New York
New York’s Airports See Record Passenger Traffic in 2013
New York City’s two airports set records in 2013 for air passenger traffic as the city’s population also reached new record levels.
John F. Kennedy International Airport saw a record 50 million passengers pass through its gates in 2013 and also saw more international passengers, roughly 26 million, than ever before. LaGuardia Airport set a new record for international passengers with approximately 1.6 million, mostly traveling to and from Canada, using …
LOT Polish Airlines Elite Club Business Class Dreamliner Flight 26 Warsaw-New York – Review
Warsaw Chopin Airport, named after Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, is the country’s busiest airport, handling roughly 40% of all traffic and serving over 30 foreign airlines. Major international connections include London, Chicago, Frankfurt, Paris, and Amsterdam, while, on the domestic side, most connecting passengers travel to and from Kraków, Wrocław, and Gdańsk.
Warsaw Chopin is the main hub of LOT Polish Airlines, the country’s flag carrier and the first European airline …
American Airlines and US Airways Launch Codeshare
American Airlines, which merged with US Airways last December, announced that the two airlines have implemented the first phase of their codeshare agreement between on Monday.
Phase one of the codeshare agreement covers select flights from both airlines in major markets. Passengers can already book codeshare flights on both airlines for travel starting on January 23.
Travelers will be able to book flights covered by the codeshare on a single itinerary along with …
Marriott Opens North America’s Tallest Hotel in Manhattan
Marriott announced the opening of a combined Courtyard by Marriott and Residence Inn by Marriott property in Manhattan, New York City. The 68-story property is the tallest hotel building in North America.
The Courtyard by Marriott Hotel is located on floors 6 through 33, and has 378 rooms. Each room features a modern design and spacious bathroom. The hotel’s restaurant, The Bistro, offers snacks, cocktails, wine, and beer.
The Residence Inn by …
American Airlines to Launch Airbus A321 Transcon Fleet Tuesday
[Editor’s note: a detailed review of the A321T’s launch flight was published live from the aircraft and can be read here.]
American Airlines is introducing its brand new Airbus A321 transcontinental sub-fleet Tuesday to passengers Tuesday with initial flights between New York and Los Angeles.
The new planes are replacing the much larger Boeing 767-200s that have been used on the airline’s premium transcon routes linking New York with San Francisco and …
Storm Causes JetBlue to Suspend Operations
In the wake of record-setting low temperatures and icy conditions, JetBlue has suspended operations at various Northeast airports. Beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, the airline reduced operations at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia, Newark, and Boston Logan.
Operations at these airports are scheduled to resume around 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. The airline is expected to be 100% fully operational by 3:00 p.m.
The cause of the carrier’s suspended …
My First Mileage Run
A mileage run, in more common parlance a trip whose sole purpose is to garner miles used for status in an airline’s frequent-flyer program, is, in certain circles, quite common. Many frequent flyers seek out inexpensive tickets with routings that maximize the number of miles in a trip, and many strive to accomplish their flying all in one day, in order to minimize the amount of time consumed by the …
