Tips and more from Johnny Jet

12 Things in Travel You Need to Know Today (This is a recurring post, updated daily with new information): === Sunday, April 19 ===  JetBlue founder Neeleman warns airline could...

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Author: Johnny Jet
Posted: April 19, 2026, 8:01 am

I’ve only seen golf-ball-size hail once in my life, while in Dallas, Texas, and it was eye-opening. But what happened in the Midwest a few days ago makes that look...

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Posted: April 18, 2026, 11:06 pm

United Airlines Flight 2092 from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport (ORD) to New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) on Saturday morning, April 18, due to a...

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Author: Johnny Jet
Posted: April 18, 2026, 10:27 pm

If you’ve been following travel news this week, then you’ve probably seen one of the biggest stories making the rounds: the idea of United Airlines (UA) buying American Airlines (AA)....

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Author: Johnny Jet
Posted: April 18, 2026, 12:48 am

Whenever, I get a press release from Google, I’m always interested since their search engine is one of the best tools for travelers to find flights. And a lot of...

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Posted: April 17, 2026, 6:57 pm

In one of the more bizarre and funny things I have seen while covering the travel industry over the last few decades, pilots were heard making cat and dog sounds...

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Author: Johnny Jet
Posted: April 16, 2026, 7:35 pm

Princess Cruises just made a major announcement today at Seatrade, the world’s largest cruise conference, that it plans to build three new cruise ships. Don’t get too excited because, unfortunately,...

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Author: Johnny Jet
Posted: April 16, 2026, 3:55 am

The U.S. Travel Association this week released new data in its Economic Impact of Travel 2025 report, highlighting the role travel continues to play in the U.S. economy and pointing...

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Author: Johnny Jet
Posted: April 15, 2026, 11:17 pm

Air New Zealand has done it again. Back in December 2010 I was invited to go up to Seattle to take part in Air New Zealand’s delivery ceremony of their...

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Author: Johnny Jet
Posted: April 14, 2026, 6:34 pm

A couple of weeks ago, I attended United Airlines Media Day inside one of their hangars at Los Angeles International Airport. During the event, United announced several updates, including Relax...

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Author: Johnny Jet
Posted: April 12, 2026, 10:36 pm