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The best websites to search for Star Alliance award availability

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. Star Alliance’s 26 member airlines connect passengers to 1,300 destinations on around 20,000 daily flights. If you hold miles in a Star Alliance program like United Airlines MileagePlus or Air Canada Aeroplan, you can use your miles to fly on any of the Star Alliance carriers,…

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Why a password manager is a critical part of my points and miles strategy

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with the latest information. This week, a fraudster hacked into someone else’s Marriott Bonvoy account and checked into a Residence Inn in Florida using pilfered Marriott points. While the Naples police arrested the perpetrator, it’s a wake-up call for us to safeguard our loyalty accounts. And this isn’t the first…

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Southwest now has its 1st plane outfitted with power ports

You soon won’t need to worry about running out of juice while flying Southwest Airlines. The Dallas-based carrier just started flying its first aircraft outfitted with USB charging ports. The plane, a 5-year-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered N8710M — the first MAX that Southwest took delivery of, incidentally — reentered service April 28 after a nearly monthlong retrofit…

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Semiprivate JSX launches new flights from Nashville

Nashville, known as the home of country music and hot chicken, will also soon be home to a new carrier. Semiprivate air carrier JSX plans to launch year-round flights from Nashville International Airport (BNA) to Westchester County Airport (HPN) and Dallas Love Field (DAL). It’ll also launch seasonal service to Florida’s Destin Executive Airport (DSI). All three routes begin…

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