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Effective 1 February, SAS is going to offset the flight carbon footprint of all tickets booked using a EuroBonus number.
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In a first for the airline industry, Portuguese airline Hi Fly made the first-ever jet-age passenger flight without a single-use plastic item on board.
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Recent moves by Virgin Australia and Qantas to limit carry-on baggage to 7kg on domestic flights illustrates an on-going and concerning trend; the inconsistency of carry-on baggage allowances.
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A new scanner could soon be utilized at UK airports freeing travellers from removing gadgets and liquids from hand luggage at security.
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After airline seats have crept closer together and narrower in recent decades a US Congress panel has proposed legislation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to determine the minimum size that airlines must provide.
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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has just issued an update of its Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) to provide the public with notice regarding CBP’s plans to use personally identifiable informa
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JetBlue Airways will be the first airline to test facial-recognition systems with passengers at Boston’s Logan Airport as part of a broader rollout of the emerging technology at US airports.
Wendover Productions uploaded a great video explaining the economics of airline classes.
It explains why airlines make most of their money in business class, the history of airlines’ various classes, and more.
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The law in the US still prohibits tourist travel to Cuba, but a dozen other categories of travel are permitted, including family visits, official business, journalist visits, professional meetings and educational and religious activities.
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) can now order some passengers to go through a body scanner, even if they request a full-body pat-down.
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In stripping it of the Category 1 rating it received in 1997, the FAA said Thailand's civil aviation authority failed to meet "minimum international standards."
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British Airways flights are cancelled up to and including 14 January and Easyjet services to the Egyptian resort are suspended until at least 6 January. Scandinavian Airlines informs that their flights are on hold until end of January.
According to a coroner probing the death of an Edinburgh pilot, frequent fliers and aircrews are risking their health by breathing in toxic fumes inside aircraft cabins.
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Joining a growing number of airlines, Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda has banned the transport of shark fins and other shark products on their aircraft. The airline’s commitment represents a major step in curbing the global shark fin trade.
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