October 2026
Lounges
Waiting for LAX's Sapphire Lounge? Chase still lists it as coming soon
By Frog News Desk
Lounges
Chase lists its JFK lounge as temporarily closed; Reddit's $75 voucher reports need care
By Frog News Desk
Lounges
Priority Pass adds a Cali option and brings back a San Pedro Sula lounge
By Frog News Desk
Lounges
Priority Pass flags a Xuzhou lounge closure and a December shutdown at Subang
By Frog News Desk
Lounges
Budapest's non-Schengen Plaza Premium Lounge lists new hours, with a later bar opening
By Frog News Desk
Airlines ·
Emirates brings the A350 and Premium Economy to Durban from March 1, 2027
Airlines ·
United Polaris adds 30 new Chef's Table dishes from 11 chefs starting November 1
Lounges ·
Sydney Airport gets its first pay-per-use domestic lounge, a Plaza Premium in T2
Airlines
British Airways adds Gatwick–Rovaniemi and Christmas market flights to its winter schedule
By Patrick Karsh
Airports
Sydney Airport launches Hosts, a A$409 meet-and-assist service at its international terminal
By Patrick Karsh
Airlines
Air Transat adds Montreal–Geneva and Toronto–Birmingham nonstops for summer 2027
By Patrick Karsh
Airlines
Lufthansa brings Allegris to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, with the A350-1000 due in December
By Patrick Karsh
Airlines
Air New Zealand adds Christchurch–Bali nonstops and keeps Christchurch–Singapore year-round
By Patrick Karsh
Airlines ·
SWISS will fly more of its own flights in summer 2027 and drop airBaltic as a partner
Airlines ·
SWISS launches Zurich–Bengaluru nonstops, with First Class on every flight
Airlines ·
Air Transat adds Québec City nonstops to Lyon and Barcelona for summer 2027
Airlines
Air India's new premium amenity kits add Gond art, a wooden massager and pajamas up to XXL
By Patrick Karsh
Airlines
Emirates puts the A350 on all its Vietnam flights, bringing Premium Economy to Hanoi from Dec. 1
By Patrick Karsh
Airports
Lufthansa's Frankfurt "Gate of the Future" drops the boarding desk for roaming agents and sofas
By Patrick Karsh
Airlines
Frontier's fares jumped 71% in a year, and it just posted record revenue
By Patrick Karsh
Credit cards
Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select fee jumps from $99 to $150. Here's what you get for the extra $51
By Patrick Karsh
Airlines ·
Alaska Airlines will fly Anchorage to Tokyo nonstop on a 737 MAX 8, and $999 fares end Oct. 31
Airlines ·
Uganda Airlines now flies to Accra from $550 round trip, but every flight stops in Lagos
Airlines ·
Qatar Airways and WestJet start a codeshare linking Doha to nine more Canadian cities