Monthly Archives for October 2025.
Passengers in American Airlines first class couldn’t believe what they were seeing when a flight attendant barricaded herself in the galley and called police mid-flight. Officers met the plane on arrival—and burst out laughing when they heard why.
Citi’s new premium card stacks credits and bonuses in a way that feels unintentional. The first-year value is almost absurd.
Cathay Pacific just threw open the doors to its ultra-rare first class cabin—two JFK-Hong Kong awards you can still grab before they vanish.
The Department of Transportation ordered Delta and Aeromexico to dismantle their partnership—ending one of the most powerful cross-border alliances in aviation. But behind Delta’s new courtroom fight to save it is at best a calculated move to delay the inevitable and rewrite the rules that once let it collude legally with the foreign carrier.
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.
A United Airlines first class passenger fastened his 19-year-old blind dog to his chest in a sling and called it a baby. The flight attendant reminded him of the rule—and a viral debate began.
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.
Turn a $95 annual fee into 100,000 points you can redeem across Star Alliance, Emirates, Etihad, Oman Air, and more airlines than any other program.
Spirit Airlines is in bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year. A lot of ink has been spilled over the reasons why, but I do think a part of it is something simple everyone is missing.
A JetBlue passenger panicked when she mistook a normal Airbus “barking dog” noise for an engine failure—spurred on by her pilot boyfriend’s warning. What happened next turned a routine taxi into a viral moment that shows how fear spreads faster than facts.
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 »
