On a recent weekday morning, hundreds of passengers lined up at DFW International Airport to board Japan Airlines Flight 11 to Tokyo. After a standard check of boarding passes and passports, passengers were asked to do one more thing before walking down the jet bridge — pose for a picture. The facial recognition captures —… Continue reading At DFW Airport, Your Face Could Someday Replace Your Boarding Pass

Just in time for Thanksgiving, United Airlines is giving families across the country a topic of conversation everyone can agree on at the dinner table – spring break vacation planning. The airline is adding nearly 150 additional flights between its hubs and popular spring break destinations including Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean and select… Continue reading United Airlines Expands Spring Schedule, 5 New Routes From Denver

Allegiant Air revealed plans for 10 new nonstop routes and a major expansion in Sarasota, Florida. Nine of the 10 new routes are to the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, where Allegiant’s roster of nonstop destinations will jump from three to 12. “With this addition, Allegiant will offer the most nonstop routes of any carrier to Sarasota-Bradenton… Continue reading Allegiant Adds 10 New Routes, Announces Major Florida Expansion

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