You may (or likely may not) remember about 16 months ago we shared the story of how Delta was launching Pittsburgh to Paris flights.  At the time we wondered how Delta could possibly make Pittsburgh – Paris work when at the same time Northwest, with its huge hub at Detroit, had canceled its Detroit – [...]

An odd one:
A Ryanair passenger flying from Krakow to East Midlands (in the UK) received a scratchcard for a contest that Ryanair was holding.  Like an instant win lottery ticket, the winner would receive 10,000 Euro.  This passenger got on board the flight, scratched off his card, and learned that he won the prize.  He [...]

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) apologized yesterday for calling a US Airways flight attendant a “bitch” after she asked him to end his cellphone conversation prior to takeoff on a Shuttle flight from LaGuardia to Washington.  His seatmate, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) originally said that Schumer had been polite the entire time.  But then it turns [...]

Yes, I’m back after a slightly more brief hiatus than I had predicted.  I’ll have new stories tomorrow…
One bit of housekeeping:  I’m going to post one story a day from now on.  If you’re reading on the website (versus on a reader or via email), that’ll be in the top section labeled Top News.  If [...]

After 5 1/2 years of writing this site nearly every day, I’ve decided I need a short break – just until June 1st. Or maybe a bit earlier.  Or a bit later.  But roughly then.  I think most people read this site through a feed, so you’ll find out when I’m back that way.  Or [...]

JetBlue has $14 fares on flights from San Francisco to JFK, San Francisco to Long Beach, and Long Beach to San Francisco (JFK-SFO is already sold out).  Book today (April 2) for flights thru April 8.  Hurry!

JetBlue is having a 1-day sale today (March 4) to a bunch of destinations (see here for full list).  Some of the better deals:  Charlotte to Boston or JFK, $29; JFK to SFO or Long Beach, $69; JFK to St Maarten, $69.  The catch?  Only good Tuesdays/Wednesdays March 10-April 1.

Airline ticket sales through travel agencies dropped 25% in January versus the previous January, an astounding drop considering December saw only a 7% fall off versus the prior year.  Travel agency sales, which represent roughly half of airline ticket sales in total, are a leading indicator since most of those sales are for flights in [...]

The OTR is taking a bit of a break and heading off to Cartagena for a few days.  We’ll be back rested and ready to go on Monday, February 3.  Have a great week

JetBlue announced that it will launch nonstop service from Orlando to San Jose, Costa Rica, on March 26th, with fares starting at $99 each way.
JetBlue has built a focus city in Orlando, with nonstop service to 22 cities, with a growing number of cities in Latin America, including Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Cancun; Bogota, Colombia; [...]