United Launches Daily Nonstop Los Angeles-Shanghai Service

May 23, 2011
United Airlines has begun its first-ever service between Los Angeles and Shanghai, China, with daily nonstop flights from the airline’s hub at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The new route provides a link between the second-largest city in the U.S. and mainland China’s center for finance and trade.
United began operating flights to China in 1986, and now has 11 daily nonstop flights to Beijing, Hong...

JetBlue Airways Launches Hollywood-Hollywood Service

May 12, 2011
JetBlue Airways has begun daily nonstop service between Los Angeles International (LAX) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) airports. To celebrate the new service, JetBlue is offering a special $149 fare each way, for travel between May 25 and June 25. “We love the Hollywood-to-Hollywood connection,” said Hollywood, Fla., Mayor Peter Bober. Customers traveling into Fort Lauderdale can find seamless connecting service onwards...

American Airlines Begins Test of Streaming In-Flight Entertainment

May 4, 2011
American Airlines, a founding member of the oneworld Alliance, has begun testing the new in-flight streaming video product from Aircell which will offer the airline’s customers a new, innovative in-flight entertainment option. The new product will allow customers to wirelessly stream content such as movies and TV shows from an in-flight library to their personal Wi-Fi-enabled devices...

Last Chance to Join Steele Travel at the Life Ball 2011 in Vienna, Austria!

April 26, 2011

Delta Enables Passengers to Track Their Luggage

April 25, 2011
Delta now allows its passengers to track their checked bags and is adding self-service baggage kiosks at airports.  Travelers can find out the status of their bag online or at kiosks. There they can get information such as whether the bag has been loaded onto the plane.

The kiosks can also show on which carousel bags will arrive and allow passengers whose bags are delayed to file a claim. By the end of the year, Delta will have the...

Airlines must reimburse for lost bags, bumped flights

April 20, 2011

By Alan Levin, USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – The government is introducing sweeping protections for fliers today to bar long tarmac delays on international flights, require airlines to reimburse bag fees if luggage is lost and pay people double if they’re bumped off flights.

The rules, issued by the Department of Transportation, will take effect...