Continental to Permit Travelers to Pay to Lock in Airfare Continental Airlines says it will permit passengers to hold a reservation and lock in a quoted ticket price for up to a week for fares that vary widely. The service, called FareLock, allows travelers...
Flight Delays and Cancellations Continue Throughout the East Travelers can anticipate further flight cancellations and delays today as a result of the weather that hit air traffic Sunday and is moving down the Eastern Seaboard. Delays are likely to affect...
Major Winter Storm Causes Midwest Travel Chaos (Video) A powerful winter storm blasted much of the Midwest with heavy snow, causing major highways to close in several states and grounding over 1,600 flights in Chicago. The storm system dropped nearly 2 feet of...
The World’s Eight Ugliest Airports True, you’re probably more concerned that your destination looks good than the airport you’re flying through, but it helps to get off to a good start. And while some airports can be beautiful...
JetBlue November Traffic Increases an Impressive 11.7 Percent In another sign that air travel is on the rebound, low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways reported an 11.7 percent increase in November traffic when compared to the same time a year ago. Passenger revenue...
Elephant Tails and Dried Hedgehog Found in Passenger’s Luggage Customs inspectors discovered elephant tails, a dried hedgehog and chameleons in the bags of an African traveler arriving at a Washington area airport, authorities reported on Thursday. Inspectors...
Sarah Palin to Visit Haiti Former Alaskan governor, vice presidential candidate and current reality star Sarah Palin says she plans to travel to earthquake ravaged Haiti on behalf of a charity relief foundation. CBS News reports...
Etihad Airways Presents Manchester Lounge Located in Terminal 1, the premium lounge is the airline’s second in the UK, after London Heathrow. Stretching across 318 sqm, the lounge has a business center, dining facilities, a relaxation area and...
Christmas Tree Arrives at Vatican (video) The tradition continues at the Vatican in Italy for the 27th year. Last Dec. 4th the Christmas tree arrived at the Vatican on a flatbed truck. Multiple men helped put the tree up at St. Peter's...
AirTran Airways to Offer Seasonal Service to Bermuda AirTran Airways announced this week it will begin operating seasonal service to Bermuda via Atlanta and Baltimore starting this spring. Daily service will launch April 7, 2011, out of...
United Continental November Traffic Increases 4.8 Percent The newly merged United and Continental Airlines reported a combined traffic growth of 4.8 percent in November. The airlines are still operating as two separate carriers and said Tuesday they had...
Emirates to Begin Flights to Basra, Iraq Emirates will start service to Basra, Iraq on February 2, 2011, marking the airline’s 110th international destination and the sixth to commence in the 2010-2011 financial year. The...
Top Eight ‘Smuggle Travel’ Stories of 2010 Each day at the CheapOair travel blog we scour the internet to find you the latest news on airlines, provide helpful tips for travel and occasionally give you the chance to win great prizes. However one...
JetBlue Launches ‘Less is More’ Sale; Fares Starting at $19 Low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways announced a major sale today with flights starting at just $19 one-way! Passengers interested in booking airfare need to do so by December 8 and travel between January 4 and...