AirlinesFebruary 17JetBlue's cheapest tickets won't come with free overhead bin storageTravelers with a "Blue Basic" ticket on JetBlue will have to pay up for overhead bin baggage space starting July 20.
Travel BriefsFebruary 17United Airlines passenger ordered to pay $50G for hitting flight attendant, forcing plane to divert to AlaskaSeksan Kumtong, of North Hollywood, appeared in court earlier this week, where he was sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to reimburse United Airlines for expenses incurred during the diversion, which included the costs of meals and lodging for the rest of the flight’s displaced passengers and crew — expenses that totaled $49,793.
Travel SafetyFebruary 12Pre-flight coronavirus testing would be more effective than current screening measures, Harvard study findsResearchers at Harvard say that pre-flight testing would be an important and more effective way to reduce transmission of COVID-19 as more people begin taking to the skies in the months ahead.
LuxuryFebruary 3French government shuts down St. Barts tourism as part of new COVID-19 restrictionsSt. Barts, the popular Caribbean island where Jeff Bezos and stars like J. Lo vacation, will be shut down temporarily.
AirlinesJanuary 25Frontier Airlines passenger is told he should be on 'no-fly list' after complaining of coughing travelerA flight attendant with Frontier Airlines has been accused of telling a passenger that he “should be on a no-fly list” — and suggesting that he should instead "walk" to his destination.
TRAVELJanuary 13TripAdvisor develops tool to help travelers identify, and avoid, crowded tourist destinationsEngineers with Tripadvisor, Slack, Amazon Web Services and nine other technology companies developed the platform, dubbed Crowdfree.me, to help tourists avoid crowds at both businesses and public places, such as parks and beaches.
Travel BriefsJanuary 12Amsterdam considering banning tourists from cannabis coffeeshopsYou won’t have to go home, but you can’t smoke here.
TRAVELJanuary 7Japan would have world's 'most powerful passport' if not for travel restrictions, report findsFor the third year in a row, Japan has the world’s most "powerful" passport, which allows visa-free access to more countries (191) than any other, according to the latest Henley & Partners Passport Index ranking.
Travel BriefsDecember 22Pilot 'draws' Pac-Man, Ghost with flight route over coast of EnglandWe're not sure this pilot should have been operating an aircraft with such an incurable case of Pac-Man fever.
Travel BriefsDecember 2Photographer, model arrested by Egyptian police following photo shoot at ancient siteThe photographer and model had staged the shoot on Monday at the stepped Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.