Sep
30
2024
Qatar Airways will take a 25% stake in Virgin Australia as Bain Capital plans an IPO for Australia’s number two carrier.
Qatar Airways Stakes Claim In Virgin Australia As IPO Looms—Takes On Qantas Monopoly
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for September 2024.
JetBlue Slashes Etihad Redemption Prices: 44 Routes, 44% Off—Book Close-In Economy Now!
Sep
30
2024
JetBlue is discounting redemptions on Etihad across 44 routes from Boston, New York JFK, Washington Dulles and Chicago. This appears to be around 44% off normal pricing, and is available in economy only with stopovers not permitted. Members need to issue tickets and travel by October 31, so it’s only for close-in bookings.
The Most Awkward Airline Call Ever: ‘My Ex Was the Delta Agent—And My Wife Heard Everything!’
Sep
30
2024
The passenger didn’t even give his ex a 5-star rating in the follow-on survey after the call, he says, because “she didn’t resolve my issue!”
Dog Poops On American Airlines Seat, Passengers Endure Horrific Stench For Entire Flight
Sep
30
2024
An American Airlines passenger brought a dog on board who defecated on the seat. The stench wafted through the cabin. Since the pet was outside of a carrier kept underneath the seat, either the airline wasn’t enforcing its pet in cabin rules or the passenger claimed this was a service animal and filled out the paperwork attesting to it.
Southwest’s New Seat Policy Triggers Panic: Are Plus-Sized Passengers Losing Their Free Extra Seats?
Sep
30
2024
No one seems more concerned with assigned seating on Southwest Airlines than the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance.
Of course Southwest is making a lot of changes to improve revenue, pushed by activist investor Elliott Management. They might choose to revise their policy of refunding extra seat purchases on flights that aren’t sold out. And they haven’t said they won’t do it!
Virgin Atlantic Announces Plans To Further Gut Frequent Flyer Program
Sep
30
2024
Virgin Atlantic is making major changes to their frequent flyer program in one month but they refuse to give us the details of those changes.
Airline Demands To Gate Check Bags Are Out Of Control, So I Refused [Roundup]
Sep
30
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.
Dirty Plane Complaints Are Stacking Up Against United Airlines And Passengers Won’t Stay Silent [Roundup]
Sep
29
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.
The Genius of U.S. Airport Departure Boards: Why The Rest Of The World Keeps Getting It Wrong
Sep
29
2024
For the most part, airport departure boards in the U.S. list flights alphabetically by destination. This makes sense. It makes it easy to find your flight, whether or not it’s on time, and what gate it’s leaving from.
In much of the rest of the world, it does not work like this. Departures boards are organized by departure time. You have to know your exact departure time to the minute in order to find your flight.
The Full Can Blunder: How This Airline Soda Gesture Can Ruin Your Flight
Sep
29
2024
I boarded an American Airlines flight from Austin to Dallas, and the flight attendant standing in the first class galley was still wearing a “WAR” pin on his uniform. “We Are Ready” (to strike). That seemed odd, since cabin crew have ratified the agreement their union negotiated with the company.
