While U.S. airlines are going to great length to clean their aircraft, lavatories are shared spaces that don’t get cleaned during the flight. One airline though is going to begin sanitizing their lavatories every 45 minutes – something that’s crucial on a long haul flight.
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for May 2020.
NFL Player Sues United Over Inflight Sexual Harassment and Assault
Usually onboard harassment involves a creepy guy and alcohol. This time onboard harassment involved alcohol and a creepy girl. Maybe that only happens, or at least happens most often, when the victim plays in the NFL.
Oscar Munoz’s Disappointing Legacy At United Airlines
Munoz showed promise for United early on but missteps and his choice of airline President did in his legacy.
American Airlines Still Exploring Flights To Doha Despite Coronavirus Pandemic
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.
Several Passengers Have Been Stuck Living In Airports Because Borders Are Shut Down
With borders closing in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus, and national policies in some cases changing quickly, some passengers got stuck in the middle. Most people got advance notice, but what if their flights home were cancelled? Or there was confusion, and they were allowed to board a flight when they won’t be admitted at their final destination? Not every country ran rapatriation flights, either.
Why Travel Is Going To Stay Cheap In 2021
Delta is capping all flights at 60% of capacity through June 30. To maintain that commitment they’re adding flights “to give confidence” to customers. Even if Delta is able to sell 60% and eventually 75% of seats on planes, we can expect them to then add flights and seats which will continue to put downward pressure on prices. And of course as other airlines as seats that’ll push pricing down even further.
American Airlines Has Advice For Parents Whose Kids Are Flying Alone During the Global Pandemic
Many airlines are no longer shipping pets but apparently parents are still sending their kids on flights as unaccompanied minors.
In fact American Airlines has a new warning parents booking their children to fly solo in the age of corona.
A Hack To Continue To Use American’s Old Award Calendar
Yesterday American Airlines decommissioned their old award calendar. The airline confirmed to me that it was supposed to be gone for good.
However there’s still a way to access this tool that lets you display award availability across a month by award type, something the new calendar does not offer.
Oscar Munoz Says Goodbye As CEO Of United, Get Ready For The Kirby Era
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.
American Airlines Decommissions Old Award Search Tool & Calendar
A year and a half ago American Airlines launched a new award search tool clearly geared towards dynamic pricing of redemptions.
While many readers preferred the old award calendar, which lets you show availability by award type (special, saver, standard) and not just the single lowest price on a given day for each cabin, it was clear that the airline was investing only in the new tool moving forward.