#Airline launches ‘only adult’ section for international flight

#Airline launches ‘only adult’ section for international flight

A Turkish-Dutch airline is looking to remove the disruption of children’s noises by offering an “only adult zone” for flights and people traveling without kids between Amsterdam and Curaçao.   Turkish-Dutch Corendon Airlines said it is introducing “only adult zones” for flights between Amsterdam and Curaçao starting Nov. 3.  “This zone on the plane is intended…

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#FAA outage: What happened and how airlines are responding

#FAA outage: What happened and how airlines are responding

FAA outage: What happened and how airlines are responding The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) blamed a corrupted database file for a system outage on Wednesday morning, but many questions still remain as airlines deal with the fallout from thousands of delayed and canceled flights. The FAA ordered airlines to temporarily halt all domestic departures on…

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#Southwest’s holiday travel meltdown to cost airline 0M

#Southwest’s holiday travel meltdown to cost airline $400M

“Southwest’s holiday travel meltdown to cost airline $400M” Southwest Airlines expects a nearly $1B hit to its bottom line after a winter storm and technology meltdown led to nearly 17,000 canceled flights and stranded hundreds of thousands of holiday travelers. The cancellations will result in a pretax hit of $725 million to $825 million in…

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#Frontier Airlines gives free flights for adopting cats

#Frontier Airlines gives free flights for adopting cats

“Frontier Airlines gives free flights for adopting cats” It’s the purr-fect thank you. Frontier Airlines will provide free flight vouchers to whoever adopts one of three kittens, who were named after airlines, from a Las Vegas-based animal shelter, the carrier says. The cats — named Frontier, Spirit and Delta — are recent arrivals at the…

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#JetBlue revenue takes hit from soft travel demand in December

#JetBlue revenue takes hit from soft travel demand in December

“JetBlue revenue takes hit from soft travel demand in December” JetBlue Airways said Tuesday that the low-cost airline’s revenue is taking a bit of a hit after demand fell short of expectations this month.  The New York City-based air carrier announced in a securities filing that “the expected very strong close-in demand for December reflected in its prior…

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#Spirit Airlines shareholders approve .8B merger with JetBlue

#Spirit Airlines shareholders approve $3.8B merger with JetBlue

“Spirit Airlines shareholders approve $3.8B merger with JetBlue” Spirit Airlines shareholders voted Wednesday to accept a $3.8 billion buyout from JetBlue Airways, but the deal could still face a challenge from federal antitrust regulators. JetBlue emerged as the winner in a bidding war with Frontier to acquire Spirit, the nation’s biggest budget airline. Spirit announced…

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# Web3 technologies could be a game changer for the travel industry

# Web3 technologies could be a game changer for the travel industry

” Web3 technologies could be a game changer for the travel industry “ Many companies and industries are incorporating Web3 technologies into their business structures, and the travel industry is no exception. On Wednesday, Flybondi, an Argentinian airline, announced a strategic alliance with TravelX, a blockchain technology company responsible for tokenizing flight tickets. The partnership…

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