Aug
06
2024
Each year – here’s 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 – they offer trial elite status with an opportunity to keep and upgrade status. Here’s Hyatt’s 2024 offer to American AAdvantage status members.
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for August 2024.
Microsoft Says Delta Lying About Its Meltdown: It’s The Airline’s IT That Failed
Aug
06
2024
When Delta’s systems melted down, they lost track of crew. They were making announcements in terminals looking for pilots who could work. Their crew scheduling systems collapsed. It took days for those systems to catch up, running several instances in parallel (which caused its own problems, as those systems needed to sync). The meltdown was caused by crew scheduling system failures and that system was IBM, not Microsoft according to Satya Nadella and Microsoft’s lawyers.
6-Year-Old Girl Denied Passport Because She Was Named For Game Of Thrones Character [Roundup]
Aug
06
2024
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.
Atlanta Airport Scandal: Rapper T.I. Wrongfully Arrested in Bizarre Same-Name Mix-Up
Aug
06
2024
If you’re a wanted man, it’s a good idea to avoid airports. There are more law enforcement on property – from myriad agencies – than just about anywhere else. There may be police, FBI, DEA, CBP, and virtually every other three-letter agency you can come up with. There are cameras everywhere. And you have to show I.D.
American Airlines Declares Summer Over, Sends Planes In For Heavy Maintenance
Aug
06
2024
The official end of the Northern Hemisphere summer this year is Sunday, September 22. Airline summer traditionally runs through Labor Day. But American Airlines has ended its summer.
The VIP Perks Airline Staff Enjoy While Passengers Suffer
Aug
05
2024
Imagine how frustrating it would be as an airline customer to have your flight cancelled, get sent to a hotel for the night, and face a long line to get to your room – only to see your airline’s staff march right past you with priority.
United’s Week Of Award Travel Discounts, Different Award Each Day [Destinations Leaked Early, Revealed Here]
Aug
05
2024
United has been promoting ‘epic’ deals on award travel this week, with a different mystery destination each day – and sale prices available that day only.
Furious Frontier Passenger ‘Karen’ Meltdown: Throws Computer At Check-In Staff After Missing Flight
Aug
05
2024
A Frontier Airlines passenger, enraged after missing her Chicago O’Hare flight, threw a computer at airline staff. The woman, quickly labeled a ‘Karen’ online, became violent jumping over the luggage scale at the check-in counter to confront employees.
She began throwing punches at one employee before another staff member intervened.
American Airlines Lawsuit Over Credit Card Scandal Stays in Court [Roundup]
Aug
05
2024
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.
Why You Should Ask For An Upgrade Every Time You Check Into A Hotel
Aug
05
2024
Do not assume that you have been upgraded and certainly do not assume you’ve been given the best possible room that you’re entitled to under a program’s benefits. You do often have to ask. One chain hotel GM even says that guests who don’t request an upgrade aren’t entitled to one.
