Empty middle seats, more legroom

A Frontier Airlines plane lands at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.  Elizabeth Page Brumley | Tribune News Service | Getty Images First class on Frontier? Not quite. But the budget airline on Tuesday launched a new add-on to get more room at the front of its tightly-packed planes … Read more

United Airlines adds Morocco, Colombia, China flights

A United Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft is seen taking off from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images United Airlines is planning to launch flights to Marrakesh, Morocco, and Medellin, Colombia, and ramp up its service to Asia, in the carrier’s latest bet that consumers will continue to shell out for … Read more

United to pause pilot hiring, citing Boeing’s delivery delays

A United Airlines 737 Max 8 Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines will pause pilot hiring this spring because of Boeing delivery delays, the latest effect of the plane maker’s problems on one of its biggest customers. New hire classes will be paused in May and June and will likely resume in July, Marc Champion, … Read more

Delta is the latest airline to raise its checked bag fee

A Boeing 767 passenger aircraft of Delta Air Lines arrives from Dublin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on Feb. 7, 2024. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Delta Airlines just became the latest airline to raise its checked bag fee — this time by … Read more

Loyalty, premium will make up 80% of revenue

A Boeing 737 passenger aircraft of American Airlines arrives from Austin at JFK International Airport in New York as the Manhattan skyline looms in the background on February 7, 2024. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images American Airlines said Monday that 80% of its revenue this year will come from loyalty program members and … Read more

Upstart airlines Avelo, Breeze prepare for a profitable year

The inaugural flight of an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800 takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport to Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa on April 28, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images In the nearly four years since the Covid-19 pandemic upended air travel, the largest U.S. airlines have returned to … Read more

American Airlines raises bag fees, limits miles for travel agency bookings

An American Airlines plane sits at the gate at Cancun International Airport on May 26, 2023. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images American Airlines has raised the price to check a bag for the first time in more than five years and said it would limit which travel agency bookings are eligible to earn … Read more

Companies make 2024 the year of cost cuts

Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Corporate America has a message for Wall Street: It’s serious about cutting costs this year. From toy and cosmetics makers to office software sellers, executives across sectors have announced layoffs and other plans to slash expenses — even at some companies that are turning a profit. Barbie maker … Read more

Flights attendants push airlines for higher wages

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JANUARY 24: American Airlines workers picket at O’Hare International Airport on January 24, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. The workers, mostly flight attendants with the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), were picketing to demand better working conditions as their contract negotiations continue. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Scott Olson | Getty Images … Read more

Airfare is down, but here’s why that may not last for long

Travelers at LaGuardia Airport in New York on June 30, 2022. Leslie Josephs | CNBC Airfare fell 6.4% in January from a year earlier, the Labor Department said in its monthly consumer price index on Tuesday. It might not last too long. January is typically a slower month for travel as customers take fewer trips … Read more