Lufthansa Group is expanding its U.S. presence in 2024, adding two new destinations for Lufthansa: Raleigh-Durham, N.C., and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Also, Swiss will add a U.S. destination: Washington, D.C. Commencing in early June, an Airbus A330 will service Raleigh-Durham year-round with five…
American Express plans to open a Centurion Lounge in Newark Airport’s new Terminal A. The 17,000-square-foot lounge is expected to open in 2026. Its indoor terrace will overlook the airfield with views of the Manhattan skyline. • Related: Planes are packed. So…
Lufthansa Group has rebranded its Eurowings Discover leisure brand as Discover Airlines. The first newly painted Discover plane, an Airbus A320, made its inaugural flight Tuesday, going from Frankfurt to Palma de Mallorca. The rebranding has also extended to the airline’s website…
Hawaiian Airlines will make San Francisco and Los Angeles the first destinations for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft next spring. The 787-9 planes will feature a new cabin interior, including business-class suites. Hawaiian will operate its first Dreamliner from April 15 through…
The Capital One Lounge at Washington Dulles Airport is opening on Sept. 7. The 8,500-square-foot facility is Capital One’s second airport lounge, joining the one it opened at Dallas/Fort Worth in 2021. The lounge is located just beyond the TSA PreCheck station…
More stringent rules on identification checks are coming for members of the Clear registered traveler program in the wake of reported security breaches, the TSA says. However, the agency isn’t talking about the timeline for those changes. Mandating ID checks upon Clear…
Airports in Florida are planning to reopen as Hurricane Idalia moves across Georgia, barely above hurricane status. The FAA cautioned on social media Wednesday that the storm is causing flight cancellations and that severe weather can affect flights beyond the immediate area….
Internal JetBlue estimates, inadvertently revealed in a court filing, show that the airline plans a 24% to 40% fare increase on aircraft acquired in a merger with Spirit Airlines. The estimate was revealed Tuesday in a motion by 25 plaintiffs who are…
Frontier Airlines has announced seven new winter seasonal routes. Three will serve Cancun daily, from Detroit, Chicago Midway and Minneapolis-St. Paul. The discount carrier will also introduce a fourth international route, flying thrice weekly between Philadelphia and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Frontier’s…
Two days after the New York Times published an investigative piece alleging that airline close calls happen more often than publicized, the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded more than $121 million to airports across the country to reduce the risk of runway…