Jan
03
2023
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.
Hawaii Upgrades Made 20% Cheaper [Roundup]
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for January 2023.
Philippines Air Traffic Control Melts Down – A Day Before U.S. ATC Failure In South Florida
Jan
03
2023
Air traffic control in Manila lost power on New Years’ and all flights were halted. Tens of thousands of passengers were stranded as flights were cancelled and diverted. Inbound aircraft couldn’t fly to Manila – for instance a Qantas flight from Sydney took a six hour flight to nowhere, turning around nearly halfway through its eight hour journey.
This Is The Worst Plane Type In The American Airlines Fleet [Roundup]
Jan
02
2023
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.
United’s Lost Bag Delivery Service Takes Luggage To McDonald’s, Goes Shopping
Jan
02
2023
The saga of one United Airlines customer’s lost bag, tracked down using an AirTag, is the story of one of these third party delivery services. The airline turns it over, and basically loses track of the bag, assuming that their contractor will do their job and make the delivery.
How Chicago Unions Make O’Hare Runways Less Safe
Jan
02
2023
One City of Chicago employee had two runway incursions in a single day and thanks to union rules wasn’t even fired. Indeed, not a single one of 5 city workers who drove vehicles improperly on O’Hare runways were terminated.
Here’s The Long-Term Damage To Southwest Airlines From Holiday Meltdowns
Jan
02
2023
Southwest Airlines experienced an operational crisis greater than any in its history – and this is an airline that managed to operate a four aircraft schedule with just three planes, and developed the 10 minute turn – in order to survive.
It didn’t just cancel flights broadly across its system for the holidays, it kept doing it day after day, unable to recover effectively. That ruined the holidays for more and more people, compounding the issues – and hits to their business.
Delta Offered Family $24,000 In Travel Vouchers, Then Reneged And Cancelled The Flight
Jan
01
2023
A family of three was traveling Delta from Oakland to Salt Lake City on an overbooked flight. The gate agent offered them $8,000 apiece – $24,000 in total – to take another flight. They felt like they’d won the lottery. But then Delta reneged on the offer. The family didn’t get the vouchers, and they didn’t get to take the flight.
Here Are My New Year’s Day Miles And Points Errands
Jan
01
2023
Now that the year has reset, so have a number of credit card benefits, and elite ‘tasks.’ Here’s what I went through first thing in the morning on New Years Day.
One Chart Shows Why Managed Business Travel Will Be Permanently Impaired
Jan
01
2023
People are no longer afraid of Covid-19, in the limit. Travel overall has boomed. Restaurants filled up. But office towers did not.
Here’s one chart showing work from home has become permanent. And that means managed business travel will be permanently impaired.
Even Top Spirit Airlines Executives Don’t Want To Fly Spirit [Roundup]
Jan
01
2023
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.
