# Airlines
Emirates Skywards: Premium Cabin Award Prices Increase, Elite Earning Boosted
A little while ago, quite a few bloggers reported that Emirates had suddenly raised the mileage required on some routes. For example, flights from Dubai to Europe and several US ci...
ExpertFlyer Suspends Award Availability Data for Some Airlines
ExpertFlyer recently announced that it will suspend award-ticket data for the airlines listed below, which means you can no longer directly search these airlines’ award space or se...
EVA Air Infinity New Member Offer: Get 500 + 500 Free Miles
Sign up now for the EVA Air mileage program, MileageLands, and you can get 500 miles right away. Complete your personal profile and you can earn another 500 miles. If you take an e...
Aegean Airlines 20th Anniversary Promotion: Fill in Your Milestone and Get Bonus Miles, Up to 2,000,000 Miles!
Aegean Airlines is now running a 20th anniversary promotion. Just fill in your milestone to claim a free mileage bonus. The minimum bonus is 500 miles, and the maximum is 2,000,000...
China Removes Circuit-Breaker Rule for Inbound Flights, Quarantine Adjusted to 5+3 [Nov. 2022 Update: Specific Arrangements for Travelers to China from the U.S.]
After China introduced its new 20 COVID measures, the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. also released the corresponding travel arrangements for passengers flying from the United States t...
Starting in November 2022, Iberia will award miles based on base fare only
According to Iberia’s official website, starting in November 2022, the airline will calculate earned miles based on the base fare only. In other words, it is moving from the old di...
Breaking: U.S. Department of Transportation Suspends 26 China-U.S. Flights Operated by Chinese Carriers in September
According to a notice issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the United States will impose reciprocal suspensions on 26 flights operated by Chinese carriers in September,...
Good News: China’s CAAC Eases Flight Suspension Rules Starting August 7
Recently, China relaxed its PCR testing requirements for returning to China, but that was followed by a large number of flight suspensions, which actually made it harder to get bac...
USDOT: New Rule Would Require Airlines to Issue Refunds When Flights Change
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued a press release on August 3 announcing a new proposed regulation that would significantly strengthen consumer protections durin...
Starting July 7: Hong Kong suspends its flight circuit-breaker policy
Similar to mainland China’s measures to control imported COVID-19 cases, Hong Kong has also been using a flight “circuit-breaker” mechanism: once the number of imported confirmed c...
Starting June 12, No COVID Test Required to Enter the U.S.
According to senior Biden administration officials, who revealed the decision on June 10, the CDC will end the COVID testing requirement for travelers entering the United States by...