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Coming in 2025: New United Flights to Greenland, Mongolia, Bilbao, and Beyond

Travel NewsDecember 7, 20242Views

We may look back at 2024 as the year when overtourism reached a breaking point. In many of the world's most visitor-clogged destinations, local governments enacted new restrictions and fed-up residents staged anti-tourism protests to what seemed an unprecedented degree. A town in Japan put up a big black screen to block people from taking…

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FAA clears United Airlines to add new aircraft, routes after safety review

A United Airlines 737 Max 8 Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines said the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared it to start adding new aircraft and routes months after the regulator stepped up its scrutiny of the carrier following several safety incidents. "Today, we got some good news: after a careful review…

May 16, 202493Views

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Fall Family Fun at Orchards and Farms Across the United States

North Carolina You’ll have nearly two dozen varieties of apples to pick at Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard near Hendersonville, along with pumpkins, and (some weeks) sunflowers and zinnias. Activities: • corn maze • apple cannon • jump pad • wagon rides • pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, sunflowers, and grapes Oklahoma The Orr Family Farm near Oklahoma City is…

May 2, 2024104Views

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How to Use Delta, American, United, and Southwest Bag Trackers

Southwest Airlines recently became the latest U.S. carrier to roll out a bag-tracking tool for customers. Now live on both the airline’s website and mobile app, the service allows customers to view the status of checked luggage from the point it’s dropped off to when it's loaded and then unloaded from the plane. It’s a…

April 30, 202477Views

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United Airlines, Matching Its Competition, Hikes Checked Bag Fees

What's the point of having "competition" among airlines if they all raise prices in lockstep? Perhaps United Airlines believed that it could minimize news coverage of the deed by announcing it on a Friday. But we caught it: The airline has hiked baggage fees for all flights in North America, from $35 to $40. That's…

April 26, 2024432Views

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United Airlines adds Morocco, Colombia, China flights

A United Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft is seen taking off from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images United Airlines is planning to launch flights to Marrakesh, Morocco, and Medellin, Colombia, and ramp up its service to Asia, in the carrier's latest bet that consumers will continue to…

March 20, 202475Views

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United to pause pilot hiring, citing Boeing’s delivery delays

A United Airlines 737 Max 8 Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines will pause pilot hiring this spring because of Boeing delivery delays, the latest effect of the plane maker's problems on one of its biggest customers. New hire classes will be paused in May and June and will…

March 20, 202486Views

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United CEO tries to reassure customers after string of flight problems

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby speaking in Chicago on June 5, 2019. Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on Monday sought to reassure customers about the carrier's safety after a series of flight problems in recent weeks. In one incident this month, a tire fell from one of the…

March 19, 2024819Views