Weekend Business News Roundup February 10, 2024

Weekend Business News Roundup February 10, 2024

Image: Laura Bratton, Photos: Post Consumer Brands (press release), Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Rappers Snoop Dogg and Master P may have already made their mark in hip hop, but their real dream was to make cereal. Yes, cereal. Or at least that’s what the two performers (who are worth $160 million and $200 million, respectively) … Read more

New Bay Area routes coming from United, Hawaiian

New Bay Area routes coming from United, Hawaiian

FILE: SFO’s AirTrain approaches the San Francisco airport. San Francisco International Dec. 8 is the launch date for United Airlines’ newest transpacific route: nonstop service from San Francisco to Christchurch, New Zealand. United plans to fly the route three days a week with a 787-8. It will be the only nonstop service from the U.S. … Read more

Southwest Airlines confident changes made earlier this year will help avoid another winter meltdown

Southwest Airlines confident changes made earlier this year will help avoid another winter meltdown

FORT WORTH (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Southwest Airlines is taxiing into the holiday travel season confident that changes made when the weather was warmer will help avoid another winter meltdown. Flight delays were stacking up Tuesday night, with FlightAware showing 22% of the airline’s flights impacted by a major East Coast storm, and passenger numbers up 8% … Read more

Nonstop Southwest flights from KCI to Jamaica, Mexico begin this weekend

Nonstop Southwest flights from KCI to Jamaica, Mexico begin this weekend

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Beginning Saturday, Oct. 7, Southwest Airlines will launch seasonal, weekly nonstop flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica, and San José del Cabo, Mexico, at Kansas City International Airport. Southwest will also offer daily nonstop flights from KCI to the Cancun International Airport, Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said Tuesday. “We are … Read more

Southwest Airlines passengers should be stressing about canceled flights – a pilot strike is looming: Report

Southwest Airlines passengers should be stressing about canceled flights – a pilot strike is looming: Report

ArtisticOperations/Pixabay Nobody wants to hear that their flight is delayed, but the worst news of all for air travelers is a sudden flight cancellation. Unfortunately, this exact scenario could play out for thousands of Southwest Airlines passengers soon. According to an exclusive report from The Street, a Southwest Airlines pilot strike may be on the … Read more

Pilot reads the riot act to airline customers

Pilot reads the riot act to airline customers

An American Airlines flight takeoff from San Francisco International Airport in November 2022.  Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In this week’s travel news, an American Airlines pilot goes viral with his warning to customers about in-flight behavior; Alaska Airlines’ upcoming winter schedule cutbacks in the Bay Area are detailed; major fires in the western part of Maui are forcing … Read more

Delta Air Lines Makes a Big Bet On Winter Travel to the Caribbean | Thestreet

Delta Air Lines Makes a Big Bet On Winter Travel to the Caribbean | Thestreet

Americans are traveling internationally in the summer of 2023 in big numbers. Flights to Europe are up from 2022 by a significant percentage. But a different destination is also expected to see rising visits in the months ahead. DON’T MISS: Southwest Airlines Makes a Generous Offer to Customers  Once travel restrictions implemented as a result … Read more