How Capital One miles saved my international trip home

The recent conflict in the Middle East and the unprecedented airspace closures have canceled thousands of flights and disrupted the travel plans of an estimated 1 million passengers, myself included. I was booked on a Middle Eastern airline to the United Arab Emirates on the day the disruption began, and my essential travel home looked…

LaGuardia Airport shut down after plane collides with fire truck

Hundreds of flights have been canceled, and New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is expected to remain closed until at least Monday afternoon after an overnight ground collision involving an Air Canada regional jet and a vehicle. Shortly after 11:40 p.m. Sunday, an Air Canada CRJ-900 inbound from Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) collided with an airport…

Domestic flights with new United Polaris Studio now on sale

Earlier this week, United announced it would start flying newly delivered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners with its much-anticipated new Elevated interiors — including swanky new business-plus pods called Polaris Studio in addition to regular new Polaris seats with closing doors — between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) beginning April 22. That…

ICE officers will help TSA at airports, Trump administration says

ICE officers will deploy to American airports to assist with certain security protocols beginning Monday, the Trump administration confirmed. In an interview Sunday morning, Border Czar Tom Homan said the administration was finalizing plans to send U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to backstop the TSA in an effort to relieve security checkpoint wait times….

Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner business class review

Quick take: Hawaiian Airlines’ Dreamliner is a fun ride across the Pacific thanks to flavorful menus and comfortable suites — if either of the two current routes fits your travel plans. Pros Suites have privacy doors and colorful finishes Innovative food menus offer tasty choices There is relatively good award availability at the Saver level…

Frontier adds Las Vegas, Dallas and Fort Lauderdale routes

Frontier Airlines will launch four new routes this spring, targeting destinations where CEO James Dempsey believes Spirit Airlines’ service cuts have created new opportunities. Spirit is in the process of emerging from a second bankruptcy. Frontier will connect Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) with Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and John Wayne Airport (SNA)…