An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022.Joshua Roberts | ReutersAlaska Air Group's executives spent months working on its plan to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines. The airlines' leaders will now spend many more trying to...
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, May 7, 2023.Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines and its pilots union are closing in on a new contract that would raise pay for the carrier's more than 11,000 aviators and...
A Spirit Airlines plane takes off at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, June 1, 2023.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesSpirit Airlines is offering voluntary exit packages to salaried employees, the budget carrier's latest cost-cutting measure as it expects financial strains to continue next year.The airline has been facing...
Passengers make their way through the terminal as they travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on Nov. 22, 2023.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersIn air travel, minutes matter.A few moments could be the difference between making and missing a connection for passengers —...
Travelers wait in line to check in for their flights at a Delta Airlines ticket counter at Orlando International Airport during the busy Christmas holiday season on December 28, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.Paul Hennessy | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesAirlines expect record travel demand this Thanksgiving. Executives say they're...
Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesLike hurricanes, blizzards or wildfires, Taylor Swift is now prompting an airline to waive ticket-change fees.The popstar said she was postponing a show in Argentina's capital scheduled for Friday until Sunday because of heavy rain, writing on X, the platform...
A Frontier Airlines airplane taxis past a Spirit Airlines aircraft at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana.Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFORT WORTH, Texas — Airlines have a record 260 million seats to fill this quarter, and to do it, they're offering fares that will run you about...
United Airlines planes at Denver International Airport.Leslie Josephs/CNBCUnited Airlines plans to make it easier for customers to earn elite status through co-branded Chase credit cards, the latest airline to tweak its lucrative frequent flyer program to reward big spenders.The airline isn't changing overall requirements for elite frequent flyer status...
Delta Airlines planes sit at Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City.Eric Thayer | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines is cutting some corporate jobs in an effort to reduce costs as the industry grapples with higher expenses such as for fuel and...
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft as seen landing at dusk time at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA in Arlington County, Virginia over the Potomac River in the United States of America flying over water and buildings.Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines flight attendants would get 36%...