Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all ...

American Airlines is offering thousands of bonus points to members of its loyalty program. For each flight segment a traveler completes, they will earn 500 loyalty points. Travelers will need to ...

When Southwest Airlines announced significant customer service changes in July 2024, including the end of its open seating policy, it said bags would still fly free. That's no longer true for all ...

Travel remains popular as people continue to take their much-anticipated vacations. If you’re one of the millions of people ...

Southwest Airlines boasts that its passengers' "bags fly free" — but not for long. Starting May 28 — just in time for the ...

Southwest Airlines announced on Tuesday that it will soon end its free checked bags policy. Why it matters: The airline has ...

Each year, one person is recognized as the Citizen of the Year in The Clanton Advertiser’s “Progress” magazine. The person is ...

The carrier is raising annual fees for cards and lounge memberships, but says that perks are improving and that consumers are ...

Toni is a points and miles enthusiast who has been leveraging loyalty programs to travel around the world (for nearly free) with her husband and their four young children. She’s passionate about ...

American Airlines created the first airline frequent flier program in 1981. WSJ breaks down how AAdvantage and similar loyalty programs became something airlines depend on for revenue. Photo: Gene J.

The plane was forced to divert to San Francisco as a result Getty A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to China had to turn around two hours into its journey after the pilot forgot his passport.