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Resort fees are fraud when your hotel looks out at a Carl s Jr. and a California traffic jam
June 1, 2021
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The graffiti artist Shepard Fairey designed the 10-story mural on The Line s facade. Freda Moon
On a recent trip to Los Angeles, I had my first post-vax hotel stay. It was also my reintroduction to the ridiculous, maddening travel-related fees that I’d forgotten about over the past year. One such charge, the so-called “resort fee,” especially drew my ire.
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Routes: SFO delays + Delta, Southwest, Alaska, United, AA, Hawaiian, Tahiti, CLEAR at OAK, more
A weekly roundup of air travel and airport news
Jim Glab
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SFO will be experiencing delays due to construction starting next week.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
In this week’s news, construction-related flight delays will start at San Francisco International next week; Delta drops routes from San Jose, Oakland; Southwest plans an Oregon route from OAK; Alaska grows at Santa Rosa but United delays a route there; American says its summer domestic capacity will be back to more than 90% of pre-pandemic levels; Hawaiian revises its mileage policy for loyalty program members; United brings back pre-COVID boarding procedures; French Polynesia targets a May 1 reopening for tourists; Air France comes to Denver; JetBlue goes global thanks to code-sharing, and will introduce its new Mint cabin in June between LAX-JFK; Air Canada expands its refund policy; CLEAR brings expedite
Routes: New Calif. airline, Alaska lounge at SFO, more OAK routes, Hawaii rule changes, more
A weekly roundup of air travel and airport news
Jim Glab
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Testing rules have changed again if you are heading to Kauai and Maui.Seth K. Hughes/Getty Images
In this week’s roundup, a new California-based airline will take to the skies later this month; Alaska Airlines takes over American’s former Admirals Club at SFO; Delta and Southwest kick off new routes from Oakland; Alaska revives some SFO and San Jose service; the U.S. works with airlines to set technical standards for COVID passports; Kauai and Maui change their COVID testing rules for arriving mainland visitors; Greece plans a mid-May opening for international; tourists; JetBlue reveals enhanced economy cabin for its upcoming London flights; some United domestic flyers are testing “touchless” procedures at San Francisco International, and the airport expands its ban on plastic containers; and a new COVI
Routes: New CDC guidelines, Southwest preclearance, fare rule changes, frequent flyer news, more
A weekly roundup of air travel and airport news
Jim Glab
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Southwest is adding a new pre-clearance protocol for Bay Area-Hawaii flights.Jim Glab
In this week’s roundup, the CDC eases up on its warnings against air travel for fully vaccinated individuals; Southwest Airlines now offers pre-departure verification of Hawaii’s travel requirements; major carriers extend expiration dates for use of travel credits and for basic economy change fee waivers; Delta offers new enticements for SkyMiles members; Alaska and American introduce reciprocal upgrade privileges for elite-level frequent flyers; new study rates the best airline loyalty programs; JetBlue gains access to London Heathrow; and route news from Spirit, American, Emirates and Korean.
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