JFK
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JetBlue to New Yorkers: Welcome Aboard for $10 If You Book By Tonight
Rudy Maxa's Saavy Traveler Blog &bull Mar 8, 2010
JetBlue launches one-day, last-minute sale of $10 tickets from New York's JFK airport good for travel the next two days. Full Story »
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JetBlue launches $10 sale to first 10 destinations
MSNBC Travel &bull Mar 8, 2010
JetBlue is holding a one-day sale offering $10 fares between New York's JFK airport and the carrier's first 10 destinations in celebration of its 10th year of operation. Full Story »
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JFK Airport is Constipation International
Travel Babel &bull Mar 5, 2010
New York's already congested John F. Kennedy International Airport has gotten that much worse with the shutdown of the longest of its four runways for repaving. The Bay Runway, which pilots know as 13R-31L, sticks out into Jamaica Bay. The… Full Story »
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Rain, snow pound some Northeast states
CNN.com Travel &bull Feb 25, 2010
Rain soaked some parts of New York as residents braced for snow and more blizzard-like conditions, said Rob Marciano, CNN meteorologist. Farther upstate, at least 2 feet of snow fell near Albany, New York. The storm is expected to hover… Full Story »
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El Al Wins Best Airline Security Award and They Actually Deserve It
Jaunted &bull Feb 24, 2010
We think of El Al getting Global Traveler's Best Airline Security award the same way we approach The Amazing Race winning the annual Outstanding Reality-Competition Program Emmy: who else would get it? The designation, voted on by over 25,000 of… Full Story »
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Landing Gear Maintenance Tips
Aviation Week &bull Feb 24, 2010
On Sept. 21, 2005, a scheduled airline Airbus 320 took off from Bob Hope Airport (BUR) in Burbank, Calif., bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), carrying 140 passengers and six crewmembers. While on climb-out, the copilot attempted to retract the landing gear, but the nose gear would not successfully return to the stowed position even after several attempts. The crew requested permission to make a flyby of their maintenance base at nearby Long Beach Municipal Airport (LGB), to try to get a visual indication of the problem. During the low pass, ground crew noticed that the nose landing… Full Story »
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Ugly airports - dysfunctional and dingy
MSNBC Travel &bull Feb 24, 2010
We know, we know: about 90 percent of the world's airports - from jam-packed hubs like Frankfurt, Germany, to dusty outposts like Muscat, Oman - could easily compete for the title of world's ugliest. After all, while each beautiful airport… Full Story »
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Which airports do travelers like?
CNN.com Travel &bull Feb 24, 2010
Whether it's hunting for a parking space, waiting in line to check bags, making it through security, finding your gate and scrounging for a decent meal -- the mad scramble to finally buckle in can be as exhausting as spending your flight confined to a tiny seat. They were asked to grade their departing and arriving airports on categories like accessibility, the check-in experience, the security process, the level… Full Story »
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Reviews
eezeer.com via @eezeerairport &bull Feb 23, 2010Easy: create your eezeer account, or use your existing facebook or twitter account to sign in. Full Story »
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American Airlines adding international routes from New York's JFK airport
Elliott Blog &bull Feb 22, 2010
American Airlines is expanding its international service to and from New York this spring. Its inaugurating three additional routes between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and San Jose, Costa Rica; Madrid, Spain and Manchester, England. The flights to Costa… Full Story »
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Sometimes, collecting frequent flyer miles with a credit card pays off
Gadling &bull Feb 22, 2010
Are frequent flyer miles worth collecting anymore? I've asked that question elsewhere, and have been advocating the use of credit cards paying up to 5% cash back as a better alternative for many travelers who rack up most of their miles using airline-affiliated credit cards. For many people, now that there are new fees associated with cashing… Full Story »
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Olympics Fever Finally Grabs Us By The Ice Skates
Jaunted &bull Feb 19, 2010
FAME: All about the Olympics, straight from Vancouver! A complete mini-guide to visiting Bruges, Belgium Foursquare and travel: a match made in app heaven Also: LOTS of new travel tips this week, like how to ride Hong Kong's Star Ferry!… Full Story »
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British Airways new New York/London City Airport flights
The Airfarewatchdog Blog &bull Feb 19, 2010
Remember EOS, the all-business class airline with just a few dozen seats? Oh how we miss it. But now British Airways is trying something similar, with the added twist that flights land not at congested, far away London Heathrow, but… Full Story »
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American adds three international routes from New York JFK
USAtoday.com- Today in the Sky &bull Feb 19, 2010
American Airlines says it will "expand its international presence in New York this spring" by adding nonstop service on three routes from JFK Airport. AA will begin flying to San Jose, Costa Rica on April 6, to Madrid on May… Full Story »
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J.D. Power: Best and Worst Airports for Customer Satisfaction
Rick Seaney &bull Feb 18, 2010FareCompare.com presides over a kingdom of sophisticated software that searches out fares and destinations at a billion combinations per query - while keeping track of 500 airlines serving more than 270,000 markets around the globe. That's why Rick and the… Full Story »
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Decoding TSA security bins
Gadling &bull Feb 18, 2010
Filed under: United States , Airports Bin advertising at TSA security checkpoints has been around for a couple years. What's new is that more airports are rolling out bins that are now labeled with letters and numbers. I first noticed… Full Story »
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Airports discover courtesy helps the bottom line
MSNBC Travel &bull Feb 18, 2010
At Virginia's Richmond International Airport, a baggage system technician found loose padding from a baby seat and hustled out to the parking deck to reunite the part with the pleasantly surprised owners of the seat. At Pittsburgh International, an electrician on his way to lunch stopped to use tape from his tool belt to fix a frazzled traveler's broken suitcase handle. In Los Angeles, airport ambassador Max Hofilena still gets a bit teary when sharing the story of how… Full Story »
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What are the world's '12 ugliest airports?'
USAtoday.com- Today in the Sky &bull Feb 17, 2010
From USA TODAY's Airport Check-in column: " 'Travel + Leisure' named the world's 12 ugliest airports in its latest issue. Some are familiar names that might get a nod of agreement from frequent travelers: New York JFK, Atlanta Hartsfield, Paris… Full Story »
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Commercial flights to Haiti to resume Friday
CNN.com Travel &bull Feb 16, 2010
Commercial flights ended on January 12, when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed more than 200,000 people and damaged many of the country's buildings, including some at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in the capital. The first flight will depart Miami International Airport in Florida at 6:40 a.m., arriving at 8:35 a.m. This is that crack in the dam that we so badly needed and our passengers so badly wanted, to start… Full Story »
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New York: Delta Plans to Demolish Old Pan Am Terminal at JFK This Summer
Jaunted &bull Feb 15, 2010
Remember when the fate of the stunning Eero Saarinen-designed TWA Terminal at New York's JFK Airport was up in the air? That is, until it was declared a national landmark and Jetblue finally swooped in and put it under renovation.… Full Story »
