On the Go – January 16, 2025

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Airlines

Ranked: The Safest Airlines In The World For 2025, According To A New Report (Source: Forbes)
What are the safest airlines in the world for 2025? It’s a topic on many travelers’ minds after a string of recent airline disasters, including a Jeju Air crash in South Korea and the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane.  AirlineRatings.com, an airline safety and product rating review site, has just released its latest ranking of the safest airlines in the world for 2025. The site rates the safety and in-flight product of 385 airlines using its own seven-star rating system.

Delta Leaves Lyft For Uber, Will Introduce AI-Powered ‘Concierge’ Tool (Source: Business Travel News)
Delta Air Lines “this spring” will begin a partnership with Uber, under which customers who link their Uber and SkyMiles accounts can earn miles, Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced on stage along with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi at the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas.

General Interest

Advito Projects ‘Softer’ Q1 Travel Price Hikes (Source: Business Travel News)
Intercontinental airfares and global hotel rates in the first quarter of 2025 on average are projected to increase by less than 5 percent year over year, according to Advito’s quarterly Travel Price Index, released this week. Domestic airfares appear more volatile, according to the consultancy.

Security

REAL ID Enforcement May Be Phased, But Deadline Is The Same: What To Know (Source: The Hill)
In less than five months, the airport security process is set to change — at least sort of. There’s a good chance you will not be impacted at all, but federal officials want you to prepare nonetheless.  The deadline for REAL ID enforcement, which has been postponed multiple times, is set to begin on May 7. Once that date arrives, you will need a REAL ID-compliant ID (which you may already have) to board a domestic flight.

Airports

Biometric Developments Gathering Pace At U.S. Airports (Source: Phocuswire)
Airport biometrics stakeholders say that flyers in the United States will see an acceleration in the deployment of touchless and digital airport identification technology over the next few years, including the first end-to-end digital airport journeys. “It’s inevitable,” said Donnie Scott, CEO of the biometric identity solutions developer Idemia North America, which also provides TSA PreCheck enrollment services.

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