News and notes from around the interweb:
- Is this United’s new business class seat? (speculative)
- Muslim student sues Spirit Airlines for discrimination
- Save money on airfare by taking advantage of foreign currency arbitrage. One reader last month shared that they had received an 18% discount buying transatlantic business class through an agency in Central Asia..
- A bird strike destroyed the nose of an EgyptAir Boeing 737 that landed at London Heathrow.
- Did Oscar Munoz rush back to work to avoid losing $3.75 million? Details of his compensation structure are known, advice from his doctors of course are not.
- Important advice from Free Frequent Flyer Miles for those who may not have received all of their entries from the Priceless Surprises contest:
If you have been participating in the IHG Priceless Surprises giveaway and have not received all of the entries you think you deserve, I highly recommend that you write to them telling them this at questions@helloworldfulfillment.com. They treated me very well when I did this last week. Hurry – contest ends Tuesday, March 15.
“A bird strike destroyed the nose of an EgyptAir Boeing 737”. Also, the plane destroyed the bird…
UA – good on the biz seats if they indeed go with the Recaro seats. But with AA getting true PE seats, and DL eyeing a PE-style experience, it’s kind of surprising that UA doesn’t have an answer to the comfort canyon.
There are more of us who are willing to pay significantly more than Y but can’t afford J for regular leisure travel, who will gobble up a true PE seat. The wife won’t take a flight longer than 6hrs anymore unless they offer PE or we can find a dirt-cheap J fare…
I think UA is missing the boat when it comes to the 77W, it need a true FC sections, there are some routes that demand F, and the 77W can delivery it. I wasn’t all that impressed with AA soft product on the 77W, but since they are upgrading it, should be nice.