Allegiant to Start Hono...

Way back on March 5, 2010, Allegiant announced it would purchase some used 757s so that it could go to Hawai’i. Here we are more than 2 years later and the strategy is finally, mercifully, being put into place. Flights to Honolulu begin on June 29 from one city you undoubtedly...

I Found a Link for the ...

Among all the credit card bonus craziness this week, several people have re-posted a link from Flyertalk for a 30,000 miles bonus on the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card. This was exciting because the bonus had been at 25,000 miles for quite some time. This was less exciting because...

New Airline’s All...

In a modified version of JetBlue’s 2009 All You Can Fly program, a team of California brothers plans to launch Surf Air , an airline to serve executives and others willing to pay a monthly membership fee for unlimited travel up and down the west coast. “Surf Air will allow...

Frontier Moves Toward B...

When you think of three cabin airlines, you think of some of the world’s finest with their First, Business, and coach classes. But Frontier has quietly been moving toward a very different kind of three cabin operation. I don’t imagine anyone is actually thinking of these...

Malaysia Airlines to Ch...

For all of you child-free seating zone proponents, Malaysia Airlines has taken the plunge: the airline will not permit children in the upper deck of their A380s, which begin service in July between Kuala Lumpur and London. The interesting twist is that they are not permitting children...

Allegiant Air To Start ...

Filed under: Airlines , News , Consumer Activism , Airline Reviews Las Vegas -based, low cost carrier Allegiant Air will begin charging for carry-on bags as of Wednesday, April 4. “Allegiant will begin charging for carry-ons for travelers booking new reservations beginning...

Delta, Hawaiian, and So...

One of the more interesting panels in Phoenix last week was the one that focused on fleet strategy. There’s always a ton of discussion about buying airplanes, and each airline has a different philosophy. On the panel, there were representatives from Air China, Delta, Hawaiian, and...
Airline Madness: Final Four Ends Today

Airline Madness: Final ...

Filed under: Airlines Airline Madness is Gadling’s tournament of airline annoyances. You can catch up on all of the previous tournament action here . Don’t forget to vote in the Final Four of Airline Madness . Voting for this round ends at 11:59PM EDT, so get to it! Beginning...
Spirit Airlines’ Fantastic New Fare Display

Spirit Airlines’ Fant...

Say what you will about Spirit Airlines (and based on the comments on this post you will say quite a bit), they are certainly innovative. Recently they have introduced a new fare display that’s better than that of any other airline out there. Check it out: Spirit gets knocked for...

Getting Back on the Hor...

It has been a long four months since I last stepped on an airplane. Crazy, I know. But I locked it down before my son was born and then obviously for a little while after as well. This was my first opportunity to get back in the air, and it came courtesy of US Airways, which is always...

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