Airlines Huge news: Southwest Airlines ends longstanding open seating policy and now selling seats for red-eye flights If you’ve ever flown Southwest Airlines (SWA), then you know it’s a unique airline in many ways: The airline only uses Boeing 737 aircrafts, they have fun flight attendants, they… Johnny Jet, July 25, 2024
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Travel News Incredible video captures whale capsize boat; teenagers rescue fishermen thrown into Atlantic Ocean There’s a video going viral on social media for good reason: It’s quite shocking. According to Boston’s WCVB, “Two people were thrown into the ocean after a humpback whale landed… Johnny Jet, July 24, 2024
Airlines Delta Air Lines’ summer meltdown is exactly why you need to do these 8 things when you travel Microsoft’s CrowdStrike global IT outage, coupled with Delta’s complete meltdown, has left travelers stranded for days and out thousands of dollars. Many travelers have missed important events like doctor appointments,… Johnny Jet, July 24, 2024
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Airlines Delta Air Lines shares how much compensation customers will get from their epic meltdown – and passengers aren’t likely to be happy If you’re on social media or have been to an airport with a Delta Air Lines presence, then you know it’s a mess out there. Friday’s global IT outage was… Johnny Jet, July 23, 2024
Airlines Guess the airline: Passenger charged $100 for bag being one pound over the weight limit A recent Reddit thread read: “I was charged $100 for an extra 1 pound and was forced to pay it.” Before I even read the thread, I had a feeling… Johnny Jet, July 23, 2024
Airlines How I avoid the chaos at LAX and a review my Alaska Airlines flight to STS After I sent yesterday’s newsletter, I hopped on an Alaska Airlines flight from LAX to STS (Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport). Today, I’m writing about how I avoided the madness… Johnny Jet, July 22, 2024
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Travel News Tensions run high and chaos reigns at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in wake of global IT outage Yesterday’s global IT outage is being called the largest IT outage in history. According to FlightAware.com, over 3,400 flights were cancelled to, from or within the United States and another… Johnny Jet, July 20, 2024
Canada 10 interesting things to know about Canada I just spent three weeks in Canada, which is usually a twice annual trip for our family since my wife, Natalie, was born and raised there. However, we now call… Johnny Jet, July 20, 2024
Carnival ‘Nobody is safe’: Scammers target California woman, cancel her Carnival cruise and steal money Last month, I wrote about how a Kentucky family is out $15,000 after foolishly posting their Carnival Cruise itinerary on social media. Unfortunately, as you will learn from this new… Johnny Jet, July 20, 2024
Airlines KLM’s new Travel Well platform aims to help travelers rediscover the joy and meaning of air travel Without a doubt, travel has changed my life and the lives of many others. Growing up in Connecticut, we rarely traveled by plane since I have three siblings and airfares… Johnny Jet, July 19, 2024
Airlines Incredible videos show airport chaos across the country as airlines deal with ‘largest IT outage in history’ If you’re watching or reading the news, then you already know about the global IT outage, being called the “largest IT outage in history.” So far, there are over 3,000… Johnny Jet, July 19, 2024