Gary Leff

JetBlue Airlines stock was down nearly 19% today on its earnings report – on a day when the broader market, including Delta and United, were up. (The

News and notes from around the interweb: American Airlines extends the flight number range for mainline to 3139.

American Airlines reduced the number of flight attendants on board its widebody and premium cross-country planes during the pandemic. They were trying to save money any way they could, and there wasn't as much service to offer back then. Travel returned, and service came back, but American has kept operating with fewer people to serve meals and drinks.

Hyatt bought Mr & Mrs Smith a year ago. That's a booking platform for independent and small chain luxury hotels.

The federal government has issued a final rule for how airlines disclose their fees, and requiring prompt refund of fees when they don't provide the promised service.

Last month a Chase Ultimate Rewards member transferred their points to United, in order to book an award that showed as available at United.com, but wasn't really available.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was confronted by a woman boarding an American Airlines flight from Miami to New York on Monday. His Honor was seated in an exit row middle seat, and the woman approached him, first asking whether he was in fact the mayor – and then began to launch into a wide-ranging tirade.

Give A Mile is a unique charity that takes donations of miles and uses the miles to book flights for to book tickets so that those in need can be together with loved ones in their last moments of life, so that people don't die alone.

I don't write very much about booking travel with Priceline. I don't like dealing with Expedia on changes and when things go wrong. But for simple bookings that most travelers might make, is Priceline actually worse?

FA here, had some incredibly annoying passenger today that spent half the flight trying to impress me with his place in Miami and flashy Rolex watch. Every time I came by he asked if I needed the time and if I had any layovers in Miami coming up. Finally I had enough and found the most unruly passenger I could in commoner class then moved her to the empty seat right behind him. She spent the rest of the flight kicking his chair. Vengeance is mine.