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In a world still reeling from Covid-19, what are airlines doing to protect us? And what measures can we take to ensure our safety? Here we break down what you need to know...

Business-class battle: The best lie-flats between the US and London Zach Honig © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. International airlines are about to face some stiff competition on bread-and-butter routes between the U.S. and London. Come Aug. 11, 2021, JetBlue will offer daily service between New York-JFK and London Heathrow (LHR), wit...

The coastal city can be reached with a flying time of four hours. Virgin Atlantic chief commercial officer Juha Jarvinen said: “We know there’s pent up demand to travel and our surge in bookings to Tel Aviv reflects this. “We’ve seen a steady increase in interest throughout our network, particularly to Israel, as consumer confidence returns, allowing our customers to finally plan a much-needed sunny break or reconnect with family, friends and business colleagues. “Following a tough y...

May 10, 2021 UCT (United Commercial Travelers of America) Salem Council #590 holds a Safety Poster Contest at Robert Bycroft School annually. All students at the school participated in the contest and judging of the posters was completed at the council’s April meeting. Judging of the posters is by Upper Class, Middle Class and Lower Class. A first and second place winner is awarded in each of the three groups. First place winners are awarded $25 and second place $15. Council members Ron Shive...

Adam Maida / The Atlantic / Mayur Kakade / Getty On April 15, Gargi Shindé, a 43-year-old nonprofit executive, logged onto Zoom at 5 a.m. From her home in Charlotte, North Carolina, she watched her relatives huddle around a bright-yellow body bag at a crematorium in Pune, India. They were performing the final rites for Shindé’s aunt, Vijaya, who had just died from COVID-19. All she could do was watch. The bag was almost fully zipped, revealing only Vijaya’s face, which appeared tiny and b...

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The Atlantic India’s Moral Failure The chamber of horrors the country now finds itself in was not caused by any one man, or any single government. Adam Maida / The Atlantic / Amarjeet Kumar Singh / Getty This month, Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, India’s capital and home to millions, tweeted that the city was facing an “acute shortage” of medical oxygen. The message was illuminating on a number of levels: First, his resorting to social media, rather than working through o...

All the tips and tricks you need to use Delta Upgrade Certificates Benji Stawski © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. Among the various benefits of holding elite status with an airline is the ability to receive complimentary upgrades, both automatically and with certificates you can apply to upcoming trips. With Delta, upgrade certificates...

Uniforms covered in PPE and long-haul cargo flights from which crew cant disembark (but they do sleep in business class): Virgin Atlantic stewardess reveals what life is like in the skies in the Covid era Flight Service Manager Ellie Hosgood, 37, tells MailOnline Travel that life for flight crew is like a movie She is tested for Covid before every flight at Heathrow - some of her colleagues have retrained as testers  Some countries require crew to wear full PPE - and she has flown cargo-only f...

All flights from Heathrow Airport are now $12 more expensive Feb 9, 2021 This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. Terms apply to the offers listed on this page. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, visit this page. All flights departing from London Heathrow appear to have a new fee that you can expect to shell out for your next flight. The new £8.90 (about $12.26) fee shows on ...