Travelers can get a free refund on most airline tickets if they cancel their reservation within 24 hours of booking.
Author: Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY
Summer travel woes: What airlines owe you when flights are canceled, delayed
Airline travelers are only owed refunds, hotel and meal vouchers in certain cancellation circumstances due to a patchwork of regulations and policies.
Southwest’s new fare Wanna Get Away Plus is now available offering same-day changes, more
Southwest added a new fare class called Wanna Get Away Plus, with perks including the ability to transfer flight credits to another traveler.
Budget airline Avelo is growing again, with new flights to Orlando, Wilmington, North Carolina
Avelo and fellow newcomer Breeze Airways have been growing rapidly, offering nonstop flights on routes mostly ignored by major airlines.
Check your reservation: JetBlue cutting flights to (hopefully) reduce summer travel woes
JetBlue Airways is sharply reducing its summer flight schedule after an April meltdown. Travelers whose flights are changed have rights.
Breeze Airways adding 10 routes, including first flights out of New York
Most of the new flights will be to and from Westchester County Airport in metropolitan New York
Airlines are ditching face mask rules for the first time in two years. Here’s what travelers need to know.
Southwest, Delta, American, United and other airlines rushed to lift their mask rules in the wake of a federal judge’s ruling on the government’s mask mandate.
Another weekend, another travel mess: JetBlue, Spirit cancel hundreds of flights
JetBlue’s president said April will ‘continue to be challenging’ and fliers face summer flight cuts as airline staffing issues persist.
The battle for Spirit Airlines just got more interesting: Airline says it will entertain JetBlue’s $3.6 billion offer
JetBlue made a surprise bid for Spirit to thwart its merger with Frontier. Spirit says it will consider the offer but still recommends Frontier deal.
Been a while since you traveled? Here’s a refresher on those basic economy plane tickets
Travelers buying airlines’ basic economy tickets face restrictions on seat assignments, ticket changes and, in some cases, higher baggage fees.