American Airlines recently issued an internal memo laying out its re-accommodation policy. Since then, there’s been some fury about how AA is making it harder for passengers to be rebooked on other airlines. However, the situation isn’t as drastic as it’s been made out to be. What American Airlines has done in the past couple of …
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Flight Cancellations and Airport Closures as Hurricane Michael Strengthens to Category 2
After a brief hiatus overnight, Hurricane Michael began strengthening again Tuesday morning. As of the 8am ET advisory, the hurricane has intensified to 100mph top sustained winds — a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale — with its minimum pressure dropping again to 968 mb. The latest forecast calls for continued strengthening to 120mph top sustained …
Read More8 Airlines Issue Waivers as Hurricane Michael Expected to Make Landfall as Major Hurricane
Although it just developed as a tropical storm Sunday afternoon, Hurricane Michael has quickly strengthened into a dangerous hurricane. As of the 11pm ET advisory, the hurricane has top sustained winds of 90mph, but it’s expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon as a major hurricane packing 120mph winds. Hurricane warnings now stretch from the Alabama/Florida …
Read MoreReport: Primera Air to Declare Bankruptcy on Tuesday, End All Flights
Primera Air turned many heads when it announced in mid-2017 that it’d start selling tickets between the US and Europe starting at just $99 one-way. Since its transatlantic — which TPG was on board to review — we’ve seen almost an equal amount of new route announcements and cancellations. And it seems that the $99 fares weren’t …
Read MoreTurns Out You’re Not Guaranteed Centurion Lounge Access at All Times
One of the great perks of The Platinum Card® From American Express is Centurion Lounge access. There are Centurion Lounges currently in nine airports, with lounges in Denver (DEN) and Los Angeles (LAX) under construction and another planned at New York’s JFK. Platinum and Centurion cardholders with up to two guests can visit the lounge anytime …
Read MoreSouthwest Launching Seven New Caribbean Routes
Southwest is expanding south yet again! TPG‘s #1 Best Airlines for Families is adding seven new routes to places typically known more for adult parties. On March 9, 2019, Southwest is launching new routes to Cancun, Los Cabos, Punta Cana and Montego Bay. According to the airline route gurus at Routes Online, here are the …
Read MoreAA Now Has Live TV on 100+ Aircraft. Here’s Where and What You Can Watch
American Airlines is in the process of revolutionizing its fleet — both in good ways and bad. One way that the world’s largest airline is continually making passenger-friendly strides is in Wi-Fi connectivity and in-flight entertainment. Whether it’s on seat-back screens or streaming entertainment to your own device from AA’s free Wi-Fi-enabled entertainment library, AA flyers already have …
Read MoreDeal Alert: Flights to the Maldives From $717 Round-Trip
Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts. Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an …
Read MoreHurricane Lane Causing Catastrophic Flooding in Parts of Hawaii
While Hurricane Lane has been downgraded to a tropical storm, the Hawaiian Islands aren’t out of the danger zone yet. The major concern: rain. As with Hurricane Harvey, the expected rainfall totals have increased with each update of Hurricane Lane — from “isolated maximum amounts of 20 inches” on Tuesday to “excessive rainfall up to 30 …
Read MoreDeal Alert: Award Flights to Europe From 24,000 SkyMiles Round-Trip
Last week, Delta ran an unadvertised award sale to Europe with jaw-dropping fares as low as 22,000 SkyMiles round-trip. Today, the airline is back with an award sale that’s nearly as good. Although there are only a few routes listed by Delta, we are finding numerous other destinations that are discounted — and some are even …
Read MoreSouthwest Is Switching to Dynamic Pricing for EarlyBird Check In
If you’re not a fan of checking in for your Southwest flight right at 24 hours prior to departure, Southwest offers a service called EarlyBird Check In that automatically checks you into your flight at 36 hours to departure. This ensures that you get the best possible boarding position — meaning a better seat selection — without …
Read MoreAmazing Deal Alert: Award Flights to Europe From 22,000 SkyMiles Round-Trip
While we’ve recently seen some enticing Delta award flash sales (e.g. domestic: 10,000 miles round-trip, Mexico: 12,000 miles round-trip, Asia: 40,000 miles round-trip, Australia: 58,000 miles round-trip), today’s might be the best ever. Nonstop flights to Europe are currently pricing as low as 22,000 SkyMiles round-trip. It’s rare to book an award ticket to Europe for anything …
Read MoreScore InterContinental Award Nights From 12,500 Points via This IHG Promotion
If you’re looking for a getaway to Mexico or Central America, the price of some hotel options have just been cut in half. IHG is offering award nights at few dozen properties at 50% off the standard award rate. Now through August 13, book an award stay at any of the 33 participating hotels for 50% …
Read MoreQatar Extends Its Unofficial A350-1000 Tour of the US With a New Destination
On Monday, the US will experience its first-ever Airbus A350-1000 flight thanks to Qatar flying a one-off flight using its newest aircraft type. If you’re still interested in making last-minute plans to make the flight, there’s currently 29 unassigned seats in Qsuite and the flight still has three business class award seats available. But, if that’s too …
Read MoreThe Best Double Beds in the Sky and How to Book Them
While some travelers may argue that the glory days of air travel are behind us, we at The Points Guy believe that we’re actually in a Golden Age of Travel. Sure, seats in economy may have never been tighter, but inflation-adjusted airfares have never been lower. Flights to both Hawaii and Europe are now regularly in the $300s and …
Read MoreA Look Inside the First Airbus A220-300
At a ceremony Tuesday morning in Toulouse, France, Airbus officially introduced its newest aircraft: the Airbus A220. That said, the only new part of this aircraft is its name. Prior to today, the Airbus A220-100 was the Bombardier C Series CS100 and the Airbus A220-300 was known as the Bombardier C Series CS300. Still, when …
Read MoreDeal Alert: US Cities to Jordan, Israel and Dubai From $549 Round-Trip
Want to see the latest flight deals as soon as they’re published? Follow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to text message alerts from our deals feed, @tpg_alerts. Airfare deals are typically only available on limited dates. We recommend you use Google Flights to find dates to fly, then book through an …
Read MoreDelta Flash Sale: Fly to Asia From 40,000 SkyMiles Round-Trip
If you want to fly to Asia with Delta SkyMiles, now is the time. Delta is back with another sale on award flights, this time on flights to multiple Asian destinations. While we’ve seen similar promotions, such as 65,000 miles round-trip and 50,000 miles round-trip, this offer sets a new low, with economy award flights starting …
Read MoreAmerican Airlines Settles Fare Collusion Lawsuit for $45 Million
The fare collusion lawsuit against the four largest US-based airlines is heating up. After the airlines repeatedly failed to get the case thrown out, Southwest settled in January 2018 for $15 million — and agreed to cooperate with plaintiffs. Now, American Airlines is settling the case for $45 million with a similar required flip against the …
Read MoreAmerican Airlines Announces Twice-Daily Service to a Town With Fewer Than 36,000 Residents
American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, is ever-expanding its network. In May, AA launched new routes to Prague and Budapest and added a new route to Venice. Not long after that AA announced new service to Hawaii and the Caribbean. Although some of these routes might be a bit of a stretch, this week AA …
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