Charles and Basil both point me to a new offer from British Airways for discounted award redemption. (You’ll need to log in to your BA account to see the details.) Book award travel by August 12 for travel complete by August 3, 2012 and get a 50% discount on economy, premium economy, and intra-European business class mileage required. This only applies to redemptions on BA mainline metal. International business class and first class are unfortunately not eligible for the discount. Unfortunately, since you have to fly BA metal only, you’re going to be paying BA fuel surcharges (in addition to other taxes). Which, to my mind, are generally worthwhile when redeeming for premium cabins especially given BA’s generous availability. But that reduce the value of BA awards for coach travel. Still, a BA transatlantic coach…
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for August 2011.
TSA to Demand Eye Contact (and a Business Card) Before You Fly
Via Alan H., Boston TSA screeners “soon will be carrying out sophisticated behavioral inspections.” The training for the Israeli-style screening — a projected $1 billion national program dubbed Screening Passengers by Observation Techniques — kicks off today at Logan International Airport and will be put to use in Terminal A on Aug. 15. It requires screeners to make quick reads of whether passengers pose a danger or a terror threat based on their reactions to a set of routine questions… …Under the SPOT program, as passengers hand over their boarding passes and identification, specially trained agents will ask three to four questions — from “Where have you been?” to “Do you have a business card?” and “Where are you traveling?” — while looking for “micro expressions,” such as lack of eye contact, that might hint…
When Will US Aviation Taxes Come Back?
With aviation taxes suspended, last week I explained who wins and who loses, and most importantly how you can still benefit: taxes aren’t being charged on the purchase of miles from US airline frequent flyer programs, or by American Express Membership Rewards when transferring points to those programs. Now that most airlines have raised their fares to offset price reductions from tax savings, few consumers remain rooting for the FAA re-authorization bill to remain stalled (which is why we’re on a tax holiday). But it looks like the situation will continue throughout the month of August. National Journal reports that the House plans to adjourn for its month-long recess after tonight’s debt ceiling vote. The partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration will drag on until September because Republican leaders are planning to adjourn the…
Free Wireless Internet on Delta in August
Via MilesQuest Delta is offering free Gogo wireless internet for the month of August with promo code DIETCOKEGOGO. Of course you’ll want to write down or otherwise save the code, because you won’t be able to access this blog from your Delta flight in order to get the promo code, you’ll need the promo code in order to access this blog on your flight!
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