Airline News

European airports are ahead of their American peers in making wait times more enjoyable for flyers, especially with design aspects that represent the cities where the hubs are located.

This list of best airport and rail food and beverage outlets is missing new and innovative initiatives, especially local ones in Asia. But still worth perusing for what the industry overall considers the best in breed.

Sequoia Capital's investment in Skyscanner is the latest huge endorsement of travel metasearch. But could a pivot toward hotels and a possible rebranding that goes beyond airfares be in Skyscanner's future?

The theatre sponsorship provides creative content for Dublin Airport to share and allows it to engage flyers and the local community without endlessly pushing its own attractions and features.

JetBlue's Mint service will be disruptive in that competitors will likely match the $599 to $999 one-way fares. Competition like this should shake things up.

The current mini-arms race offering premium seats is reminiscent of the fervor around all-business class services between New York and London in the early 2000s. Airlines are hoping the outcome will be different this time.

These billionaires were ahead of the curve on earth, and they are leading the charge in their other-worldly pursuits. As any travel startup would tell you, someone's going to crack [fill in the blank] space, and one of these companies may be the one.

As the country's favorite punching bag, TSA didn't come out of this survey as bad as we thought it would. But 40% dissatisfaction isn't something you're going to brag about.

As airports compete for choosy passengers and air routes, they are turning into destinations themselves with unique amenities. Once regarded as purely utilitarian infrastructure, airports are now becoming more integrated with their surroundings and hosting new experiences for passengers and non- passengers alike.

CheapOair has already proven that it can make a viable business out of flights when its competitors are scurrying to build their hotel businesses. There will be pressures, and it won't be the fastest-growing business in the world, but there is plenty of room for companies like CheapOair that keep their heads down and focus on areas that others are neglecting.