Travel Week in Review – September 30th, 2022

If you are a frequent flyer with American Airlines, your personal information may have been compromised in a hack earlier this year. NPR reports the Fort Worth-based airline confirmed a “very small number” of accounts were affected by the data breach. Information Leaked Includes Date of Birth and Drivers License Numbers. Although the carrier confirmed the attack happened, they did not divulge how many employees and customers were affected by the attack. Read More…

President Joe Biden plans to announce a new proposed rule that would require airlines to disclose, upfront, certain fees. The proposal “seeks to provide customers the information they need to choose the best deal. Under the proposal, U.S. carriers, foreign carriers, and ticket agents would be required to clearly disclose passenger-specific or itinerary-specific baggage fees, change fees, cancellation fees, and family seating fees to consumers whenever fare and schedule information is provided to consumers for flights to, within and from the United States.  Read More…

The Department of Transportation on Monday announced its approval for both American Airlines and JetBlue Airways to add flights from the U.S. to Havana, Cuba. It is part of the Biden administration’s plan to expand travel to the island nation in what has been a political hot potato for years. For American Airlines, Monday’s announcement means 13 more weekly flights to Havana from its hub in Miami, while JetBlue will add a flight to Havana from Fort Lauderdale. Read More…