https://www.loungefrog.com/news/southwest-icon-lounges-rapid-rewards-2027-changes Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T16:43:08.190194Z Southwest’s Icon lounges and Rapid Rewards overhaul: what improves, what gets harder in 2027 https://www.loungefrog.com/news/bcd-amadeus-sabre-real-time-travel-data-pilot-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T16:07:28.813443Z BCD pilots faster booking updates with Amadeus and Sabre https://www.loungefrog.com/news/qatar-airways-qnb-digital-payments-partnership-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T16:07:27.380227Z Qatar Airways names QNB as a digital payments partner https://www.loungefrog.com/news/airbus-latin-america-2720-aircraft-forecast-2045 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T16:07:26.270776Z Airbus sees demand for 2,720 new passenger jets in Latin America by 2045 https://www.loungefrog.com/news/aviation-capital-group-75-airbus-a320neo-order-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T16:07:24.760507Z Aviation Capital Group orders 75 Airbus jets, with airline placements still to come https://www.loungefrog.com/news/boeing-dataliner-airline-maintenance-data-platform-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T16:05:40.250839Z Boeing launches Dataliner to help airlines connect maintenance and fleet data https://www.loungefrog.com/news/salamair-amadeus-distribution-agreement-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T16:05:39.228464Z SalamAir signs an Amadeus deal to reach more travel sellers https://www.loungefrog.com/news/delta-seamless-baggage-sydney-los-angeles-haneda-atlanta-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T16:05:37.764811Z Delta expands no-recheck baggage transfers to Sydney–LAX and Haneda–Atlanta https://www.loungefrog.com/news/emirates-bahrain-seef-boulevard-travel-store-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T16:05:36.846084Z Emirates opens a Bahrain travel store with a Boeing 777 business seat to try https://www.loungefrog.com/news/emirates-durban-extra-holiday-flights-december-january-2026-27 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T16:05:35.404685Z Emirates adds a second daily Durban flight on 14 peak holiday dates https://www.loungefrog.com/news/delta-free-wifi-asia-pacific-live-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T15:56:49.927873Z Delta's free Wi-Fi is now live on its Asia-Pacific flights, completing its international map https://www.loungefrog.com/news/lufthansa-columbus-frankfurt-munich-phoenix-summer-2027 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T13:33:31.393956Z Lufthansa's biggest expansion since 2020 brings nonstops to Columbus and Phoenix https://www.loungefrog.com/news/alaska-hawaiian-seattle-osaka-tahiti-nonstop-2027 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T13:33:28.414783Z Seattle to Tahiti from $999: Alaska and Hawaiian add the only nonstops to Papeete and Osaka https://www.loungefrog.com/news/munich-airport-winter-2026-schedule-lufthansa-sao-paulo-singapore-bangkok Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T11:02:11.539247Z Munich's winter schedule: more flights to São Paulo, Mexico City, Singapore and Bangkok https://www.loungefrog.com/news/swiss-zurich-toulouse-summer-2027-more-flights-tokyo-montreal Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T11:01:06.957422Z SWISS adds Zurich–Toulouse for summer 2027 and more flights to Paris, Nice, Tokyo and Montreal https://www.loungefrog.com/news/heathrow-six-new-routes-winter-2026-phuket-costa-rica-xiamen-beond Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T10:59:53.095177Z Heathrow adds six routes this winter, from Phuket and Costa Rica to the Red Sea https://www.loungefrog.com/news/plaza-premium-plaza-petit-kids-zones-lounges-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-20T10:58:38.129011Z Plaza Premium adds kids' zones to lounges in Hong Kong, Toronto and London https://www.loungefrog.com/news/frontier-airlines-first-south-america-colombia-orlando-december-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T22:10:24.840467Z Frontier goes to South America for the first time: Orlando to Medellín, Bogotá and Cartagena from December https://www.loungefrog.com/news/frontier-airlines-leaves-jfk-new-york-laguardia-newark-detroit-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T22:09:36.688801Z Frontier is out of JFK after two years. Here is where it still flies in New York, and why Detroit matters more https://www.loungefrog.com/news/europe-asia-flights-avoid-saudi-airspace-longer-flight-times-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T22:08:32.385832Z Why your Europe-to-Asia flight is suddenly an hour longer: the Saudi airspace detour, explained https://www.loungefrog.com/news/middle-east-flight-disruptions-what-you-are-owed-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T22:07:52.743839Z Flying to or through the Middle East this month: where the gaps are and what you are owed https://www.loungefrog.com/news/riyadh-airport-reopens-airlines-stay-away-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T22:07:16.27437Z Riyadh's airport is open again on paper. Most airlines are staying away until at least October 24 https://www.loungefrog.com/news/western-sydney-rayleigh-lounge-dnata-singapore-airlines-november-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T21:59:43.954263Z Western Sydney Airport's first lounge, The Rayleigh, opens in November for Singapore Airlines flyers https://www.loungefrog.com/news/emirates-accessible-lounge-suite-first-class-accessabilities-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T21:57:24.98027Z Emirates is building a wheelchair-accessible First Class lounge suite. Here's what's live now https://www.loungefrog.com/news/etihad-guest-southwest-rapid-rewards-partnership-spring-2027 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T21:55:35.803025Z Etihad confirms its Southwest tie-up: Etihad Guest miles on Southwest flights from spring 2027 https://www.loungefrog.com/news/american-airlines-embraer-e175-recaro-seats-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T21:54:55.890154Z American gets its first Embraer E175 with new RECARO seats, a first for a U.S. airline https://www.loungefrog.com/news/cathay-pacific-50-widebody-order-talks-airbus-boeing Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T19:34:15.677173Z Cathay Pacific wants up to 50 more widebodies. The order it already has is the harder problem https://www.loungefrog.com/news/aeromexico-dot-lifts-mexico-us-flight-restrictions-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T13:30:50.518729Z Aeroméxico can grow Mexico City–U.S. flights again after DOT lifts limits https://www.loungefrog.com/news/united-economy-meal-preorder-900-miles-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T13:30:48.168154Z United just made Economy meal preorder available on 420 more flights a day https://www.loungefrog.com/news/lufthansa-retires-last-a340-600-final-flight-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T13:30:47.494885Z Lufthansa just flew its last A340-600. The "flying pencil" is done. https://www.loungefrog.com/news/new-airport-lounge-openings-october-2026-week-3 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T13:12:54.767665Z Four new lounges: JAL's rebuilt Haneda rooms, a second The Club in Lima and Salvador's Amaní Lounge https://www.loungefrog.com/news/air-france-air-cote-divoire-paris-abidjan-codeshare-october-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T10:58:34.216256Z Air France and Air Côte d'Ivoire start a Paris–Abidjan codeshare, with linked miles to follow https://www.loungefrog.com/news/biggest-airline-lounge-news-october-18-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T02:53:12.151879Z Airline and lounge news: Southwest’s reset, United’s Wi-Fi checker and new lounges to watch https://www.loungefrog.com/news/cathay-pacific-weekly-news-october-12-18-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T01:33:15.924789Z Cathay Pacific this week: Philippine surcharge update, Asia Miles bonus ends, contrail trials in focus https://www.loungefrog.com/news/american-airlines-777-200er-replacement-airbus-boeing-talks Lounge Frog en 2026-10-19T01:22:48.908606Z American’s 777-200ER replacement: Airbus and Boeing compete for its next long-haul order https://www.loungefrog.com/news/finnair-umea-helsinki-vaasa-more-flights-november-2026 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-18T21:54:07.810717Z Finnair adds Umeå flights from Nov. 30, with up to three a day to Helsinki via Vaasa or nonstop https://www.loungefrog.com/news/salvador-airport-amani-lounge-opens-dragonpass-day-use Lounge Frog en 2026-10-18T19:06:59.04975Z Salvador's new R$8 million airport lounge is open, but Priority Pass isn't on the guest list https://www.loungefrog.com/news/american-airlines-miami-barcelona-venezuela-bla-january-2027 Lounge Frog en 2026-10-18T19:06:56.084307Z American will fly Miami to Barcelona from January, but it's Barcelona, Venezuela, not Spain https://www.loungefrog.com/news/air-canada-united-six-transborder-routes-summer-2027-joint-venture Lounge Frog en 2026-10-18T19:06:53.559159Z Air Canada and United add six Canada–US routes, and ask Ottawa to let their partnership grow https://www.loungefrog.com/news/delta-boston-reykjavik-daily-april-2027-757-no-delta-one Lounge Frog en 2026-10-18T19:06:50.199905Z Delta is flying Boston to Iceland daily in 2027, but you can't buy a lie-flat seat