily service to Chicago. Tickets for the flights will start selling on Monday. Martin noted that the flights will start in time for people to connect to international flights to London and Munich from… Continue reading American Airlines Adding Flights from Erie to Charlotte, Chicago, Dropping Philly