Southwest is flying to destinations in the Bahamas, Jamaica, Aruba and Mexico where there is plenty of competition, but the carrier believes that it has plenty of room to grow in these new international destinations and it will undoubtedly shake things up for its rivals.
It's not surprising that passengers are more relaxed during sleep than boarding, but it is notable that flyers are able to reach a deep sleep at all during flight. It'll be interesting which, if any, changes are made based on the experiment.
It's difficult to attract tourists without providing them an easy and convenient way to travel to the destination. Puerto Rico is putting the infrastructure in place to pave the way to great tourism revenues.
New redesigned cabins will soon become commonplace on global carriers making brand, cost and connections the primary decision makers. Since its redesign is necessary to compete, Air France's rollout can be considered obligation over innovation.
The biggest news to consumers is that in-flight connectivity isn't about checking emails or even streaming Netflix. It's about selling entertainment and tracking planes.
The Today show investigation was small in scope and didn't identify airlines, but the findings about dangerous bacteria on airline tray tables and TSA security bins are alarming, to say the least.