The President of Mexico has announced that a new airport will be built in Tulum, Quintana Roo to help further stimulate the economy. President López Obrador said that the airport will further help boost tourism and business in the south and southeast of Mexico.  “A new airport will be built in Tulum, it will help …

The first flights from Europe are now arriving in Cancun as demand continues to grow for the Caribbean destination. After more than six months without a single flight from Europe, Cancun welcomed Lufthansa flight LH514 from Frankfurt, Germany with 260 passengers on board.  Lufthansa’s Director General for Mexico, Felipe Bonifatti and Cancun tourism officials welcomed …

Since international flights to Europe are not a hot seller right now, WestJet has repurposed their new 787 Dreamliner to run a domestic route instead – Vancouver (YVR) to Toronto (YYZ). In 2019, WestJet debuted their new 787 Dreamliner with impressive lay-flat ‘pods’ in business class, very exclusive Premium economy section, and brand spanking new …

American Airlines has announced that it plans to offer pre-flight COVID-19 testing for passengers traveling to Jamaica, Hawaii and the Bahamas. “Our plan for this initial phase of preflight testing reflects the ingenuity and care our team is putting into rebuilding confidence in air travel,” American Airlines President Robert Isom said in a statement. The testing …

Could testing before flying internationally become the new norm? IATA would like to see it that way.  The International Air Transport Association, or IATA, is reporting that international travel in 2020 is down a whopping 92% from last year and that massive decrease is crippling economies and livelihoods on every corner of the planet. As …

Breaking Update September 16th,  Vietnam has postponed the re-opening of commercial international flights to an unconfirmed date as authorities finalize COVID-19 health protocols. Original Story now continues.  Vietnam is resuming international flights for up to 5000 travelers per week to 6 Asian cities, state media reported on Thursday. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) …

The St Vincent and the Grenadines Government said they may ban flights from the United States after the island recorded 12 cases of covid-19 since reopening the borders to international flights.  Authorities have said that of 12 new cases, 11 are associated with American Airlines (AA) flight 945, which brought 155 passengers to the island …

Qantas has canceled all international flights until March of 2021. The airline removed the inventory for nearly all of its international flights until March of 2021, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter air travel. The hiatus of more than seven months is the longest time period any carrier has announced an interruption of flights. …

Major airlines from the United States and Canada have announced they will be resuming flights to the popular Mexico destination of Puerto Vallarta starting in June. Hotels in Puerto Vallarta will also be reopening as of June 1st, with the announcement by Governor Enrique Alfaro that hotels and motels can begin operations as long at …

Air Canada has announced direct flights to Cancun starting in June. Important Update: Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, Cozumel and Isla Mujeres officially reopened for tourism on June 8th.   Air Canada will be flying to destinations around the world this summer. Included in its newly-released summer 2020 schedule are flights from Montreal to select U.S., European, and Caribbean …

There have been many news reports about flight fares INCREASING once travel resumes, due to increased sanitary and distancing procedures, so finding ultra-cheap flights to Europe for this fall might become harder as time goes on. Right now, WestJet is having a sale for Canadians to fly DIRECT to London for as low as $243 …

Mexico’s ultra-popular hotspots like Cancun, Cabo and Puerto Vallarta have been announcing their re-openings this past week, and now airlines are starting to resume service to the beach destinations.  Flights to Mexico out of major US cities are coming in at rock bottom prices for the rest of 2020.  Americans can fly direct to destinations …