NDLEA Arrests Two Women at Lagos Airport (thewhistler.ng)
A 62-year-old Nigerian-American grandmother was arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport on October 21 after arriving from Houston with 9.45kg… more
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Sabre Red Web Details Traveler Data Processing (srw-connect.com)
Sabre processes traveler data such as names, contact details, payment card information, flight itineraries, hotel bookings and preferences on behalf of… more
VendorsSabre (GDS)Luxury hotel brands launch cruise ships at sea (scmp.com)
Luxury hotel brands including Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons and Aman ) are launching small-ship cruise experiences positioned between large cruise liners… more
Gaylord National adds 4,696 rooftop solar panels (energiesmedia.com)
The Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland, mounted 4,696 panels across roughly 3.5 acres of convention center roof, generating about 495,316… more
VendorsGaylord Hotels (Hotel)British Airways Raises Loyalty Tier Thresholds (thetimes.com)
British Airways is raising the points thresholds for its Silver and Gold tiers from April 1, 2027, with Silver rising from 7,500 to 8,000 points and Gold… more
VendorsBritish Airways (Airline)Judge Blocks Ridgway Hotel Worker Leases (coloradosun.com)
An Ouray County judge granted the town of Ridgway a preliminary injunction blocking the MTN Lodge from leasing its 52 rooms to construction workers building… more
VendorsFour Seasons (Hotel)Southwest flight attendant sues over pet allergy accommodation (simpleflying.com)
Lisa Diane Patterson is suing Southwest Airlines under the Americans with Disabilities Act, alleging the carrier refused to accommodate her severe pet… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)Boeing Forecasts 674,000 New Pilots by 2045 (flyer.co.uk)
Boeing's Pilot and Technician Outlook projects airlines will need 674,000 new pilots between 2026 and 2045, averaging about 33,700 a year, alongside 728,000… more
British Airways Restores Direct Colombo Flights (ft.lk)
British Airways resumed thrice-weekly direct flights between Gatwick and Colombo on Saturday, returning to Sri Lanka for the first time since 2015 with… more
United Flight Returns After Hijack Text Alert (simpleflying.com)
United Airlines flight 1681 bound for Newark returned to on October 24 after a flight attendant saw a passenger texting about hijacking the plane. The… more
Lufthansa First Class Awards Restricted to Miles & More (insideflyer.com)
Lufthansa restricted First Class award seats to its Miles & More program in early June 2026, removing them from partner networks. Transatlantic one-way… more
VendorsLufthansa (Airline)Delta Confirms Blocking of "unauthorized automated activity" (theverge.com)
Earlier, Delta said it had no formal agreement with external AI tools. Here is it's stated AI Policy from April 2025. There's some technical analysis of… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)Plaza Hotel to Close for Four-Year Facade Renovation (cntraveler.com)
The Plaza Hotel will close starting in 2027 for a four-year renovation of its marble facade, first designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh in 1907. The Landmarks Preservation Commission… more
FAA Ends Visual Separation for Helicopters Near Airports (faa.gov)
The FAA suspended visual separation between airplanes and helicopters in Class B, Class C, and Terminal Radar Service Areas, requiring controllers to use… more
Amadeus outage causes 1200 flight Southwest delay (tpr.org)
The 1,200 delays account for 27% of all the airline’s flights. Only 40 were cancelled.
American Airlines mandates credit card sales training (insideflyer.com)
American Airlines added mandatory online credit-card sales instruction for over 30,000 flight attendants. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)United Cuts San Francisco–Adelaide Winter Flights (simpleflying.com)
United Airlines will fly its San Francisco–Adelaide route only 23 times in the 2026/27 season, down from a planned 49 return flights, a 53.1% cut. The… more
Southwest to Retire All 737NGs by 2031 (simpleflying.com)
Southwest Airlines plans to retire its entire fleet of 456 Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 aircraft by 2031, consolidating operations around the 737 MAX 7 and… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)American Airlines Flight Diverts After Bumping Stalemate (thetravel.com)
Passengers on American Airlines flight 5057 rejected $3,100 payouts to give up their seats, causing a tarmac stalemate at Philadelphia International Airport… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)Delta Gives NYC Marathon Runners Priority Boarding (travelerstoday.com)
Delta Air Lines is offering free "Marathoners' Zone 1" priority boarding to TCS NYC Marathon runners departing JFK and LaGuardia on November 1 and 2, with… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)AirportsJFK (John F. Kennedy International Airport)Norwegian Military Cars Recorded Secret Codes (dailywire.com)
The Norwegian Armed Forces discovered that Chinese-manufactured Hertz rental cars recorded military movements and secret gate security codes. The breach… more
VendorsHertz (Car rental)Frontier passengers miss flight as TSA checkpoint closes (viewfromthewing.com)
More than 60 Frontier Airlines passengers missed a Miami–Atlanta flight after its departure slipped from 10:55 p.m. to 2:50 a.m. and the Concourse F security… more
VendorsFrontier (Airline)AirportsMIA (Miami International Airport)Washington and Los Angeles pursue driverless trains (nhregister.com)
Washington, D.C., officials advanced a plan to let computers fully control Metro's Red Line under a nearly $1 billion upgrade the board backed in April… more
Ryanair Storm Reroute Ends in Nine-Hour Return (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Ryanair flight FR-2954 left Alicante at 6:36 pm on October 24 for a two-hour hop to Newquay but diverted to Dublin after 71 mph winds from Storm Austen… more
VendorsRyanair (Airline)Tagsflight delayAirbnb curbs checkout chores as Hilton, Marriott expand (thepointsguy.com)
Airbnb is barring hosts from requiring guests to wash dishes, strip beds, take trash off-site or forgo amenities, limiting requests to tasks like putting… more
VendorsMarriott (Hotel)Largest Airline Loyalty Programs Ranked by Membership (simpleflying.com)
American Airlines AAdvantage ranks third with 115 million members, a figure announced in April 2021 for the program's 40th anniversary. Southwest Rapid… more
VendorsAir France (Airline)American (Airline)Delta (Airline)4 more vendors: Latam Airlines, Lufthansa, Southwest, UnitedMaldives Halcyon Private Isles Opens Two-Island Resort (iwasthere.luxury)
The Halcyon Private Isles Maldives, an Autograph Collection resort, spans two private islands in one of the world's largest atolls and offers 38 beachfront… more
Delta Passenger Says Crew Rebuked Him for Water Request (thetravel.com)
A passenger on Delta's DL 1009 from Newark Liberty to Salt Lake City on October 9, 2026, said a male flight attendant shouted at him to 'get off my face'… more
Ritz-Carlton Maldives earns Two MICHELIN Keys (hoteliermaldives.com)
The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands advanced from One MICHELIN Key in 2025 to Two MICHELIN Keys in the 2026 global awards. The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort… more
British Airways boosts US routes for 2027 (thepointsguy.com)
British Airways will increase flights from London Heathrow to four U.S. destinations in summer 2027: Cincinnati, Las Vegas, San Francisco and St. Louis… more
VendorsBritish Airways (Airline)AirportsCVG (Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport)LAS (Harry Reid International Airport)LHR (London Heathrow Airport)2 more airports: SFO STL