Flights to Auckland starting under $700 round-trip

After weathering the pandemic for more than two years and taking a cautious approach to reopening, New Zealand finally lifted all its travel restrictions on Sept. 13 — and now is an ideal time to plan a trip. Fares from multiple U.S. cities to Auckland have been slashed by as much as 56%. Tickets otherwise cost upward of $1,500….

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American Airlines forgot it had landing slots at JFK. Then it lost some of them

During an antitrust trial over its Northeast Alliance partnership with JetBlue, American Airlines has argued that the only way it can compete in New York is by teaming up with the smaller airline. The problem, American says, is that it’s impossible to get access to new “slots” that allow it to schedule more departures and arrivals from the capacity-controlled…

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