Monthly Archives for January 2025.
A 69-year-old Australian woman was forcibly restrained by flight attendants on Fiji Airways flight 871 from San Francisco to Nadi, Fiji after becoming abusive inflight.
About six hours into the 11-hour trip on January 18, she began screaming, throwing cups, and slapping a flight attendant.
I really like point.me award search and I use it myself when trying to find award flights. Quickly search across most frequent flyer programs to see what flights are available to book using points, compare the cost of those awards, and get help with how to make the bookings at the lowest cost possible. This is a premium service, but did you know that you can access it for free? And if you haven’t used it lately, it’s gotten far better in the last few months.
The image shows what appears to be a passenger’s hand from the row in front of them. The hand is reaching back through the space between the window and the seat, resting or clawing at the leg of the person seated behind them.
There are several kinds of poor taxes. As you progress in income, marginal tax rates can exceed 100% as public assistance benefits phase out. But a poor tax is usually used to mean structural inequalities that make everyday life more expensive and difficult for those with limited financial resources.
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.
Delta Air Lines flight 419 from Seattle to Honolulu was cancelled on Thursday night after a lengthy delay. The aircraft was finally pulled up to the gate, but crew accidentally deployed the emergency slide.
If a hotel in France advertises a gourmet experience, and they cannot deliver passable croissants, that is fraud and they should be held liable.
Lufthansa is putting the superjumbo Airbus A380 onto the Denver – Munich route April 30 through September 30th. The plane will also operate from Munich to New York, Boston, Washington, Los Angeles and Delhi.
That’s a lot of airplane with a lot of seats to fill, and award space especially on the Denver route is wide open using miles from partner frequent flyer programs.
Airlines may give you a free room when you’re faced with a controllable overnight delay. But you get what you pay for – you probably don’t want to sleep in the room they’re going to give you. There are exceptions, but it can be very much worth venturing off on your own rather than rolling the dice on free.
American could lose its Gol partnership too – or be forced to put in a lot more additional money. The Brazilian airline is in bankruptcy, and looking for new financing. United Airlines may swoop in.
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 »
