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Discount airlines are rolling out the deals to welcome passengers back on planes.Spirit Airlines recently released a variety of one way flight deals for under $40, including to popular locations such as Atlanta, Detroit, Las Vegas, Orlando, and more.  The discounted rates are available on Spirit's Popular Flight Deals page, where passengers can enter in their home airport and maximum budget to see which flights are available from their city. For example, if a passenger searched with Atlanta as their home airport, they would see options for one way flights to Fort Lauderdale for $39, or flights to Houston for $29. The tool can be helpful when travelers know they want to get away, but aren’t exactly sure where. Travel + Leisure spotted a variety of deals including:

Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet is getting on the free Wi-Fi bandwagon.

Avelo Airlines announced a whopping 18 new routes and three new destinations as part of what the startup carrier billed as the "largest expansion in company history."

Planning and booking a fall or winter getaway just got cheaper. Southwest Airlines recently announced a new Wanna Get Away fare sale with airfares as low as $49 one-way to popular destinations. Best of all, travelers can snag discounted tickets to Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and other warm destinations throughout the winter. The fare sale ends on July 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST, and is valid on travel through January 29, 2025.  The sale may be especially helpful for anyone planning a vacation to Hawaii, as inter-island travel is also discounted. Passengers can score $49 one-way flights from Honolulu International Airport to Hilo (Hawaii Island), Kahului (Maui), and Kona. Travel + Leisure spotted a variety of the $49 one-way fares available including:

Delta Air Lines has been in the spotlight of the airline industry this week following a five-day-long operational meltdown that led to more than 5,000 flight cancellations and stranded passengers and their checked bags for days.

The holidays came early for deal-seeking travelers.Frontier Airlines recently revealed a “Christmas in July” airfare sale that provides discounts on flights around the United States for as low as $19 one-way.Travel + Leisure spotted deals available from major airports including Atlanta, Nashville, Cleveland, Denver, Las Vegas, Orlando, and more for as low as $19 one-way, as listed on Frontier’s website The fare sale ends on July 25, 2024 at 11:59pm ET, and is valid for tickets through November 13, 2024. However, travelers are advised of several restrictions on when they can use the tickets — such as only flying from Monday through Thursday, and Saturday. There are also time periods where the promotion does not apply, such as select weekends.  While many of Frontier's fares are lower in the promotion, the $19 one-way promotional fares are exclusive to members of the airline's paid membership program, Discount Den. The program provides members access to lower prices, free flights for kids, and other perks.  One exciting part of the deal is it also includes discounted airfare to popular international routes. Travelers can score $89 flights from either Miami, FL or Atlanta, GA to Cancun, Mexico. The fare sale also offers $109 flights from Dallas, TX to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.  Other popular one-way flight routes in the promotion include:

Delta Air Lines says its operations are getting back on track, signaling the likely end of a multi-day meltdown that's seen the carrier cancel more than 5,000 flights since an IT outage on Friday.

The top boss of SAP Concur, the most-used travel and expense management platform, said the company had made significant strides with its newest travel booking platform.

Aside from the Refugee Team, the Palestinian squad will be the only one at the Paris 2024 Olympics with the majority of its athletes living outside their home country.

The Biden administration is opening up an investigation into Delta Air Lines as the carrier's operational meltdown stretched to a fifth day of mass cancellations in the wake of an IT outage affecting industries worldwide on Friday.

Delta's flight disruptions have continued as hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed on Tuesday, which has now led to the Department of Transportation to open an investigation into the airline.

Qatar Airways flies one of the best business class seats in the sky, and now the airline is upping its game with a 2.0 version.

By stacking current offers from Citi and Air France-KLM's Flying Blue program, you can score a one-way flight to Europe for as little as 12,000 credit card points (plus fees and taxes).

It's been a tumultuous few days at U.S. airports. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights since an IT outage affecting Microsoft clients Friday upended operations at industries around the world — including air travel.

Cancellations at Delta Air Lines continue to pile up more than 72 hours after an IT outage affecting industries around the world first disrupted travel Friday.

Jul 20, 2024 • 4 min read

Flight cancellations continue to climb this weekend in the wake of Friday's IT outage that wreaked havoc globally — affecting everything from air travel to banking and critical infrastructure.

Airports across the United States slowly descended into chaos early Friday after a worldwide tech outage disrupted flights and stranded passengers.

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