Monthly Archives for February 2023.
A passenger on board one of Aeroflot’s two daily Stavropol – Moscow Airbus A320 flights felt the need to smoke in the lavatory. When she was admonished for it – and getting up while the seat belt sign was on during turbulence – her first reaction was to appeal the decision to the pilots – by trying to break into the cockpit.
When that didn’t work she stripped off her top and bit a flight attendant.
MIAT Mongolian Airlines has a brand new Boeing 787-9, will acquire another, and wants to fly to the San Francisco.
Inflight internet on JetBlue is free. Delta Air Lines has made wifi free as long as you join the free SkyMiles program (this lets them market their credit card to you).
Southwest Airlines, whose bags fly free, is going the opposite direction with internet. In a change expected to be announced on Tuesday, they will be making it more expensive for passengers that have to take more than one flight to reach their destination.
New York JFK’s terminal 1 appears to have caught fire and this is impacting operations somewhat.
Did you know that Wyndham has a secret Titanium elite level? Do you know how early check-in, late check-out, and upgrades are supposed to work? And how much hotels get charged for your points, and paid when you stay on a free night?
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.
This can be a good deal on upgrades, not just full redemption tickets, and the deal makes economy travel more reasonable where fuel surcharges are lower (but still – always compare to the cash cost of a ticket to see what the savings are). Northeast – London is just 7,000 miles one way after discount. This isn’t just for business class. And it’s definitely a nice offer for Virgin Atlantic credit card customers with upgrade and 2-for-1 vouchers.
United Airlines flight attendants, represented by the AFA-CWA union, have been working on a contract over the past year and a half and report very little progress. Direct negotiations began in January 2022, yet there’s been resolution on just one section out of 34 in their contract – dealing with flight attendants taken hostage.
Here’s what they’re demanding, and why negotiations are stuck.
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.
When I saw Tucker Carlson’s Tuesday evening piece on air travel safety making the rounds, I didn’t give it much mind. But as it’s picking up steam, it seemed important to cover. Because while nearly everything he says in the segment is wrong, if his staff spent a little bit of time researching instead of picking up online complaints by United pilots who do not like the politics of their airline or President Biden, he could come up with a much better-grounded argument.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
