There’s big, and perhaps troubling, news in the world of budget airlines, as it was announced Monday that Icelandair is taking over WOW Air. The two Icelandic airlines will continue operating under separate brands, so don’t expect WOW Air...
Amid its transformation to a true budget airline, Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines is overhauling its rewards program. And it’s actually not all bad news. Some changes are even improvements. Sun Country made the announcement Friday that it is replacing...
A promising ultra-low-cost carrier that ferried passengers between the U.S. and Europe for cheap went kaput almost overnight. The CEO of one of the biggest players in the transatlantic budget airline game is warning of fare increases. As rising fuel...
A flight on Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air crashed into the ocean minutes after takeoff from Jakarta’s International Airport (CGK) on Monday morning, presumably killing all 189 people on board. Flight JT610 left CGK at about 6:20 a.m. local...
On Thursday, the Transportation Security Administration announced the addition of three new domestic and international carriers to their TSA PreCheck expedited screening program. Effective immediately, both Icelandair and Norwegian will be a part of the program and domestic regional...
We’ve been sharing our Thrifty Traveler daily flight deals on Twitter, Facebook, and our free daily newsletter for over two years now. Just recently, we’ve brought our daily flight deals to the Instagram platform. We want to make it easier...
Over the past year, budget carrier Primera Air has been aggressively adding nonstop-transatlantic routes between the US and their hub at London’s Stansted (STN) airport and elsewhere in Europe. There didn’t really seem to be a rhyme or reason...
There’s some potentially bad news on the horizon for frequent flyers who carry high-end rewards cards like the Chase Sapphire Reserve. Big-time retailers like Amazon, Target and Home Depot are moving to be able to reject certain cards in...
Update: This event sold out in 40 minutes! We will be announcing another meetup soon. We are excited to announce our first ever Thrifty Traveler Minneapolis Meet Up! We invite you to join us for a happy hour on...
On Wednesday, Aer Lingus announced a new nonstop route between Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Dublin, Ireland (DUB). The route is the first nonstop route between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Ireland, and the first new transatlantic international route...
