Travel Week in Review – January 27th, 2023

Contractors unintentionally grounded thousands of flights last week when they deleted files while working on the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, the Federal Aviation Administration says. The agency said in a statement Thursday that a preliminary review found the shutdown happened as the contractors worked to “correct synchronization between the live primary database and a backup database.” Investigators so far found no evidence of malicious intent or a cyberattack. Read More…

Travelers may not associate the cold weather with great deals on summer travel, but if you haven’t started booking your vacation, you should begin as soon as possible to save the most money. The key to the success of any trip is a good travel advisor. With more and more airlines, hotels, and destinations focusing on technology and the lasting impact of the pandemic, it can be very confusing for travelers to save money while booking the perfect vacation. Read More…

The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) could walk off the job during the critical summer months of 2023, potentially leaving flyers’ vacations grounded. In a press release, the union announced a strike authorization voting date of May 1, 2023, for pilots currently represented by the company. In their statement, the pilots noted Southwest’s meltdown during Winter Storm Elliott as one of the causes for their strike. Combined with “the utter lack of meaningful progress on a contract negotiation.” Read More…

Wait time fees help keep our platform running smoothly – try to be on time and ready to meet your driver when they arrive at the pickup location. Wait time fees may be charged at a per-minute rate when your driver has arrived at the pickup location and has been waiting for more than 2 minutes (5 minutes for Lux Black and Lux Black XL). If a driver arrives early, fees may apply 2 minutes after the original estimated pickup time (also applies to Lux Black and Lux Black XL early arrivals). Read More…

A new winter storm has dumped up to a foot of snow in some areas across the south, bringing travel disruptions and airline alerts in its wake. Winter storm Kassandra dropped as much as a foot of snow in northern Arkansas on Tuesday, with another 7.2 inches measured in Lubbock, TX, according to The Weather Channel. But the storm isn’t done yet and is expected to track into the eastern Great Lakes and move into the Northeast. Read More…