On a Monday in late April 2019, the screens that display arrival, departure and baggage-claim information at Cleveland Hopkins Airport went dark without warning. The airport had become the latest victim of a ransomware attack targeting large-scale enterprises. The city didn’t end…
Allegiant Air has launched its first loyalty program not tied specifically to credit card spending. The discount carrier says it has designed the new Allways Rewards program pointedly for leisure travelers. The program rewards members one point for every dollar spent on…
New low-cost carrier Breeze Airways plans to expand after raising more than $200 million in its latest round of funding, which closed Wednesday. The funding round, which included funds and accounts managed by BlackRock and Knighthead Capital as well as additional funding…
For the week that ended Aug. 15, the number of air tickets sold by U.S. travel agencies was down 41.1% compared with 2019, the worst result since the week that ended May 16, ARC data shows. Last week’s sales were also markedly…
DENVER — On a recent Monday morning, Necole Lowe, the recruitment head for Prospect Airport Services here, sat behind a table at Denver Airport’s outdoor plaza, where a job fair was underway. Prospect, which contracts with Southwest, Delta and Frontier to provide…
Singapore Airlines on Aug. 25 will launch new service between Taipei and Los Angeles. The roundtrip service will operate three times per week on Airbus A350-900 aircraft with 42 seats in business class, 24 in premium economy and 187 in economy. Singapore…
Buoyed by new partnerships, Qatar Airways has boosted its U.S. service during the pandemic, defying industry trends. Even as international travel to and from the U.S. languishes well below pre-pandemic highs, Qatar is scheduled to fly a combined 528 frequencies to 12…
Hawaiian Airlines will require all U.S.-based employees to receive Covid-19 vaccinations by Nov. 1, CEO Peter Ingram said in a memo to employees. The mandate, which requires employees to have either received a single-dose vaccine or both doses of a two-dose vaccine…
Widespread cancellations have extended into a fifth day at Spirit Airlines. Through 1:20 p.m. Eastern time, the carrier had cancelled 52% of its Thursday schedule, according to FlightAware. Those 410 cancellations followed back-to-back days in which Spirit canceled more than 60% of…
Spirit Airlines has issued a public apology to customers as it wades through a fourth consecutive day of exceptionally high cancellations. Through 3:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday the discount carrier had canceled 418 flights, amounting to 60% of its schedule, according to FlightAware….