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For the third year running, Delta has been named the carrier with the best on-time performance record in North America by the airline analytics company Cirium, which crunches data for 32 million global flights annually. Delta also won Cirium’s Platinum Award, determined by evaluating timeliness alongside the overall breadth of an airline’s operations.

Delta Air Lines said it plans to hire far fewer pilots in 2024 than in recent years, signaling a potential end to the airline industry’s post-pandemic hiring surge. 

A 6-year-old boy travelling to visit his grandma for Christmas was put on wrong flight and ended up 260 km away.

Get into the holiday spirit with Spirit Airlines’ flight sale that has trips across the country starting at just $42.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the United States has watched at least eight commercial airline brands disappear in a series of mergers in the industry.

Spirit is expanding its Puerto Rico schedule once again, debuting a brand-new flight from Fort Myers to the island territory.

From lost baggage to late refunds, passenger complaints against airlines skyrocketed earlier this year. 

JetBlue became the latest airline on Thursday to expand service to the popular Mexican vacation spot Tulum. 

Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines overwhelmingly rejected a new contract over the weekend. The move is the latest in the mounting tensions between cabin crew and U.S. airline management that could result in the industry’s first labor action in more than a decade.

When JetBlue introduced Mint in 2014, it wasn't long until the carrier started racking up the awards.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, December 5. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

The U.S. airline industry today is dominated by four big airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines. Together, they fly 78% of all of the seats in the U.S. market.

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines made a big announcement over the weekend—they entered into an agreement under which Alaska will purchase Hawaiian for $1.9 billion.

Alaska Airlines plans to purchase Hawaiian Airlines in a transaction that will likely take more than a year to complete and may make flights more expensive for travelers.

It’s just the latest tectonic shift in an airline industry always drifting toward consolidation. North America’s sixth-largest airline, Alaska Air, has reached a deal to buy struggling rival Hawaiian Airlines for $18 per share in an all-cash deal valued at $1.9 billion, including $900 million of Hawaiian’s debt.

Alaska Air Group CEO Ben Minicucci gave an eerily familiar line when asked about his view on U.S. government approval of the carrier’s proposed $1.9 billion merger with Hawaiian Airlines.

A U.S. Senate panel on Monday announced an investigation into airline fees for baggage, seat selection, ticket changes and other services, demanding justifications from the CEOs of five major carriers for these charges that generate billions of dollars in annual revenue for them.

It just got easier to plan a trip to the Riviera Maya in Mexico. United is the latest airline to announce that it will launch service directly to Tulum's soon-to-open airport. Specifically on March 31, it will begin service between several hubs and the popular beach destination.

The holidays are a time to spend with loved ones and, for many people, a season of giving. Points and miles can play a key role by making family travel cheaper and more attainable, whether for yourself or as a gift for someone else.

Spirit Airlines is celebrating Black Friday early with a series of deals offering everything from savings on hotels and vacations to discounts on airline points.

A former government official says a merger between JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines would increase competition instead of stifling it as the Department of Justice believes.