What’s the point of American’s returning Chicago – Narita route?
Last week, American Airlines announced that it will resume nonstop flights between Chicago O'Hare and Tokyo Narita from 27 March 2027. This will be its 11th long-haul route from O'Hare and it's a return to a route it ran away from at the end of 2019.
British Airways refreshing Business Class amenity kits on Heathrow routes (has hell frozen over?)
While airlines like Qatar Airways and Emirates seem to change out their long-haul amenity kits a couple of times a year, British Airways seems to go the other way. Its Premium Economy kits were first introduced back in 2019 and the White Company business class kits currently offered on its Heathrow long-haul routes feel like they have been with us longer than the internet (I think they debuted in 2017).
Three tips if you’re booking Bangkok Airways flights (inc. what to do when credit...
Bangkok Airways isn't an airline we cover much (or ever) on TFM and that has a lot to do with the fact that I have never flown with the airline. That, however, will be changing, and as I've just booked a Bangkok Airways flight, I thought I'd share three tips that I picked up as I went through the booking process (a few times!)
Qantas Economy Plus: How much and who gets free access?
Economy Plus is what Qantas calls the seats that offer its Economy Class passengers considerably more legroom than the its regular Economy Class seats, and with the airline now rolling out this concept on select long-haul routes (they're also coming to its ultra long-haul Project Sunrise routes), a look at what these seats offer, how much they cost, and who can book them for free seems appropriate.
Alaska Airlines cancels five Mexico routes to prioritise Hawaii flying
Alaska Airlines has quietly dropped five seasonal Mexico routes that had been planned for late 2026 and early 2027, redirecting some of that capacity toward Hawaii. Where the rest of the capacity will go is yet to be seen.
American Airlines opens a new grab-and-go lounge at JFK (do we need these?)
American Airlines has opened a Provisions by Admirals Club space at JFK Terminal 8, a grab-and-go concept which, we're told, is designed for passengers who want quick access to food and drinks without sitting down in a traditional lounge.
This the second Provisions space American has opened, following the original version at Charlotte Douglas in August 2025.
The Qantas First Lounge at LAX is closed and may not reopen for up...
The Qantas First Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport has been closed since last week after flooding forced the airline to shut the space down, and now we're hearing that the airline says that it could be closed for up to two months.
Emirates rolls out a new lounge design, starting with Munich and Frankfurt
Emirates has unveiled a new signature lounge design that's being rolled out across several of its airport lounges in 2026 and we're told that the new look is already live in Munich and Frankfurt. The lounges in Manchester (UK), Mauritius, and Istanbul will follow later in the year.
Alaska and Hawaiian push past 150 aircraft in their Starlink rollout
Late last week, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines announced that roughly 150 aircraft, 38% of their combined fleet, are now equipped with Starlink Wi-Fi, putting the rollout ahead of schedule. Alaska is also now running a public rollout tracker, updated every four weeks, so flyers can follow progress by aircraft type as it happens.
Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines launch their new joint business agreement
After clearing regulatory approval, Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines have launched their joint business partnership (announced back in January 2026) by introducing joint fare products for travel between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
British Airways 787-10 Business Class (Club Suite) Review
This is the TFM review of the Boeing 787-10 British Airways Business Class Club Suite
I've flown in British Airways Business Class across the Atlantic...
British Airways Premium Economy (World Traveller Plus) review
British Airways offers its Premium Economy cabin (or World Traveller Plus cabin as the airline likes to call it) on all of its long-haul fleet, so as I haven't reviewed BA's Premium Economy offering for a while, I decided to use a flight between London and Los Angeles to see what the product is currently like.
British Airways & Porter Airlines have a new codeshare deal (earn Avios & Tier...
Following on from the interline agreement they signed towards the very end of 2024, British Airways and Porter Airlines have now signed a codeshare agreement covering multiple destinations across Canada, and these codeshares are now bookable on the British Airways website for travel from next month.
Emirates refreshes its Bulgari amenity kits for First and Business Class
Emirates has rolled out a new set of Bulgari amenity kits for First and Business Class passengers, the 18th version since the partnership began over 16 years ago. The new Spring/Summer collection will be introduced gradually across long-haul routes over the coming year.
Iberia flew its first Starlink-equipped flight last night
Hot on the heels of United Airlines operating its first transatlantic flight with Starlink onboard just two days ago, Iberia has confirmed that it operated its first (of any kind) Starlink-equipped flight last night when one of its Airbus A330s (registered as EC-MAA) departed Madrid for São Paulo.
Delta and Korean Air are expanding seamless baggage transfer to Seattle and LAX
As of today, Delta and Korean Air have expanded seamless baggage transfer to two new routes from South Korea: Seoul - Los Angeles and Soul - Seattle. and Los Angeles. On the face of things, that may not sound like a big development, but for passengers on these routes, this is a genuinely useful improvement, so it's worth understanding exactly what it does and doesn't cover.
United flew its first Starlink-equipped transatlantic flight last night
United operated its first widebody transatlantic flight with Starlink Wi-Fi on board last night, when flight UA14 departed Newark for London on a Boeing 777-200. It was the first of United's widebody aircraft fitted with the satellite system to cross the Atlantic carrying paying passengers.
What the Qantas Project Sunrise ultra long-haul A350s will offer onboard
Qantas has revealed the onboard experience for the Airbus A350-1000ULR aircraft that will operate Project Sunrise, the airline's non-stop Sydney-London service planned for October 2027.
It’s getting easier and easier to dislike British Airways
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. I've finally had enough of British Airways. There are now just too many ways in which the airline annoys, angers, or irritates me, and things just seem to get worse every time the airline issues a statement or makes one of its pronouncements.
The dumbest handling of a schedule change I’ve ever seen
I've been traveling for quite a few years now so I'm reaching a point where there aren't many things that a major airline can do that will catch me completely by surprise or that will confuse me to a point where I simply cannot understand the reasoning for a decision.
Every now and again, however, I get reminded that airlines can still make seemingly inexplicable decisions and act in seemingly ridiculous ways, and I thought that I'd share one such example that I'm living though right now.
United Airlines partners with Chef’s Table for new Polaris business class menus
United Airlines has announced a change to its international premium cabin catering. Starting in August, the carrier will debut a new lineup of chef-curated meals developed in collaboration with Chef's Table, the creative brand behind the Emmy award-winning Netflix docuseries.
United Airlines expands its services to Japan
United Airlines has announced that it plans to continue its expansion across the Pacific later this year when it adds two new services to Japan. One service will boost the airline's presence in Tokyo while the other will add a new dot on the United Airlines route map.
United Airlines unveils its new “Relax Row” (an economy class couch for long-haul travel)
Yesterday, 24 March 2026, United Airlines caught a lot of us by surprise with a rather unexpected move in the world of Economy Class travel. At a media event held at a Los Angeles hangar, the airline announced the introduction of "United Relax Row," a product that effectively turns a row of three Economy seats into a lie-flat surface.
Four key Finnair baggage rules you should know so you don’t get caught out...
Some of the more surprising discoveries that I've made within the Finnair rules are the rules surrounding baggage allowances, so I thought I'd share four of the rules that, to me, make Finnair stand out from a number of other oneworld airlines.
Flash Deal: Buy Finnair Avios with a bonus of up to 50%
Finnair Plus is now running an Avios sale in which it's offering bonuses of up to 50% for Avios purchases made through 5 February 2026 (THURSDAY) and you'll find that the price you're asked to pay per Avios will vary depending on how many Avios you buy.
Save $250 on Air France bookings made through Amex Travel
Amex is getting December started with a new offer which allows targeted cardholders to save $250 on bookings made through Amex Travel for flights taken with Air France.
Alaska Airlines Cyber Monday deals are live (Hawaii from $99 one-way)
Alaska Airlines has launched its Cyber Monday deals in which it says "hundreds of destinations [are] on sale" and some of the example fares that the airline has provided look very attractive, now all we have to is hope that they're widely available.
This may be the most pointless email British Airways has ever sent me
Among many in the long-suffering community of British Airways frequent flyers, the airline is well-known for having a truly abysmal IT system (nothing ever seems to work) and for having the communication skills of a sulking teenager.
Iberia will fly to Newark from early 2026 (count me out!)
Iberia has announced a new transatlantic route today as the airline confirmed that it aims to fly between Madrid and New York's Newark Liberty Airport from 29 March 2026.
Who’s actually paying for inflight Starlink WiFi?
From what we've seen so far, before SpaceX will agree to enter into a contract with an airline to supply it with inflight ultra-fast WiFi, the airline has to agree to offer that WiFi free of change to all of its customers.
On the face of things, that can seem great (from a customer standpoint), but it does leave us with the question which asks who's shouldering the costs? I think we should know.
British Airways adds Montenegro to its route map (good news if you have Hyatt...
British Airways has announced that it will launch a new seasonal summer service to a country that it hasn't served before - Montenegro, the mountainous Balkan country situated on the Adriatic coast in Southeast Europe and which was used as one of the locations for Casino Royale (part of the James Bond franchise).
Live: Qatar Airways [Europe] Black Friday sale – get up to 20% off
After giving the Americas a head start (that sale started a few days ago), Qatar Airways has now launched its Black Friday sales for the rest of the world's regions. This year's sale targeted at the airline's European audience sees it offering savings of up to 20%.
Why I’m concerned about inflight ultra-fast Starlink WiFi
The proliferation of aircraft equipped with ultra-fast inflight WiFi courtesy of SpaceX and Starlink is getting a lot of positive press right now, but at the risk of sounding like a Luddite, I'm yet to be convinced that access to speedy inflight WiFi is going to be a net-positive for air travel and for customers.
Qatar Airways [USA] Black Friday sale 2025 – Save up to 30%
Qatar Airways has launched an "early access" offer to its 2025 Black Friday sale for departures from the United States in which its offering savings of up to 30% on select routes.
Emirates is the latest airline to add Starlink WiFi to its fleet
The latest airline to jump on the Starlink bandwagon is Emirates with the airline using the first day of the Dubai Airshow to confirm that it will install ultra-fast Starlink WiFi across its entire fleet.
How to access American Airlines Flagship Lounges and Flagship First Dining
American Airlines calls its international First Class/Business Class lounges 'Flagship Lounges', and these are very different spaces to the more commonly found Admirals Club lounges that American operates around the country (and in select international locations).
Earn 5,000 bonus Amex points on your next JetBlue booking [Targeted]
To coincide with the reveal of the of the refreshed Platinum Card® from American Express, Amex has published a number of new offers which are aimed specifically at holders of the Platinum consumer card. One such offer is this one which gives targeted Platinum Card holders the opportunity to earn 5,000 bonus points on their next JetBlue booking.
Yet another annoying British Airways IT error (this has gone beyond tiresome)
There are quite a few things that British Airways isn't particularly good at doing, but by far and away the most obvious of the airline's failings is its inability to operate an IT system.
British Airways cancels two seasonal US routes but increases transatlantic services overall
We may still be two months away from the end of the 2025 Summer season, but British Airways is already moving things around in its Summer 2026 schedules, and a few of the changes pushed through in the past few days affect the airlines routes to and from the United States.
American Airlines announces a new Flagship Lounge for Charlotte (not much information so far)
It was only a little over a month ago that American debuted it's "Provisions by Admirals Club" lounge at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and now the airline is back with more plans to keep its Charlotte flyers happy - a new Flagship Lounge is on the way.
Flash deal: Earn a limited-time Southwest Companion Pass with just one trip
The Southwest Airlines Companion Pass continues to be one of the better status benefits offered by any of the major US airlines and now, for the second time in a space of just nine weeks, Southwest is giving you the chance to earn a limited-time version of the pass in just a single trip.
Save up to 15% on EVA Air bookings with this targeted offer
A few weeks short of the last time we noticed this offer appear, Amex has brought back an deal which should interest anyone considering a booking with Taiwan's EVA Air.
The new offer appears to be widely available, so if you're making plans head to Asia between now and October 2026 and are happy to pay before the end of November, this could be an easy way to save a little cash.
Alaska Airlines will add flights to London and Reykjavik from 2026
Ever since Alaska Airlines became a member of the OneWorld alliance and it acquired Hawaiian Airlines, its ambition to turn itself into more than just a niche West Coast carrier has been clear.
Royal Jordanian will fly its new 787-9 Dreamliner to Chicago (new Business Class)
Royal Jordanian, a member of the OneWorld alliance, has a long-haul fleet that, as things stand, is entirely made up of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners which, to be blunt, don't offer a particularly great Business Class experience.
Alaska Airlines will offer seven new SoCal routes from October 2025
The latest news out of Alaska Airlines tells us that starting this fall, it will operate seven new routes to/from Southern California. Five of the routes will be operated year-round while the remaining two will operate for the winter season only.
Everything you need to know about Alaska Airlines Flight Pass
Alaska Airlines Flight Pass is a subscription based service offered by Alaska Airlines for flights covering select cities in California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah (with a very heavy bias in favor of California).
One thing that British Airways keeps doing that really, really, annoys me
There are a whole variety of things about British Airways which are bad and genuinely very annoying and that the airline needs to be call out for over and over again (ridiculous surcharges, seat selection fees in Business Class, non-functioning website, non-functioning app, low quality food, dirty aircraft, ... I could go on and on) but that's not what I'm here to discuss.
JetBlue boosts Fort Lauderdale flying (more Mint flights this winter)
Coming on top of the ongoing 25 for 25 promotion, we we've seen JetBlue adding flights to Orlando, extending its Newark Los Angeles route, and launching a flash sale offering 25% off select bookings (ends today).
Now the airline has announced that it's adding new routes, bringing back old routes, adding more flights, and adding more Mint service out of its base in Fort Lauderdale.
American Airlines A321 Flagship Business Class review (JFK-LAX)
American Airlines operates a sub-fleet of A321 aircraft which it has configured especially for a select number of high-profile domestic routes on which there is strong demand for a premium product that's considerably better than what passes for 'First Class' on most domestic routes.
Flash sale: Save 25% on select JetBlue flights with a promo code
In what appears to be a continuation of its 25th birthday celebrations, JetBlue is currently running a flash sale in which it's offering 25% off bookings made in the next two days for travel into November 2025.
Delta Air Lines will launch a Los Angeles to Hong Kong route in 2026...
It has been seven long years since Delta has offered flights to Hong Kong (the Seattle Hong-Kong route ended in October 2018), but now it looks like the airline is ready to give Hong Kong another go as it says that it will serve the special administrative region of China from Los Angeles starting in 2026.
Fantastic Etihad Business Class fares for Europe – Middle East/Asia
Etihad is currently promoting a global sale in which it's offering some significant discounts on Economy Class and Business Class fares across its network.
The premium cabin sale is only running for the next few days (the Economy Class sale runs into August) so there's not much time to procrastinate, but some of the round trip Business Class fares on offer for departures from select European cities are nothing short of fantastic (e.g. Phuket for ~€1,470, Doha from €1,409, and Mumbai from ~€1,347) so be ready to book if you see something that works for you.
Etihad has made a negative change to its schedule change policy
Etihad has recently pushed through a negative change to its policy which dictates the conditions under which it will permit customers to change their travel plans or request a refund following a change to the schedules.
Earn up to 10,000 bonus Avios with a British Airways Holidays booking (UK departures)
British Airways Holidays has released a new promotion in which it's offering members of the British Airways Club (free to join) up to 10,000 bonus Avios when they book a European hotel or car holiday package by 23 July 2025.
Get up to 20% back on select Alaska Airlines spending with this Amex offer...
Today has seen American Express launch a new targeted offer for Alaska Airlines spending in which select cardholders can earn a discount of $60 on just $300 of spending. Given how widely available this offer appears to be, this should be one of those deals that a lot of people can maximize.
Air France suspends Denver route for Winter (will operate summer season only)
At some point in the past few weeks, Air France has pushed through a schedule update which sees it suspending it route to Denver for the winter 2025/26 season leaving Colorado's main airport short of any non-stop options to Paris for a significant part of the year.
JetBlue extends Newark – Los Angeles route and adds Mint service to Orlando
Following on from the earlier news that JetBlue is running a promotion in which its offering flyers up to 350,000 bonus points and 25 years of elite status, we can also report that the airline will be keeping its double-daily service on the Newark - Los Angeles route for a couple of months longer than expected and that it will bring its Mint Business Class product to Orlando later this year.
Review: ITA Airways Airbus A220-100 Economy Class
Having never before flown on an Airbus A220, a very good Economy Class fare for travel between London City Airport and Milan's Linate Airport finally gave me the opportunity to see what this (relatively) new aircraft is like and to review an ITA Airways flight for the first time.
Review: British Airways Embraer E190 Club Europe (Business Class)
On my last trip to Ireland, I flew to Dublin out of London City Airport in Club Europe (what British Airways calls its short-haul Business Class) on a British Airways E190 aircraft, and as TFM rarely seems to feature some of the smaller aircraft that we fly, this seems like a good opportunity to rectify that.
Alaska Airlines Flash sale – 20% off flights to Hawaii, Florida, Mexico, Costa Rica,...
Alaska Airlines is currently running a flash sale in which it's offering flyers 20% off select Economy Class bookings to Hawaii, Florida, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Belize that cover travel taken in August, September, October and November 2025.
All the latest Qatar Airways offers, deals and promotions (by region)
Qatar Airways often lets us know what offers it's running in various regions of the world so we're using this page to pull all those promotions together to let you see what's on offer and where.
The British Airways ‘best price guarantee’ has been improved
The fact that most large hotel chains offer some sort of price guarantee is pretty well known. What appears to be less well known is that a number of airlines offer a similar policy, and as I've just noticed that the British Airways best price guarantee has (at some point in the recent past) improved significantly, this seems like a good time to remind readers what it offers.
Beware of ITA’s Valentine’s sale. The discount offer is deceptive.
Across various regions, ITA Airways is currently promoting various versions of its Valentine's day sale in which the airline appears to be offering between 20% and 25% off Economy and/or Business Class fares that are booked in the next few days.
The terms and conditions vary (slightly) from region to region as does the discount on offer, but the one thing that all the sales appear to have in common is that the savings are not even close to being as good as you may be expecting.
Deal: Buy Iberia gift cards with up to 10% off
Iberia is currently running a Valentine's Day promotion in which it's selling its gift cards with between 5% to 10% off face value (the greater the value of the gift card, the greater the discount). The sale will run for a few more days and may be useful if you're planning to book flights with Iberia or one of its two subsidiaries ... but make sure you pay close attention to the terms and conditions.
Etihad announces 10 new international routes (one is a new US route)
A few weeks ago, Etihad told us that a series of new route announcements were on the way and over the past few days, the airline has been dropping hints as to what these new routes will be. Today, the new routes have been announced with Asia being the main beneficiary but with the US getting a new route too.
First look: Iberia A321XLR Business Class cabin review
Over the past week and ahead of its debut on the Madrid – Boston route on 14 November, Iberia was meant to be operating its first A321XLRs on orientation flights within Europe, but due to unforeseen delays, the first flights took place yesterday and I managed to catch up with the aircraft in Paris as it made its way back to its home base in Madrid on just its second ever flight with paying passengers.
Finnair is adding more flights to four US cities in 2025 (Business Class awards...
Finnair has confirmed that it plans to add more flights to a number of its international destinations in 2025 and four of those destinations are cities in the United States. Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Seattle will all be getting more flights from Helsinki than were originally scheduled as the airline looks to feed more passengers into the American Airlines domestic network.
United Airlines opens up reservations on 8 new transatlantic routes
Around two weeks ago, United Airlines announced a series of new routes for the northern hemisphere summer season next year. At the time of the announcement, the flights had yet to be loaded into the booking system and we didn't have all the details surrounding the flight timings and aircraft that United plans to use on these routes. Now, for eight of the new routes, bookings are open, and the schedules have been published.
You can now use Qantas Points to book awards on Oman Air
Oman Air may now not be expected to join the Oneworld Alliance before the middle of 2025, but that doesn't appear to be preventing the airline from expanding its partnerships to include more airlines from within the alliance.
Aer Lingus will add flights to Indianapolis from 2025
In the past month, we've seen Aer Lingus confirm that it's adding more flights to Denver and Minneapolis/St Paul next year and that it will launch a new route to Nashville from April 2025. Now we have confirmation that the Irish flag carrier will add yet another US destination to its route map in 2025 - Indianapolis.
On which domestic routes does Delta currently offer widebody aircraft?
Generally speaking, widebody aircraft are configured for long-haul international flying, and this means that the cabins you'll find onboard are often more comfortable than the cabins offered on the narrowbody aircraft that we usually find operating domestically on short haul routes.
Save $175 off select Cathay Pacific bookings with this offer [Targeted]
A day after Cathay Pacific revealed its new Business seat (Aria suite), Amex has launched a new targeted offer for spending with the Hong Kong based carrier in which it's offering a $175 statement credit on bookings made for travel originating in the United States.
Alaska Airlines is now operating four new California routes
Alaska Airlines has recent history of bolstering its presence in California and that presence is soon going to be bolstered even further when the airline introduces three new SoCal routes later this year.
Two US flights can no longer use the pre-clearance facility in Abu Dhabi (temporarily)
Unfortunately, passengers on two of Etihad's US bound flights are, for a 'transitional period', no longer able to use the US CBP preclearance facility in Abu Dhabi and will have to clear US immigration upon arrival just as passengers on most other flights have to do.
Aer Lingus will fly to Nashville from April 2025
In the past couple of years, Aer Lingus has been making a concerted effort to boost its transatlantic presence with new routes to the US, more flights to the US, and closer ties to its biggest US airline partner, and now its continuing that trend with the announcement that from April 2025, Nashville will appear on its route map.
Air France is the latest airline to sign-up for Starlink wifi
Recently, we had Hawaiian Airlines confirm that it now offers a 'fast and free' Starlink wifi service across all of its aircraft and we've seen United Airlines announce that it will start rolling out free Starlink wifi to its customers from next year, and now Air France says that it will be joining in.
British Airways delays the introduction of Club Suites on its Singapore route
At 6,765 miles, the London - Singapore route is one of BA's longer routes and the schedules have, up until now, told us that the airline was planning to swap out the A380 that currently operates one of this route's two daily flights for a Boeing 777-300ER (complete with the new Club Suites) from the end of March next year.
SAS makes cuts on select routes to/from the United States
SAS has recently joined the SkyTeam alliance and since then, we've started to see the airline building up a hub in Copenhagen and we've seen it bringing back routes between Europe and the United States that haven't operated for years. It's not, however, all expansion, expansion, expansion, at SAS HQ
Cathay Pacific will add Dallas Fort Worth its route network next year
Cathay Pacific has announced that it will fly to eight North American cities next year after it adds another US city to its route map in April 2025.
These are Delta’s five new summer routes to Europe (+ two route resumptions)
Over the weekend, Delta Air Lines updated its schedules for summer 2025 to include five new routes to four different countries and the resumption of two European routes that the airline hasn't operates since 2016 and 2020 respectively. This is what all of those routes look like (including the newly published schedules).
SAS will bring back two routes between Europe and the United States
When it comes to its US routes, it looks like SAS is keen to feed traffic to SkyTeam's biggest North American Airline (Delta) as a recent set of schedule updates have seen the Scandinavian carrier bring back two routes that it hasn't operated for years, and both routes are to key Delta hubs.
The devaluations to benefits JetBlue didn’t mention yesterday
Yesterday, JetBlue made three positive announcements that were welcome news to its frequent flyers and to its premium transatlantic passengers, but as has become normal with press releases nowadays, the airline didn't bother to mention that while on the one hand it's making a few positive moves, it's also making some negative changes that a lot of its customers won't like.
Aer Lingus is adding more flights on two US routes
A lot of the route expansion that we have been writing about in the past few weeks seems to have mostly centered outside of the United States (although we did write about British Airways adding more flight to the US in 2025), so it's good to be able to report that two US cities will be seeing more service from Aer Lingus in summer 2025.
JetBlue will introduce airport lounges and some new frequent flyer perks
JetBlue has just announced that in an attempt to offer a more premium offering, it plans to open airport lounges at New York JFK and at Boston Logan, and that alongside a soon-to-be-released new premium credit card, it will also boost some perks that it offers to its more frequent flyers.
Emirates adds Premium Economy and new Business Class to six US routes
Since August, Emirates has been gradually rolling out its reconfigured 777s on several of its routes, but up until now, its transatlantic routes have missed out. Not, however, for much longer as the airline has now confirmed that it plans to bring the upgraded aircraft to six of its transatlantic routes starting in November.
Norse Atlantic will bring back its New York – Athens route in 2025
In many ways, Norse Atlantic was created in the image of the Norwegian Airlines that we remember before the pandemic, so it's no surprise to find the airline offering a low-cost transatlantic product out of a variety of European cities.
Etihad’s expansion continues with 3 more weekly flights to Sydney
Towards the middle of last week, Sydney Airport broke the news that Turkish Airlines is launching a new service to New South Wales (which will go non-stop in 2026), and it has now broken the news that Etihad will be adding more daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Sydney from next year.
Qatar Airways is the latest Gulf carrier to add more flights to Europe
Last week we read about Etihad bringing back First Class to Paris and adding more flights to the French capital, and we read about Etihad adding two new routes to Europe and increasing flights to Zurich. Now, we're hearing that Qatar Airways is about to add more flights to one of its European routes for winter 2024/25.
Earn 17,500 bonus Amex points with select ITA Airways bookings [Targeted]
This morning, American Express has launched a new targeted offer which gives select cardholders the opportunity to earn 17,500 Membership Rewards points when booking through ITA Airways in the next ~11 weeks. If you value Amex points at a similar price point to us, that represents a potentially excellent rebate.
British Airways boosts flights to the US. These are the new schedules
British Airways has announced that it will operate more flights across the Atlantic next summer than it has ever operated before with cities like Miami, Austin, Las Vegas, and Vancouver amongst those getting boosted service. Here's what you need to know about BA's plans for North America in summer 2025.
United Airlines confirms Starlink will supply its passengers with free inflight wifi
While this has been rumored for some time, we now have official confirmation from United Airlines that it had signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX for the provision of inflight wifi across its entire fleet.
Etihad brings back First Class to Paris and adds flights
It was only a few days ago that we heard that Air France was suspending its service between Paris and Abu Dhabi from the end of October, and yet we're already seeing Etihad responding to this schedule change and it's responding strongly.
This is the new Turkish Airlines Sydney service (it will go non-stop from 2026)
Sydney Airport has confirmed that Turkish Airlines will launch a new service between Istanbul and New South Wales from this winter (northern hemisphere) to compliment its existing route between Istanbul and Melbourne. What's a little more interesting, however, is that this new route is expected to operate non-stop from 2026.
The American Airlines route cuts the airline forgot to mention (check your bookings)
Last week, American Airlines proudly announced that it planned to launch five new seasonal routes to Europe next summer and that it was expanding the season on four of its other European routes 'to give customers more time to see the sights'. What American Airlines failed to mention was that the changes it was making to its schedules weren't all positive, so the news that it was also making cuts to some routes didn't make the press release.
Etihad adds two new European routes and add flights to Zurich
Compared to what it was (and what it aimed to be) five or six years ago, Etihad is now a much smaller airline, but the past couple of years has seen the airline adding more routes and growing its network and we now know to expect two new routes to Europe from summer 2025.
Cathay Pacific now offers complimentary wifi in Business Class
Cathay Pacific has offered free wifi to First Class passengers since 2022, but as it doesn't really fly very many First Class passengers any more, that hasn't been much of a concession from the airline. I'm sure its income statement has been able to handle the hit with relative ease.
American Airlines new routes to Europe are now bookable (schedules added)
Towards the end of last week, American Airlines announced that it would add five new routes to its transatlantic schedule for summer 2025, but the airline didn't let us know what the flight times would look like, and the routes weren't yet open for bookings. Well, now the routes have been loaded to aa.com and we can see what the schedules look like.
Make sure you make the most of the British Airways ‘Best Price Guarantee’
The fact that most large hotel chains offer some sort of price guarantee is pretty well known. What appears to be less well known is that a number of airlines offer a similar policy, and as I've recently had some luck with the British Airways best price guarantee, I thought it was worth a mention to make sure that readers aren't missing out on easy (albeit small) savings.
Airfare deal: East Coast – Europe Business Class for $2,200 (Round Trip)
TAP Air Portugal is currently running a 'Multi destination campaign" which given all the emails I'm getting, the airline seems to be particularly excited about. The campaign is valid for most regions of the world to which TAP operates, but I'm just going to focus on the US for the purposes of this article.
American Airlines schedules a 787 on Los Angeles – Honolulu for the holidays (very...
American Airlines may have had to cut back on a number of routes due to the ongoing delivery issues with a number of Boeing aircraft, but it has managed to dig around its fleet and find a 787-8 Dreamliner to schedule on its Los Angeles - Honolulu route over Christmas and New Year.
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