Just last week, I boarded a Lufthansa flight at Newark Airport in New Jersey. The airline claimed boarding would be done with facial recognition (a contactless experience). Yet, I was asked to scan my boarding pass and show my passport two seconds after my face was scanned by the camera....
United Airlines Flight 64 from Newark to Lisbon was also aided by the jet stream, a narrow band of strong wind that flows at an aircraft's cruising altitude. The plane flew as fast as 838 miles per hour and landed in Lisbon 20 minutes early, also according toFlightAware. The fastest movi...
I grew up near Newark airport and was a frequent visitor. In those days there was only one terminal, and flight announcements were not posted on a board – they were announced over a PA system. Being curious, I looked around (and probably asked someone) and found the “closet” in which...
Jack Frost isn’t nipping at anyone’s nose. If the balmy weather has put a damper on your holiday cheer, a visit to a magical production of The Nutracker might put you in the spirit. With the mixed bag of productions performing across the New York City area there’s one for every a...
There is more traffic getting to the airport in New Jersey. There is more traffic at the airport in New Jersey, and there are more flight delays in the Garden State, so it would make sense that by the time we get through all that, we're a little more apt to bend a few rules. ...
Cancellation benefits in other countries vary, but tend to follow, at a minimum, the base formula of either a refund or the airline's next seat. Related: How to Handle Flight Cancellations Dealing with a Cancellation There is not a single painless solution to a cancellation. In these days ...
Therefore, there is no assurance that once the US is secure against terrorist attack that the terrorists won't turn their attention to the other NAFTA countries where the US has vital economic interests such as oil, manufacturing, timber, etc. ACC's 2004 Annual Meeting: The New Face of In...
Being stuck in an airport isn’t anyone’s idea of a good holiday, so flight compensation platform AirHelp decided to study the flights least, and most, likely to be disrupted byholiday travel— and how early to buy tickets. On Thursday, October 25,AirHelpshared the most disrupted holiday...
I don’t find #4 or 5 persuasive. I don’t think #6 explains pricesbelow $13. And while there’s a benefit to avoiding #3, environmental concerns seem to have taken a back seat in the current crisis (see, for instance, suspension of plastic bag bans – and airlines have generally ...
had done very little research before their trip; they basically booked a flight to Bogotá and asked around when they arrived. As Bogotá receives the most direct flights from the US (from Newark, Miami, Atlanta, etc.), it makes sense to start your trip there and that’s just what I ...