Category: Travelers

It’s happened: JetBlue buys Spirit, merging a budget airline known for great perks (JetBlue) with an ultra-low-cost airline (Spirit) that’s often the butt of travel jokes. The $3.8 billion all-cash offer comes after Spirit and Frontier canceled their merger, making JetBlue Spirit Airlines the fifth-largest carrier in the country.

Peter Shankman is an entrepreneur who travels 300,000 miles each year—the moon is 250,000 miles away, which puts his frequent flying into perspective. “Spirit can’t get any worse,” he says, pointing out that Instagram accounts even highlight the airline’s drawbacks. “There’s nowhere to go but up.”

Spirit doesn’t offer complimentary food or beverage service, so travelers usually bring food on the plane, prompting countless memes. Besides the lack of snacks, there are serious downsides to budget airlines, such as dealing with a canceled flight, lost luggage or

An airline subcontractor working out of the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport in Florida has been arrested on charges of stealing luggage and items from passengers worth a total of up to $16,000, authorities announced Thursday.

The arrest followed an investigation into missing items and luggage from travelers, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reports. Mary Esther resident Giovanni De Luca, 19, faces two counts of grand theft.

According to the sheriff’s office, a passenger who traveled in July reported that her suitcase never arrived at her final destination. The woman said it contained items worth over $1,600. An Apple AirTag tracking device inside the bag showed its location to be on Kathy Court in Mary Esther, the sheriff’s office said. Another traveler claimed that over $15,000 dollars worth of jewelry and other items were taken from his luggage during a trip Tuesday.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has launched a compensation program for travelers who missed their flights because of lengthy delays that have plagued the busy European hub for months.

Schiphol’s announcement Thursday night heads off a possible mass claim for compensation by passengers who saw their holiday plans evaporate amid hourslong queues for security screening.

The Dutch airport was one of several across Europe, including London’s Heathrowthat was plunged into chaos by staff shortages and soaring demand as air travel rebounded strongly from two years of COVID-19 restrictions. Airlines and airports slashed jobs during the pandemic, making it difficult to quickly ramp back up to serve the new burst of travelers.

“A lot of people have really been looking forward to their holidays abroad, especially after two years of COVID. We’re extremely sorry that some people have missed their flight due to the long security

GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) – After word that a large travel center was coming to Glynn County, travelers and residents alike began to speculate about what company it could be.

Last month, WTOC found paperwork showing a corporation called “Buc-ee’s Brunswick, LLC” was freshly set up, hinting at one coming to the area.

Now, economic leaders in Glynn County have officially said they’re working with the popular Buc-ee’s chain to build one there.

Buc-ee’s will soon be the newest addition to exit 42 along I-95 in Glynn County. Travelers along I-95 say they’re looking forward to it.

“I’m super excited! That’s so awesome.”

Travelers at the Golden Isles Georgia Welcome Center, just a few miles down from where the Buc-ee’s would be, say the future location of the popular gas station chain is perfect.

“It breaks up the trip, which is great when you have kids, which we do. And,

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JetBlue’s inaugural Boston-to-London flight departed on Thursday.

JetBlue’s inaugural Boston-to-London flight departed from Logan International Airport on Thursday.

The New York-based airline, Logan Airport’s largest carrier, began nonstop service from Logan Airport to London’s Gatwick Airport on Thursday and will launch service to London’s Heathrow Airport on Sept. 20.

“We are excited to welcome JetBlue’s first transatlantic service from Boston to London Gatwick,” Massport CEO Lisa Wieland said in a statement. “We thank JetBlue for their continued partnership, and we look forward to the additional travel opportunities this will generate for our passengers.”

JetBlue first announced plans to fly between Boston and London in 2019 and time to launch London service from both Boston and New