Alaska Airlines is making a big move in Dallas.
06.02.2025 - 12:01 / insider.com / Virgin Atlantic
A number of major airlines are rolling out a new baggage service that will come in handy for anyone using AirTags.
Virgin Atlantic and Lufthansa announced this week that passengers can now share the location of their AirTags with customer service teams to help find and retrieve their lost luggage.
Lufthansa said in a press release that passengers can now "privately and securely" share the location of an AirTag with their baggage tracing service.
"The group's airlines integrate this information into their systems accordingly and can therefore digitally support baggage tracking," said the German carrier, which also owns Austrian, Swiss, Brussels Airlines and ITA Airways.
Corneel Koster, COO at Virgin Atlantic, said the innovation would give customers peace of mind on progress to locate a mislaid bag.
In November, Apple announced it was working with more than 15 airlines, including United, British Airways, Vueling, and Qantas on incorporating a new "Find My" software feature of iOS 18.2 into their "customer service process for locating mishandled or delayed bags."
Aviation news site Paddle Your Own Kanoo reports that the AirTag location-sharing feature also has additional security measures. Passengers can stop sharing the AirTag's location with the airline at any point, and location-sharing ends as soon as bags are returned.
"We have been able to achieve significant improvements in the last few months in the area of baggage tracing," said Lufthansa's Oliver Schmitt. "The integration of our customers' AirTag data opens up additional possibilities for us to act even more efficiently and quickly."
Lufthansa's integration of AirTags into its baggage tracing service comes after the airline briefly banned active AirTags in 2022.
As BI previously reported, the ban was scrapped a few days later after the airline decided the tracking devices did "not pose a safety risk."
Alaska Airlines is making a big move in Dallas.
Avelo Airlines is getting set to bolster its East Coast footprint with two new bases in North Carolina, as well as new international service that launches this weekend.
There has been a flurry of new, and exciting, airline routes launched over the last several months. From Icelandair’s Miami to Reykjavík route, to American Airlines’ New York City to Charleston, SC, there are new routes for every type of traveler. However, despite the new routes, some airlines have been cutting back services Avelo Airlines, a Houston-based discount carrier, recently confirmed to Travel + Leisure that it would cut back service from Connecticut's Bradley International Airport. The airline will exit its routes to Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, NC (ILM) as well as Concord-Padgett Regional Airport in Concord, NC (USA). Both routes will end on March 30, 2025, and passengers with tickets after this date can contact the airline for rebooking. The changes come as Avelo says it will refocus their efforts on only international departures from the Bradley International Airport, and operate domestic flights from New Haven, CT at the Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN). The airline will also end routes from Wilmington Airport (ILG) in New Castle, DE to both Concord, NC (USA) and Atlanta, GA (ATL). All four of the routes generated low demand, according to an airline spokesperson.
Airlines are watching closely for any sign of changing travel patterns between the U.S. and Canada after President Donald Trump's threat of steep tariffs on Canadian goods prompted outrage among denizens of the Great White North.
A new flight route makes a warm-weather getaway to Florida easier, and cheaper.Frontier Airlines recently launched service to Miami International Airport from the Bradley International Airport in Hartford, CT. In celebration of the new route, Frontier is offering discounts with one-way fares as low as $49. The service officially began on February 13, 2025, and operates three times a week, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The $49 discounted fares are available for purchase through April 21, 2025, and can be used for travel until May 21, 2025.
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An airline losing your luggage is a surefire way to ruin the start of a holiday. You don't want to have to be buying emergency clothes when you should be sipping cocktails on the beach instead.
In the span of just a few weeks, the United States has seen a trio of fatal plane crashes in Alaska, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. The latter resulted in 67 deaths, making it the deadliest aviation accident in the country since 2001.
A merger of America's two largest budget airlines appears increasingly unlikely.
Travelers have more ways to save on spring break and summer vacations.Allegiant Airlines, a discount carrier based in Las Vegas, recently released dozens of last-minute flight deals to popular vacation destinations including Fort Lauderdale, Sarasota, Orlando, and Tampa. Best of all, many of the flight deals are under $50 one-way, making them perfect for families or travelers looking to save. Travel + Leisure spotted a variety of one-way deals, including: