Iran’s probing strike on a U.S. base, Ukrainian passenger jet crash, and the Gulf area could become a no-fly zone (Update: Iran shot down the plane!)
After Iran acknowledged it likely shot down a Ukrainian jet by mistake, questions rose over regional markets and expanded airspace restrictions across Iraq, Iran, and the Gulf....
China Eastern Launches New Frequent Flyer Program Rules: Miles Can Now Be Extended
China Eastern announced a brand-new frequent flyer membership program today. For the full list of changes, please refer here. The most important change is this: China Eastern miles...
Air China Employee on Weibo Leaks Celebrity Passenger Information
On Jan. 3, a netizen reported to Beijing Daily that an Air China employee had previously posted flight records on Weibo containing a large amount of personal information on multipl...
UA Mile Play | 2019.11.04-2020.01.31 (Extra Targeted Offer This Round)
This post is used to round up the UA Mile Play promotion. 【2020.1 update】UA sent some users an extra offer for this round of Mile Play, with the email subject line “Get started on...
Cross-Strait Authorities Confirm 2020 Lunar New Year Extra Flight Arrangements
According to a December 24 announcement on the Civil Aviation Administration of China website: To meet cross-strait passenger travel demand, especially the needs of Taiwan compatri...
China Southern to Exit SkyTeam but Keep Cooperation with Most SkyTeam Carriers (Gold Card Value Rises, BA Redemption Coming Soon)
China Southern has announced its official SkyTeam exit on January 1, 2020, but will keep codeshare and frequent flyer ties with most SkyTeam airlines while launching the new CZ Pri...
Canada's Air Passenger Protection Regulations Part II Takes Effect on 12/15/2019 (Delay Compensation up to CAD 1,000)
On December 15, 2019, Canada’s Transportation Agency (CTA) brought Part II of the new Air Passenger Protection Regulations into force. Beginning December 15, 2019, airlines must co...
Argentina to add a 30% tax on international air tickets
Argentina officially announced on the 19th that it will levy an extra 30% tax on international flights. H/T: Bloomberg the government will once again tax purchases made in foreign...
China Southern and British Airways Officially Sign Joint Venture Cooperation Agreement
【Update: According to China Southern’s latest announcement, the two sides are expected to officially launch frequent-flyer program cooperation in June 2020】 On December 17, 2019, C...
SuperShuttle Will Cease Operations Starting Next Year
I was საკმაოდ shocked to see this news in Doc Recap: SuperShuttle will shut down after operating through the end of this year. For many people who were new to the U.S.—especially i...
Beijing Daxing International Airport Opens (New: Delta Becomes the First North American Airline to Move In)
【Updated 2019.12】 Delta officially announced that starting in March 2020, all of its Beijing flights will move to Daxing International Airport, joining China Eastern and XiamenAir...