Tag: Airlines and Airplanes

A Gay Pilot Reflects on What Travel Means to Queer Folks

Next came the trip I made with my first boyfriend to Montreal. Three decades later, I recall that…

Nonbinary Airline Passengers Ask: What’s Gender Got to Do With It?

In the United States, gender is a required data field for flight bookings. The requirement was set by…

How Travelers to Europe Can Deal With the Summer’s Chaos

Adding to the upheaval, aviation workers in Europe have held strikes in recent weeks, demanding better working conditions…

Virus Testing Mandate for International Travelers to the U.S. to End

But the decision provoked criticism and alarm from other corners of the public health field.Meegan Zikus, a bioethicist…

Chinese Pilots Sent a Message. American Allies Said They Went Too Far.

HONG KONG — Chinese jets repeatedly buzzed a Canadian plane monitoring North Korea, sometimes coming so close that…

How Some People Travel to the U.S. After Positive Covid Tests

Michelle Fishman calls it the “worst-case scenario that you don’t really think through.”After a three-week vacation in Greece,…

Help! The Airline Changed My Flight Itinerary (for the Worse)

Dear Tripped Up,My question is about airlines switching itineraries, a huge frustration for me since returning to travel…

Testing Requirements for Travel to the U.S.? Here’s What to Know

As countries, including Canada and Britain, have lifted their Covid testing requirements for vaccinated visitors in recent months,…

JetBlue Makes a Hostile Takeover Bid for Spirit Airlines

“It’s unlikely the D.O.J. or a court will be persuaded that JetBlue should be allowed to form an…

Should You Subscribe to Your Next Vacation?

Promising luxury for lessMany subscriptions cater to those looking for luxury. Consider Exclusive Resorts, which charges a one-time…

What to Do When Airlines Cancel Travel Vouchers

But airlines are now beginning to scale back their promises. “These companies are first and foremost businesses and…

Millions of Bees Bound for Alaska Are Rerouted and Die in Atlanta

When Sarah McElrea arrived at the Anchorage airport last Friday to pick up the 800 pounds of honeybees…