Transportation

National, Enterprise Extend Elite Status Into 2022By Michael B. Baker

National Car Rental's Emerald Club and Enterprise Rent-A-Car's Enterprise Plus loyalty programs each are extending elite status for members by a year.... KEEP READING

Southwest Content to Go Live in Apollo, Worldspan in Early MayBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines will be fully live in both the Apollo and Worldspan global distribution systems on May 4, Southwest Business VP Dave Harvey said.... KEEP READING

U.S. Airlines Reach Agreements for Federal Stimulus AidBy Michael B. Baker

U.S. carriers have reached agreements for aid they will receive under the federal government's Covid-19 relief stimulus package, approved last month.... KEEP READING

Singapore Airlines Sweetens Voucher Offer with BonusesBy Michael B. Baker

Singapore Airlines is incentivizing travelers to opt for credit for canceled tickets rather than refunds by offering a bonus on flight credits, based on... KEEP READING

Delta Extends Change Fee Waiver, Social Distancing Policies Through JuneBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines has extended its change fee waiver by one month, now applying to travel through the end of June.... KEEP READING

Delta Changes Boarding Process to Maximize Space Between PassengersBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines has altered its boarding process to minimize the need for travelers to pass one another when getting to their seats.... KEEP READING

OAG: Airline Capacity Cuts Slowed, But Recovery Start At Least a Month AwayBy Michael B. Baker

The global airline industry's capacity cuts might be nearing the bottom, with week-over-week reductions over the past week reaching their lowest level... KEEP READING

American Airlines Extends Elite Status Into 2022By Michael B. Baker

American Airlines is extending current AAdvantage elite status for its members through Jan. 31, 2022.... KEEP READING

Buyers Grapple With Cascade of Unused Air TicketsBy Michael B. Baker & Dawit Habtemariam

Many corporate travel programs will emerge from the Covid-19 crisis with millions of dollars' worth of airline vouchers or refunds, which will require... KEEP READING

Amtrak to Receive $1B from CARES ActBy Michael B. Baker

Amtrak will receive more than $1 billion under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to offset revenue losses and maintain networks,... KEEP READING

Delta Changes Seating Policies to Practice Social DistancingBy Michael B. Baker

Next week, Delta Air Lines will begin blocking middle seats and cutting back on the number of passengers per flight to abide by social distancing... KEEP READING

Southwest Halves June ScheduleBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines will reduce capacity 50 percent from June 6 through June 27, operating about 2,000 flights per day during that period.... KEEP READING

JetBlue Consolidates Service in Major Metro RegionsBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue is consolidating operations in five major U.S. markets for eight weeks beginning April 15, coinciding with its plans to cut April capacity 80... KEEP READING

Ground Transportation, Overlooked but Essential, Needs More ReliefBy DK Consulting CEO David Kilduff

There's a lot of talk about bailing out the airlines, which have been quite profitable since 2008. But let's talk about what's getting overlooked... KEEP READING

Alaska Extends Loyalty Program Status Through 2021By Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines is extending current Mileage Plan status levels through Dec. 31, 2021, the carrier announced on Tuesday.... KEEP READING

More Articles