Britain launched its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) this month. Americans, and other visa-exempt citizens, wishing to travel to the U.K. must apply and pay in advance now. And this new requirement was even being applied to transfer passengers.
Ex-Reality TV star, Congressman, and Fox Business personality Sean Duffy was tapped to become Secretary of Transportation. He’s now a shoe-in for confirmation. Democrats, and even airline unions, are lining up to support him.
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Boston’s Logan Airport will get an American Express Centurion lounge, and it’s expected to open in 2027. The agreement was approved by the airport’s board on Thursday, and will require building out a new structure to accommodate a two-story lounge totaling 20,000 square feet near gate C10.
A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested on Wednesday morning at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The airline found another pilot and the flight departed to Chicago-Midway airport nearly five hours late.
He was stopped at the airport’s TSA checkpoint, and airport police called, because his breath smelled of alcohol.
Russia – which shot down a civilian airliner just before Christmas is planning “a major terrorist campaign against aircraft” in the West, according to the Prime Minister of Poland.
The consumer regulatory agency wants consumers not to have to pay attention, though it’s not clear that what Capital One did was illegal, in fact it’s almost obligatory. In most contexts, consumers do have to pay attention to get the best deal, and their counterparties are not fiduciaries on their behalf.
Airlines that are continuing to operate do not usually cease a route with no advance notice whatsoever, leaving passengers stranded, and take to social media to blame a government for their decision to do so.
Europe’s Ryanair is calling for airports to impose a two-drink limit on passenger alcohol consumption to reduce inflight incidents that lead to flight diversions.
Marriott Autograph Collection properties in Mexico seem to take the autograph part seriously, and love NDAs. The Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun reportedly required non-disclosure agreements by guests before “allowing medical assistance or letting them leave” the property over Christmas, after becoming ill over the holidays.
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