Dec
28
2017
Hyatt is making two changes to their elite program for 2018, and they’re both positive.
Hyatt Will Count Award Stays Towards Status and Improve Short-Expiring Free Night Awards
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for December 2017.
Turkey Resuming Issuance of Visas to US Citizens
Dec
28
2017
Three months ago US diplomatic employees were detained in Turkey with that country claiming there were links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen whom it says was responsible for the July 2016 coup attempt against Turkish strongman President Erdoğan. The US suspended visa services in the country as a result, and Turkey retaliated.
Today the US announced that it has resumed issuing visas in Turkey. And Turkey is lifting its restrictions as well.
All State Drivers Licenses Will Be Accepted by TSA At Least Until October 1, 2020
Dec
28
2017
The TSA has posted signs at airports saying that people living in several states will no longer be able to use drivers licenses to clear security effective January 22, 2018.
Now the TSA finally confirms what I wrote two months ago: “U.S. residents in all states can use old driver’s licenses until Oct. 1, 2020.”
Southwest Airlines Will Sell Elite Status – And the Prices are Nuts
Dec
28
2017
Like some other major US airlines, Southwest Airlines will sell you the elite qualifying points needed to earn elite status. Their offer to buy status ends Saturday.
A-List is normally earned after 25 flights or 35,000 points. They’ll sell you up to 15,000 points towards this goal.
Without a Big Order Soon Airbus Will End the A380 Program
Dec
27
2017
The Airbus A380 is popular with customers for its spaciousness, although airlines are just now starting to really squeeze passengers into it like never before. However it’s never been popular with very many airlines.
The plane may have cost $25 billion just to develop, but they’ve only delivered 217 of them — about half to Emirates. Emirates has a few dozen more on order was on the verge of buying more at the Dubai Air Show but backed out over Airbus’ unwilling to place guarantees on the program and the future of the planes and an inability to get the deal they wanted on a new engine.
3 Flight Crew Arrested in Singapore and New First Class Champagne: Cristal
Dec
27
2017
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Passenger Disputes Story of Basketball Players Kicked Off American Flight for Stealing Blankets
Dec
27
2017
A passenger on the plane disputes the conventional reporting about two professional basketball players being kicked off an American Airlines flight for stealing blankets. Are ESPN, the AP, Dallas Morning News and the rest of the media reporting a story all wrong?
10 Hour Tarmac Delay and No Compensation, and It’s Good There’s No TSA in Karachi
Dec
27
2017
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
The Mysterious Flight That Turned Back to LAX Yesterday – And the Best Source Was a Supermodel
Dec
27
2017
Last night I wrote that supermodel Chrissy Teigen was live tweeting an aviation incident where ANA flight NH175 from Los Angeles to Tokyo was turning around midflight because there was a passenger onboard who wasn’t supposed to be on the plane.
I find “a passenger boarded the wrong flight” a strange explanation, or rather there’s more to the story about the failures that led this passenger to be onboard and cause the flight to turn around several hours after departure.
Supermodel Reports Flight Returning to LAX, Carrying Passenger Not Supposed to Be Onboard
Dec
26
2017
Supermodel Chrissy Teigen was onboard ANA flight NH175 from Los Angeles to Tokyo and she’s reported live that the flight is turning back to Los Angeles because they discovered a passenger on the aircraft who isn’t supposed to be onboard.
