JetBlue's Tulum nonstops: Airline is latest to add flights to Mexico's newest airport

Celebrate the new year with a discounted business-class trip to London. JetBlue Mint fares are starting at $1,858 on nonstop flights from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

It's staggering how many people can pass through the world's busiest airports in a year, especially considering the proportion of people who fly regularly is quite small—only 1.5-2 flights per year for the average person, depending on the data used. For passengers, it's helpful to know which are the busiest airports, the busiest routes and which airlines and airports can get its travelers through on time, with the least delays.

Delta will add 9 flights and 1,272 additional seats for football fans headed to Houston from Detroit and Seattle.

Mexico’s new army-run airline took to the skies this week with its first commercial flight.

Another year has come and gone, and boy was this was a busy one for airline network planners across the country and around the world.

Airports can be stressful places—especially during the holiday travel season, with long lines and people running around late for their flights. So what are the airports to avoid?

2023 has been a challenging year for air travel, with the aviation industry plagued by strikes, system hiccups and disruptive weather conditions.

Virgin Atlantic will make it easier to fly between the United States and the United Kingdom next summer with added frequencies to both New York City and Boston.

In-flight internet connectivity has come a long way since 2003, when Connexion by Boeing launched and Lufthansa and British Airways became the first airlines to test it out. Airlines depended on ground stations that would relay signals when flying over land, switching to satellite connectivity when flying oceanic. It was slow.

The Yucatan peninsula has welcomed the first part of a new tourist train that's being constructed to connect the region’s many resorts and archeological sites.Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attended opening ceremonies on Friday for what will ultimately be a 950-mile train line, which has been named the Maya Train. The $20 billion project is expected to be complete by February, according to a report from Associated Press. Once finished, the train will operate a rough loop around the Yucatan peninsula.The rail segment opened right now runs between the colonial Gulf coast city of Campeche and the popular tourist destination of Cancun. It's a stretch of train line that amounts to about one-third of the entire project.The train journey between Campeche and Cancun will take about 5 1/2 hours. The train will travel at an average speed of 50 miles per hour, Associated Press reported.

On the coast of the western Mexico state of Nayarit, the Pacific Ocean meets the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains. The lush, sand-cushioned shoreline, dependably blue skies, and warm weather offer an ideal—and idyllic—winter pause. Perfect for swimming, surfing, humpback whale watching, and multihued sunsets, the lush and hilly peninsula of Punta de Mita (also called Punta Mita) is home to a slew of luxury resorts, private real estate, and white sand beaches. Its close proximity to many other coastal spots on the Riviera Nayarit means there’s plenty to explore.

The other day, I was helping a friend book a JetBlue flight.