In an open letter to flyers, Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye announced the changes as a method to ensure smooth travels for everyone transiting through the air terminal.   “We Are Asking our Airline Partners to Stop Selling Summer Tickets” After dealing with a month in which tens of thousands …

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While arguably the most recognized monument in the world, the Eiffel Tower hardly survived the 1889 World’s Fair. Few tourists today realize that, as the tower was constructed for the event, the city planned to tear down the tower in the days following the fair. Good thing that they never …

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  The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the Miramar, Fla.-based airline earned 16 slots at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), beating both Alaska Airlines and JetBlue for the takeoff and landing rights.   Although Spirit Wins Slots, Future on Their Use is Unclear The decision was announced on July 5, …

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  In a memo reported on by Reuters, executives at United Airlines say the government should hold part of the blame for issues flyers face at the airport on a daily basis.   “There Are Just More Flights…Than the [Air Traffic Control] Staffing System Can Handle” As the COVID-19 emergency …

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When I was a young budget traveler backpacking around the world, I spent a lot of time sleeping on night trains and overnight buses. The rail sleepers were often a real pleasure, the night buses not so much, but in both cases they combined lodging and transportation in one, which …

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Are you using your freedom to travel, or are you pinned down by chains of your own making? Have you become a creature of habit, a man of routine, a predictable woman? Do all those travel dreams of yours keep getting pushed further and further back? What if you set …

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  NPR reports Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to start fining airlines for last-minute cancellations.   Letter Asks for Refunds on Flights Delayed Over One Hour, Fines for Cancellations In the two-page letter posted to Twitter, Sanders is …

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  Grand Rapids ABC affiliate WZZM-TV reports flyers were offered the five-digit payout on an oversold flight from the Western Michigan city to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).   “Ten. Thousand. Dollars.” The flight in question was scheduled to depart from Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) on …

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