Chile LAN Cancels Flights Due to Volcanic Ash The Ash Cloud Chilean Flagship airline, LAN Airlines cancelled numerous flights and delayed others due a 10-kilometer-high ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue volcano eruption. LAN has cancelled...
Singapore Airlines Inks Long Term Alliance with Virgin Australia Singapore Airlines will soon begin code-sharing on international flights Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia have signed a long-term code-share agreement which will soon allow the...
IATA Unveils New Airport Security Scanner The Wave of the Future It appears that people’s protests with the intrusive TSA searches haven’t fallen on deaf ears. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently...
Travel Media Confesses: ‘Staycation’ a Fabricated Phenomenon The travel media's coming clean: that whole staycation trend of the last couple of years? It was largely made up by bunk writers who needed to fill publications' travel sections at a time the economy...
Intercontinental Hotels Bringing New Franchise to Panama City, Panama Intercontinental Hotels will open a new property in Panama City Intercontinental Hotels Group is brining a new Holiday Inn Express to Panama City, Panama. The new 12-story hotel, which will...
Leisure Travel to Increase 24% This Year 24% of Travelers Plan to Live a Little More leisure trips are expected to increase this year according to a survey by Mark Travel Corp. In a study of 1,000 travelers conducted in early May, 24%...
Malaysia Airlines to Join OneWorld Alliance Malaysia Airlines will begin flying as a OneWorld member in 2012 Malaysia Airlines has announced that it will join the OneWorld Alliance and begin flying as a full member in...
New Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Freighter to Debut at 2011 Paris Air Show Boeing 747-8 prepares for big debut Boeing confirmed Monday that both the Intercontinental passenger version and the Freighter version of their new 747-8 models will make their...
Hong Kong Airport Unveils 20 Year Master Plan Hong Kong International Airport by night Officials at Hong Kong International Airport recently unveiled a 20 year master plan for the hub’s development. The plan...
American Airlines Cuts Salads Amid E. Coli Worries in Europe Officials suspect lettuce could be the cause of Germany's E Coli outbreak You may have seen the news reports about the widespread E. Coli outbreak in Germany. It is officially blamed...
Off the Beaten Path Things to do in Central America Lake Nicaragua Central America is quickly becoming one of the premier destinations to travel to. And why not? Sandy white beaches, warm weather, and plenty of things to do make it a great...
Review: Cathay Pacific’s New Business Class Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 ready for take off Last week CheapOair was invited to check out Cathay Pacific's new business class offering. We snapped many pictures on the flight from the...
Europe’s Plan to End Airport Liquid Ban Could Be Delayed Europe's airport ban on liquids could be in effect longer than expected A plan in Europe to end strict regulation on the amount of liquids passengers are allowed to bring through...
May Take up to a Year to Fully Repair St. Louis Airport due to April Tornado Tornado badly damages St. Louis airport The April 22 tornado that ravaged St. Louis, Missouri on April 22 caused serious damage to Lambert Airport. It could take up to one...
