Airline Program News & Updates

Cheap flights from Toronto, Canada to Curacao for only $422 CAD roundtrip with United Airlines

Throughout the week, our team shares articles they’ve stumbled upon which may interest our readers, even if they might not otherwise merit a full post. Here are some of the things we found interesting this week: The team does a non-travel-challenge, Southwest gets trolled by the Onion, and cans are up for debate. Guess who […] The post The team does a non-travel-challenge, Southwest gets tro

If you were hoping for extra privacy onboard United Airlines’ new 787-9 by sliding your suite door shut in Polaris Business Class, you’ll have to wait a bit longer. Until these doors are certified, you will not be able close them. United Polaris Suite Doors Will Be Locked Open At

View From The Wing also covered United’s new Polaris business-class suites with doors, confirming the doors are being kept locked for now rather than usable at launch. This is mostly a product/expectations update for flyers tracking United’s premium cabin rollout.

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Cheap flights from Gothenburg, Sweden to Washington DC, USA for only €334 roundtrip with American Airlines, Finnair and British Airways.

Cheap flights from Minneapolis to Kahului, Hawaii for only $463 roundtrip with Alaska Airlines. Also works in reverse.

Air Canada Flight Attendants Are Furious About Better Seats And Service

United Hopes To Turn High Oil Prices Into An Advantage, As It Cuts Flights

United says it plans to reduce flying by 5% while facing a major fuel-cost increase. It’s broader airline news rather than a loyalty change, but capacity cuts can affect route availability and award-booking patterns.

Etihad resumed commercial operations the other week after the war with Iran began on February 28, resulting in a couple of days of complete flight groundings

An Air India fight bound for Canada ended up exactly where it started, after a seven-hour ”flight to nowhere.” While it’s common to see diversions for mechanical or medical reasons, what’s interesting here is that the issue seemed to be due to a technicality more than anything…

It has been almost three weeks since the start of Israel’s and the US’s war against Iran, which has created chaos in the Middle East and around the Gulf

Qatar Airways grounded most of its flights for close to three weeks, operating only about 15 departing flights daily from Doha and some point-to-point services between Europe and Asia to move stranded passengers. The airline significantly increased its...

Lufthansa is testing less cleaning in coach on 20 short-haul routes while continuing to clean business class between flights. The move turns cabin cleaning into a class divide, with premium passengers still getting tidy seats while travelers in back may find dirtier lavatories and trash in the seat back pockets. Now that Southwest Airlines sells seat assignments, and has extra legroom seats, they&

Upgraded Points added a fresh write-up on United's new Polaris Studio concept, including the roughly $499 each-way upcharge and what travelers get for it. The story matters because it signals how United plans to monetize premium-cabin differentiation on top of standard Polaris.

A new source adds detail on United’s new Polaris Studio / next-gen Polaris rollout, including the higher-end front-row business-class concept and onboard perks. Together with today’s route coverage, it sharpens the picture of where United is positioning its newest premium product.