Airlines

United to Offer Free NYC Flights for Medical Volunteers

NEW YORK — United Airlines is teaming up with New York City to provide free round-trip flights for medical volunteers who want to help in the frontline fight against the COVID-19 crisis. The airline is working closely with the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City and a network of medical volunteer organizations, including The […]

Airlines

United Slashing 90% of International Flights

With travel plunging around the world, United Airlines says its international schedule will be reduced by about 90% in April and more than 42% in the U.S. and Canada. The airline will continue flying six daily operations to and from the following destinations – covering Asia, Australia, Latin America, the Middle East and Europe – in an effort to get […]

Airlines

United to Add First Class Seating on Newark-DC Shuttle

United Airlines is launching a new hourly shuttle service between Washington’s Reagan National Airport and New York/Newark Liberty International Airport aimed at business travelers in late March. United plans to offer first-class seating on the world’s only two-cabin 50-seat regional aircraft – the Bombardier CRJ-550 on most flights. The CRJ-550 (photo above) is designed for […]

Airlines Transportation

New Delta Concourse Set to Debut at LaGuardia

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier this week unveiled the first new concourse and gates at Delta Air Lines’ new Terminal C as part of the ongoing $8 billion transformation of LaGuardia into a 21st century airport. This opening is the latest milestone in the complete rebuild of LaGuardia Airport, which will provide modern customer amenities, […]

Airlines

7 New Restaurants Coming to JetBlue’s JFK Terminal

NEW YORK — JetBlue revealed plans to add seven new restaurants in its home terminal – T5 at New York’s JFK International Airport. This will mark the first major update to the airline’s T5 concession lineup since moving into the brand-new terminal in 2008. As New York’s Hometown Airline, JetBlue features niche stores and restaurants […]

Airlines

Southwest Abandoning Newark Airport

Southwest, the nation’s largest discount airline, said it will end flights from Newark .Airport in New Jersey this November. The airline cited problems with the 737 Max aircraft (photo above) which have been grounded worldwide this year due to safety troubles for cutting Newark service and weak revenues at the airport. Southwest has 34 737 […]

Airlines

United to Use New Boeing Dreamliners From Newark

United Airlines will fly its newest Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner on six trans-Atlantic routes from its New York/Newark hub beginning in March 2019. United was the first North American airline to take delivery of the 787-10, and is also the first airline in the world to have the entire family of Boeing’s 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10 […]

Airlines

JetBlue Rolls Out Face ID Gate at JFK

(Photo: Jetblue’s Terminal 5 at JFK International Airport.) NEW YORK — JetBlue has introduced its first fully-integrated biometric self-boarding gate at New York’s John F.Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Customers flying to select international destinations from Terminal 5 at New York-JFK can now board even faster with […]

Airlines

Delta to Launch First A220 Flight in NY

Delta is launching its new Airbus A220-100 aircraft, a state-of-the-art narrowbody jet with all the amenities and luxury of a widebody aircraft, in NY starting in late January. Inaugural A220 flights are set to depart on Jan. 31, 2019, from Delta’s hub at New York’s LaGuardia airport to its growing operation at Boston Logan International, […]

Airlines

JetBlue to Reduce Noise on Airbus Jets

NEW YORK — JetBlue said it plans to retrofit its entire Airbus fleet with noise-reducing vortex generators. This move reflects JetBlue’s continued commitment to the communities where its customers and crewmembers live and work. Beginning in 2015, JetBlue began taking delivery of new aircraft with vortex generators already installed. JetBlue is committing to add the […]

Airlines

Southwest Adds New Flights From LGA

Southwest Airlines, the nation’s busiest airline, is expanding service from New York’s LaGuardia (LGA) Airport beginning this fall. Beginning Nov. 4, 2018, Southwest will add new nonstop service between: New York (LaGuardia) and New Orleans New York (LaGuardia) and West Palm Beach, Fla.* New York (LaGuardia) and Orlando* *Service is offered on Saturdays beginning Nov. […]

Airlines

United Opens Polaris Lounge at Newark Airport

NEWARK, NJ — Starting on June 4, customers traveling in United Polaris, the airline’s international premium cabin travel experience, will be able to relax and dine before their travels in the new United Polaris lounge at Newark Liberty International Airport that seats up to 455 people. The new United Polaris lounge is located in Terminal […]

Airlines

Delta to Launch Orange County-JFK Flights

Delta Air Lines, New York City’s leading carrier with 500 daily flights, is launching new nonstop service from JFK to Orange County, CA starting on Oct. 15. This new flight, the only nonstop from New York to John Wayne Airport, provides another link between Southern California and the Big Apple and follows on Delta’s increased […]

Airlines

United Adding More Flights From Newark

NEW YORK — United Airlines (UAL) is expanding its schedule this fall at its East Coast hubs in New York/Newark Airport and Washington–Dulles. United serves more destinations at Newark Airport than any other carrier from the New York City metro area. Additionally, the changes to its Washington–Dulles schedule will offer more customers easy access to the nation’s capital and seamless connections to flights throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and […]

Airlines

Jetblue Adds Flights From JFK to Ontario Airport

NEW YORK — JetBlue is launching new service from JFK International Airport in NY to Ontario Airport in California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The new route is part of West Coast expansion for JetBlue and also includes new flights to the state of Montana for the first time. The enhancements bring a number of […]