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Low-cost airline Norse Atlantic Airways is launching new routes from four cities in the USA to London with an airfare sale starting at just $159 one-way. The new flights are from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Boston to London Gatwick, beginning in June 2023. That’s in addition to routes announced recently from New
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JetBlue is promoting its new NYC-Paris route with airfares starting at $479 roundtrip. Of course, with a deal that good, there are rules and limitations. The flights between JFK and CDG (Charles de Gaulle Airport) don’t begin until June, but you must book your $479 flights by midnight March 9th. It’s for travel to
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United Airlines and Star Alliance partner Air Canada are adding additional trans-border codeshare flights for summer 2023, including new routes between the US and Canada. That will include a new United flight between Washington-Dulles and Calgary, and a new Air Canada flight between Washington-Dulles and Vancouver. The increased codeshare agreement means the two carriers will
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Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is the latest to take steps to make it easier for families to sit together on flights without extra fees – joining full-service United, which has announced a similar policy. Frontier will automatically seat a child under the age of 14 with a parent or other adult companion before the check-in
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One of the most hated recent airline policies is to separate families traveling together. Parents here, kids there, everybody unhappy. United has come to the rescue with an improved family seating policy that makes it easier for children under 12-years old to sit next to an adult in their party for free – including customers
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Air France wants passengers to eat well in-flight, and has hired 17 top chefs to promote French culinary excellence on board. But it will cost you – the upgraded fine cuisine is only for passengers in La Première and Business and in airport lounges. The 17 chefs will rotate, and are in addition to menus
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New York City is back on top of the tourism map, which means many visitors are traveling between LaGuardia, JFK and Newark Liberty airports and Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island. As a native and lifelong New Yorker, these are my recommendations for the most reliable and affordable car services and licensed taxis, to
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If you are flying soon, you should know which airlines are the safest. These are the top 20, a mix of international airlines and five US-based carriers which made the 2023 list of world’s safest airlines. The annual list is compiled by AirlineRatings.com, which evaluated 385 airlines based on safety records plus innovation including launching
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JetBlue has announced new domestic and international routes from four major US airports, with those flights now on sale. JetBlue added new routes from New York and Boston through its Northeast Alliance (NEA) with American Airlines, and an all-new international route in Los Angeles. JetBlue’s new flights from New York and Boston adds new offerings
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Breeze Airways is starting 2023 with a Travel Bucket List sale and fares as low as $29 each way. Act quickly, though, because the bargain-priced tickets are available through Jan. 5, 2023, only, for travel between Jan. 11 and Feb. 14 only. Breeze Airways calls itself the Seriously Nice low-fare airline. It was founded by
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