Canada has just announced that they are dropping PCR testing for International arrivals effective March 1st.  Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced that the country will drop the 72-hour pre-flight PCR testing for vaccinated travelers, swapping the slow and expensive PCR-type tests for quick and cheap antigen tests. Instead of showing proof of a negative 72-hour …

Vietnam will remove its Covid-19 restrictions on international flights beginning February 15th. The government-run media reported that flights “will return to a pre-pandemic level”. The country imposed incredibly tight border restrictions at the beginning of the pandemic that has decimated its tourism industry. Previously, Vietnam resumed regular flights with the U.S., Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Taiwan, …

With air travel ramping up, Air France looks to welcome back American travelers by adding new routes to their spring and summer schedule.  Air France To Resume Routes  With the anticipation of summer vacationers, Air France announced this week that they will begin resuming three long-haul routes that were previously flown prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Americans …

Lufthansa, the flag carrier airline for Germany, and the second largest airline in Europe has announced new additions to their international route map, expanding to two cities in the United States. Currently, the German airline flies to 18 different cities around the United States, to places such as Los Angeles, Orlando, and New York, but …

American Airlines is looking to make a huge expansion to their international route map for 2022. Beginning May 6th, 2022, American Airlines will launch a new route from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport direct to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. This will become the third non-stop American Airlines flight direct from the U.S. to …

New U.S. Airline, Northern Pacific Airways, is hoping to hit the skies in late 2022, offering travelers new options to fly from North America to destinations within Asia. On the airline’s official website they state, “An airline should do more than just ‘get you there.’ Northern Pacific Airways will be a new bridge between people …

Breeze Airways, a new low-cost airline which launched operations back in May 2021, is looking to do a MASSIVE upgrade in the upcoming year. Currently, this airline targets the US market on the east coast, with a majority of their more than forty routes serving Tampa International Airport in Florida. Up to this point, ANY …

Avianca, an airline that has been the flag carrier of Colombia since 1919, is slowly expanding its network, and at least regaining some of its old routes that were lost since the beginning of the pandemic and through some Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring. Historically, Bogota was the primary entry point into Colombia, but passengers will …

The Seattle based company Alaska Airlines, is the latest U.S. carrier to cancel upcoming flights for the rest of January, due to the spread of Covid-19 and the Omicron variant that is sweeping across the nation. This comes on the heels of the announcement made by JetBlueAirlines last Monday announcing their plans to cut more than 1,280 of …

Austin’s ongoing airport expansion will soon bring more flights to its already bustling terminal. In addition, Austin residents as well as those looking to visit the quirky city will gain a slew of new domestic routes and even some new international options. Demand at Austin airport is booming Austin is currently the third busiest Texas …

Flight delays and cancellations are sometimes part of the reality of travel, but the flight cancellations seen around the world over the past holiday season took things to the next level. From bad weather conditions, shortage of airline staff and crew to technical issues, there’s a number of reasons that cause flight delays and cancellations. …

After days of flight cancellations due to Covid-19 and staffing issues, United Airlines now faces another challenge — technology. Beginning early in the afternoon eastern time on Monday, access to both the United Airlines main webpage as well as the mobile app were limited at best. Passengers, or perhaps would-be passengers, face a variety of …