Without enough staff to run published schedules, and with a lot knowledge about how to run an airline lost when carriers shed staff during the pandemic, operations have melted down across the industry
One hundred people at a time can see personalized flight information addressed to them on the same flight information board. Thats Deltas first parallel reality monitor in Detroit in partnership wi
Some unscrupulous people request wheelchair assistance at the airport when they dont need it, using their injury for a whole bunch of benefits:
Early boarding gets them access to overhead bin space b
Airline clubs are worth the hassle and expense because when your travel goes sideways, club agents are often your best bet for getting rebooked. The AAngels in the Austin American Airlines club recen
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United Airlines extends upgrades (PlusPoints) by six months
British Airways passenger left Airpods on an Austin London Heathrow flight, now tracks them from s
Last fall I found several Marriott hotels sell their rooms for less on Airbnb than at Marriott.com. Marriott isnt ok with this and cracked down on the specific properties I noted, but the practice con
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Why is flying such a nightmare right now? Brian Sumers on Josh Barros podcast.
Awards on Brazils Gol can now be booked at aa.com
Guests were killed by carbon m
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Virgin Atlantic is launching two positive changes for its Flying Club frequent flyer program. Theyre guaranteeing to release a minimum number of award seats when loading a flight into the schedule, an
The El Al Matmid club, one of the weaker frequent flyer programs in the world, has secured a $130 million loan and $244 million in total against the program in a deal which values the asset at $500 mi
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A correspondent shares that the renovations to the kitchen at the main Delta Sky Club in DTW has been completed, and that it features mostly new furniture with dividers designed to offer privacy. The
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Between 40 and 60 passengers on board a Carnival Cruise ship in the waters off New York brawled across five levels of the ship. The fight began after a threesome among passengers led to cheating alle
Its much harder than it used to be to travel with an emotional support animal for free, after new airline and Department of Transportation rules attemped to discourage the practice.
However you can st
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Expedia awarded its CEO $296 million in compensation (Skift) The boards compensation committee chair? Chelsea Clinton.
New pedestrian tunnels at Chicago OHare
As a rule, humans tend to talk about their successes rather than failings. And thats certainly true for miles and points blogging. Lets face it, its so much more fun to write about a huge value redem
Virgin Atlantic is launching two positive changes for its Flying Club frequent flyer program. Theyre guaranteeing to release a minimum number of award seats when loading a flight into the schedule, an
Spirit Airlines sent me their release indicating that tomorrow will not be the day that shareholders vote on whether to sell to Frontier Airlines.
Instead the shareholder meeting will be adjourned an