Monthly Archives for April 2025.
Spirit Airlines doesn’t have video monitors in the cabin, let alone seat back entertainment screens, so flight attendants do their safety briefing live. This Spirit flight attendant turns it into first a quiz and then a comedy routine.
Hundreds of passengers aboard two Delta Air Lines flights were trapped on board their aircraft overnight as their flights were diverted. They were both headed to Atlanta but wound up in Montgomery, Alabama instead during bad weather on Thursday night and into Friday morning.
I wrote last month that the first route to get the new planes was likely to be Chicago O’Hare – London Heathrow after first operating domestically Chicago – Los Angeles. In fact, the plan appears to be add new configuration 787-9s to the route so that all 3 flights are operated by this aircraft and place the aircraft on Philadelphia – London as well by late summer.
Glen Hauenstein offered during the carrier’s first quarter earnings call that they plan to go after the loyal customers of airlines that are trying to convert themselves into premium – like Southwest Airlines as well as Spirit and Frontier. They’ve had an elevated status match offer for Southwest elites, and Hauenstein says it is working.
Lufthansa has business class tickets starting at $1,062 roundtrip, which is about 75% off usual prices. This deal will not be around for long – probably not even hours.
Here’s a comprehensive look at the changes to the full suite of United co-brands. Broadly speaking, annual fees are up, there are a whole bunch of new benefits that align with the kind of ‘coupon booking’ we’ve seen from American Express, but I like a lot of the value that they’re offering. And it’s now possible to earn top United status from credit card spending alone.
An American Airlines 25 year veteran flight attendant who was assaulted by a passenger on a Charlotte – Las Vegas flight has been fired by the airline over the incident. As usual, the crewmember’s union has not been helpful.
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.
An 81-year-old grandmother from the Bronx flew to Puerto Rico on Frontier Airlines with her emotional support animal. It’s an African Grey parrot (not a Norwegian Blue) and its name is Plucky. However, the airline refused to allow her to fly home with it.
>Miles earned on the card (including the initial bonus) accrue into your AAdvantage Business account. If you don’t already have one, they open one for you, and you access it with your AAdvantage account number and password.
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 »
