United Airlines Tries To Lure Customers Back To Newark With Lower Prices As A Shuttered Runway Reopens

Newark Liberty International Airport will reopen a runway on Monday that had been under construction and contributed to its recent chaos, as United Airlines (UAL) looks to win back customers who began avoiding the beleaguered airport altogether.

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Runway 4L-22R is reopening 13 days early after “around-the-clock work” accelerated its project schedule, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The $121 million project began in early March and required a full 24/7 runway closure that started on April 15 and was set to conclude on June 15.

The work caused delays and disruptions, exacerbated by serious air traffic controller issues still plaguing the facility. Many controllers took leave after twice losing contact with planes out of Newark, forcing airlines to cancel and delay thousands of flights.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy posted on X that his department “will continue our work to harden the telecoms infrastructure and improve the staffing pipeline for the airspace” now that the runway is fixed.

United, which has a hub in Newark, was hit the hardest by the chaos at the airport. Its CEO Scott Kirby said the airline lost innumerable bookings amid the disruptions and that the company is going to slash prices to try to convince customers to go back to Newark.

A ticket price is “going to be the cheapest it’s probably ever going to be in history,” he told the Wall Street Journal during a live event. “I don’t really like that, but you ought to book.”

Kirby said Thursday that many passengers had chosen to go to the other major airports in the region, John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia in New York City, instead.

But customers who want to fly United out of JFK will soon have an easier time. The company also announced Thursday that it is partnering with JetBlue (JBLU), allowing customers to book JetBlue flights out of JFK through United.

“This collaboration with United is a bold step forward for the industry — one that brings together two customer-focused airlines to deliver more choices for travelers and value across our networks,” JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty said in a news release.

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Travelore Tips: New Google Flights Feature Guarantees The Lowest Price, Pays You Back If It’s Wrong

A new Google Flights feature tells you when to go ahead and book that flight, because it won't get any cheaper.

Google announced new travel features on Monday, including a price guarantee badge for booking flights. The badge, which has launched as a pilot program in the U.S., "means we’re confident that the price you see today won’t get any lower before takeoff," said VP of Travel Products Richard Holden in the blog post. If you see the "Price Guarantee" badge on a flight, that means the cost is likely the lowest it will go, so you can confidently book the flight without worrying it will get cheaper later. When you book, Google will keep monitoring the price and pay you back the difference through Google Pay.

Google Flights harnesses Google's search engine to find the best deals. With the new Price Guarantee feature, it takes that a step further by claiming to reliably predict when the price of a flight might go up or down.

With summer around the corner, it's suddenly time to start thinking about travel plans. Price Guarantee might take some of the guesswork out of the planning, so you won't have to worry about overpaying for a flight.

Now for the fine print. The feature is only available for airlines that use "Book on Google." That means you're most likely to see deals for Alaska, Spirit, and Hawaiian airlines, a spokesperson said.

The feature is currently only available for flights departing from the U.S. The price difference must be greater than five dollars, and the maximum amount of money you can receive is 500 bucks per year for a maximum of three bookings using Price Guarantee. In order to get money back, you must download the Google Pay app. Travelers will receive updates via email and Google Pay app notifications.

If all that sounds good to you, book away with the most powerful search engine on your side.

Source: https://mashable.com/

WOW Air Brings Back $69 Flights To Iceland For Summer And Fall 2018

Flights will be offered from 13 United States airports to Iceland

 WOW air, the ultra-low-cost transatlantic airline is offering $69 one-way fares from 13 cities in the United States to Iceland. The airline first introduced $69 one-way fares in 2017 and is excited to bring them back in time for summer and fall vacation planning.

The discounted flights will be available from Baltimore/Washington, D.C. (BWI), Chicago (ORD), Cleveland (CLE), Cincinnati (CVG), Detroit (DTW), New York (EWR & JFK), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), St. Louis (STL), Pittsburgh (PIT), Boston (BOS), San Francisco (SFO) and Los Angeles (LAX) to Iceland (KEF).

Fares go on sale today and will be offered for flights May 1, 2018—June 20, 2018 and September 1, 2018—October 27, 2018. Tickets can be purchased starting today at www.wowair.us.

"We want to kick-off the summer travel season by giving our customers some of the lowest prices available," said Skúli Mogensen, founder and CEO of WOW air. "Over the past year we have seen a continued growth and a strong demand for affordable transatlantic airfare. We are confident we can further build upon this success in the future."

Launched in November 2011, WOW air now connects 39 destinations across the U.S. and Europe with the Icelandic capital. WOW air transported 2.8 million passengers in 2017, an increase of 69% on the previous year.

*Flights from Washington, D.C. (BWI), Chicago (ORD), Cleveland (CLE), Cincinnati (CVG), Detroit (DTW), New York (EWR & JFK), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), St. Louis (STL), Pittsburgh (PIT), Boston (BOS), San Francisco (SFO) and Los Angeles (LAX) to Iceland (KEF). Based on lowest one-way WOW basic fare booked on www.wowair.us. Includes all taxes, fees and carrier charges. Available for travel May - June & September - October, 2018. The offer applies for 1480 seats on selected flights, only when booking round trip flights. Subject to availability. Restrictions and baggage fees apply. Lowest advertised fare is exclusive to MyWOW members.

About WOW air

WOW air offers the lowest fares, a modern fleet with the lowest emissions and the biggest smile; this is the WOW air promise to its valuable customers. As of spring 2018, the airline services 39 destinations across Europe and North America including Dublin, London, Paris, Berlin, and Copenhagen.

Established in November 2011 by Icelandic entrepreneur Skúli Mogensen, the purple airline flies with Airbus A320, Airbus A321 and Airbus A330 models. WOW air boasts one of the world's youngest fleet, with an average aircraft age of just 2 years.

WOW air was ranked as the 7th best low-cost airline in Europe at the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards and was the youngest airline in the top ten.

For additional information and bookings please visit https://wowair.us/.

WOW Air Brings Back $69 Flights To Iceland

Flights will be offered from six United States airports to Iceland

Iceland's ultra-low fare transatlantic airline, WOW air, wants to give everyone a chance to get away this winter with a new sale for travel through April. The airline will offer $69 one-way fares to Iceland and $89 one-way fares to select European cities including London (LGW), Amsterdam (AMS), Copenhagen (CPH), Brussels (BRU), Edinburgh (EDI), Dublin (DUB) and Frankfurt (FRA).

The discounted flights will be available from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI), Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Newark International Airport (EWR), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD).

Fares go on sale today and will be offered for flights between January 17, 2018 and April 24, 2018 and can be purchased starting today at www.wowair.us.

"We want to start the year by giving our customers some of the lowest prices available," said Skúli Mogensen, founder and CEO of WOW air. "We saw great success and growth over the last year and I am confident it will continue into 2018 by offering great deals on transatlantic flights."

Launched in November 2011, WOW air now connects 39 destinations across the U.S. and Europe with the Icelandic capital. WOW air transported 2.8 million passengers in 2017, an increase of 69% on the previous year

*Boston (BOS), Pittsburgh (PIT), Chicago (ORD), San Francisco (SFO), New York (EWR), Washington D.C. (BWI) to London (LGW), Amsterdam (AMS), Copenhagen (CPH), Brussels (BRU), Edinburgh (EDI), Dublin (DUB) and Frankfurt (FRA). Based on lowest one-way MY WOW fare booked on www.wowair.us. Includes all taxes, fees and carrier charges. Available for travel 17 January – 24 April 2018. The offer applies for 100 seats per flight leg on selected flights, only when booked on a return trip.

*Boston (BOS), Pittsburgh (PIT), Chicago (ORD), San Francisco (SFO), Washington D.C. (BWI) to Iceland (KEF). Based on lowest one-way MY WOW fare booked on www.wowair.us. Includes all taxes, fees and carrier charges. Available for travel 17 January – 24 April 2018. The offer applies for 100 seats per flight leg on selected flights, only when booked on a return trip.

About WOW air

WOW air offers the lowest fares, a modern fleet with the lowest emissions and the biggest smile; this is the WOW air promise to its valuable customers. As of spring 2018, the airline services 39 destinations across Europe and North America including Dublin, London, Paris, Berlin, and Copenhagen.

Established in November 2011 by Icelandic entrepreneur Skúli Mogensen, the purple airline flies with Airbus A320, Airbus A321 and Airbus A330 models. WOW air boasts one of the world's youngest fleet, with an average aircraft age of just 2 years.

WOW air was ranked as the 7th best low-cost airline in Europe at the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards and was the youngest airline in the top ten.

For additional information and bookings please visit https://wowair.us/.

Norwegian Air Expands And Offers US To Paris Flights For $175 One Way

 Source :TRAVEL ROB, www.travelgumbo.com

 

Norwegian Air Shuttle is expanding it's trans-Atlantic routes again and is now offering routes to Paris from New York, Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale. It launches those flights July 29 and will they be on 787's . Some initial sales prices in the fall are on sale at $175 one way.

Hurry this sale ends Feb 21st.

Airberlin: Tax Season Provides Relief With Europe Fare Specials Starting At $698 From New York To Copenhagen

  

                                                  

Airberlin, Germany second largest airline, has released new fare specials in both business and economy class just in time for tax filing season.  Economy class fares start from as low as $689* from New York to Copenhagen, $749* from Chicago to Gdansk, Krakow or Warsaw, $799* from Miami to Moscow or $949* from Los Angeles to Vienna or Salzburg for example. Many other exciting destinations are also offered during this sale such as Barcelona, Budapest, Rome and Zurich just to name a few.

The sale starts on April 14^th and runs through April 20^th,2015. The travel period for economy class fares are valid from April 14^th through May 15^th and August 24^th through October 26^th, 2015 for shoulder season and from May 16^th through June 30^th for high season.

In business class travellers will benefit from some of the lowest fares of the season, such as from New York to Moscow from $2,099**, Chicago to Helsinki for $2,599**, Miami to Moscow from $2,699** or Los Angeles to Copenhagen from $3,252**. The applicable travel period for the business class sale is from June 27^th through August 29^th, 2015 from New York, Chicago or Los Angeles and from June 27^th through September 26^th, 2015 from Miami.

To book visit airberlin.com, contact your travel agent or the airberlin service center at 1-866-266-5588.

*Sample roundtrip fares, including taxes, per person, for travel in Economy Class. Fares are listed in U.S. Dollars. Additional booking and baggage fees may apply. Fares may not be available on all flights and dates. airberlin operates seasonal nonstop service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Dusseldorf (DUS) between May 7 and October 31, 2015. Other restrictions may apply. 

**Sample roundtrip fares, including taxes, per person, for travel in Economy Class. Fares are listed in U.S. Dollars. Additional booking and baggage fees may apply. Fares may not be available on all flights and dates. airberlin operates seasonal nonstop service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Dusseldorf (DUS) between May 7 and October 31, 2015. Other restrictions may apply.Sample roundtrip fares, including taxes, per person, for travel in Business Class on long-haul flights. Travel within Europe between Berlin (TXL) or Dusseldorf (DUS) and the final destination is offered in Economy Class. Fares are listed in U.S. Dollars. Additional booking and baggage fees may apply. Fares may not be available on all flights and dates. airberlin operates seasonal nonstop service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Dusseldorf (DUS) between May 7 and October 31, 2015. Other restrictions may apply.