Zach Wichter
Consumer Travel Reporter and Columnist, Cruising Altitude at USA Today
Travel reporter and Cruising Altitude columnist @USATODAY. Formerly @nytimes, @thepointsguy & more. [email protected] ✡️🏳️🌈✈️🗒
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1 day ago |
usatoday.com | Zach Wichter
• Air traffic control staffing shortages and outdated technology are causing flight delays and cancellations. • Transportation Secretary Duffy acknowledges the long-term neglect and underinvestment in the FAA. • Funding and bureaucratic obstacles could hinder the implementation of these improvements. For at least the last few years, and possibly much longer depending on who you ask, air traffic control has been at the heart of summer flying headaches.
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1 day ago |
usatoday.com | Zach Wichter
• Spirit Airlines is introducing extra legroom seats with 32-inch pitch, available for purchase this month and rolling out on most flights by July 2025. • The updated Go Comfy fare will include extra legroom instead of a blocked middle seat, along with other perks like carry-on bag, priority boarding, and snacks. • Spirit's loyalty program is also getting revamped, with perks like complimentary upgrades to Go Comfy and Big Front Seats for elite members, based on availability.
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1 day ago |
usatoday.com | Zach Wichter
A Spirit Airlines passenger who uses the social media handle symonebeez recently posted a viral video on TikTok showing cockroaches on their flight. In the video, the passenger said they were flying in Spirit's Big Front Seats, and when they alerted the flight attendants, they were unable or unwilling to help. The clip also shows roaches crawling around on the bulkhead near her seat. "There were multiple roaches on my plane," they said in the video.
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2 days ago |
yahoo.com | Zach Wichter
United Airlines announced a plan to revamp its long-haul premium cabins on Tuesday. The first planes are expected to enter service in 2026. New Polaris business class seats will feature updated finishes and sliding privacy doors. In addition, planes with the new "Elevate" interiors will have a new Polaris Studio Suite concept in some rows, featuring 25% more space than the standard Polaris seat.
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2 days ago |
ca.style.yahoo.com | Zach Wichter
United Airlines announced a plan to revamp its long-haul premium cabins on Tuesday. The first planes are expected to enter service in 2026. New Polaris business class seats will feature updated finishes and sliding privacy doors. In addition, planes with the new "Elevate" interiors will have a new Polaris Studio Suite concept in some rows, featuring 25% more space than the standard Polaris seat.
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