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JetBlue Airways will pay the first-ever penalty for delayed and cancelled flights.  The New York-based airline was recently placed under an investigation by the Department of Transportation over flights that were «chronically delayed» at least 145 times between June 2022 and November 2023.  The agency says it provided warnings to JetBlue about the delays, which occurred over five months, however the flight schedule continued, despite the repeated delays. As a result of the investigation, the government fined JetBlue $2 million. “Illegal chronic flight delays make flying unreliable for travelers,” U.S.

The holidays are past and Old Man Winter is here to stay. It’s a good time to get away.

The Transportation Department announced on Friday a $2 million penalty against JetBlue Airways for operating several flights on the East Coast that chronically arrived late in 2022 and 2023. Half of the money collected will go to the impacted passengers.

U.S. airlines are offering travel waivers to people impacted by the deadly New Year's Day attack in New Orleans' French Quarter. The waivers are meant to help travelers sort out their travel plans following the early morning incident, which authorities call an "act of terrorism" that killed at least 14 people and injured 30 others. Thousands of college football fans in New Orleans to attend the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame saw their travel plans scuttled once the game was postponed for a day following the attack.

Delta Air Lines took the title as the most on-time airline in the United States for 2024, maintaining a lead it held pretty consistently throughout the year.

British Airways is overhauling its loyalty program this year, switching to a revenue-based system and moving away from allowing travelers to earn points based on the route and fare class.

What was the most on-time airline — and airport — in the world in 2024?

British Airways is overhauling its loyalty program, shifting earning potential to be based on customer spending instead of miles flown.

Shortly after boarding her Turkish Airlines flight from Johannesburg to Istanbul last March, Patience Titcombe, 36, from Phoenix, noticed a small bug crawling on her seat when she got up to use the restroom.

JAL said the problem started on Thursday morning when the company's network connecting internal and external systems began malfunctioning. But airline officials insist that the attack had no impact on flight safety.

In 2025, travelers are venturing further around the globe and staying in their destinations longer, signaling a move toward authentic and immersive experiences—a trend also known as “slow travel."

The Boeing plane that crashed in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179, has a remarkable safety record.

Not even a week into 2024, it became clear that aviation safety would be a major theme of the year.

Sorry, leisure travelers: British Airways plans to shift to a revenue-based program for earning Tier Points, which determine status qualification within the airline.

New year, new routes.

Alaska Airlines’ footprint is growing both domestically and internationally.

Move over, Spotify Wrapped.

Korean Air is among the last airlines still flying the iconic Boeing 747, but it's scheduled to pull the jet from a particularly long US route in 2025.

This holiday season, it's been severe thunderstorms — not snow or ice — that have proven to be main hurdle for the millions of travelers headed to airports.

American Airlines offers two primary types of travel credits: "trip credits" and "flight credits."

The countdown is on to score a great deal when purchasing miles with United Airlines.