(Nearly) inaugural flight with Thomas Cook/Condor Airlines!

I'm writing this from the airport, about to board the (nearly) inaugural Thomas Cook/Condor flight from Boston to Manchester.
It seems like they are partners; the Thomas Cook group seems to have a few partners. Weirdly, the flight has two separate flight numbers--one Thomas Cook and one Condor number--but I think it's the same flight. I wasn't able to find Thomas Cook or Condor on the Boston Logan Airport website, and that's because it turns out this is the first day that Thomas Cook/Condor have flown from here! I believe there was a 2:30 PM flight already, so I will probably be on the almost-inaugural-first-ever flight. Pretty exciting stuff.

The ticket was 169 pounds (about $240), and came with a checked bag and three-course meal. I'll be sure to report back with a full review after the flight!

Chicago, DC, San Francisco to Dublin for $300-600 round trip! Flash sale.

There are lots of good deals to Europe for our pals on the East Coast, (hello, WowAir, Norwegian, and Thomas Cook!), and more and more on the West Coast (same airlines), but the Midwest is generally left high and dry. This flash sale from Chicago to Dublin changes that!
Secretflying lists Chicago to Dublin as $454 round trip, although of course it's just over $300 round trip from Washington, DC (the East Coast just has all the luck, huh?). Buy as soon as possible, as the sale will probably end within a few days, possibly sooner. Fly winter or spring 2017. Details here.

$297 round trip Philly to Ireland (flash sale)

Secretflying is killin' it once again with a fantastic flash sale: $297 round trip to fly from Philly to Ireland.
This is especially exciting because Philly is not a discount-airline hub, so usually you have to trek up to New York or down to Baltimore. Secretflying's sales usually end within a day or two, so book NOW. Details here: http://www.secretflying.com/2016/05/philadelphia-dublin-ireland-297-roundtrip/ They have recommendations of dates that are cheapest, but you can click around on Priceline.com for the dates you want to see the price, and you can still find a bargain. Snatch this up while you can!

Norwegian's (kind of cool) announcement revealed

So Norwegian made their big announcement last Wednesday. It wasn't what I had hoped
--the rumored $69 flights--but it was OK. Basically, they will be having a big sale every Wednesday, announced on their Facebook page. Last week's sale was Los Angeles to Oslo for $149 one-way, which is a pretty good deal, but not substantially different from their normal sale prices, which pop up pretty often anyway.

Norwegian Air mystery announcement in 40 minutes!

Norwegian Air will be making a mysterious and allegedly Really Exciting announcement in 40 minutes!
Hold on to your hats, boys 'n' girls ('n' non-binary folks). I'm hoping that it has to do with those $69 transatlantic flights that they promised a few months back. Time will tell. Stay tuned!