Passengers were initially told the stop was for a “fuel top-off.” Instead, video shot from inside the cabin shows at least eight officers in tactical gear storming the aircraft, ordering everyone to keep their heads down, and escorting a single male passenger off the aircraft. One officer rifles through the man’s rollaboard before the team exits.
The card is worth getting, spurred on by the initial bonus offer. It’s worth using for my ongoing spend. And it’s worth having for the benefits.
Delta’s brand new Naples to Atlanta flight melted down on May 27 before even leaving Italy. Flight 279 sat on the ground for more than seven hours, and was then cancelled outright. Roughly 200 exhausted passengers were herded onto buses and driven a dozen miles to a hotel where the airline had reserved just 13 rooms.
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On Monday, June 2 2025, American Airlines flight 780 took off from Philadelphia for Naples, Italy. They sent the wrong plane – and passengers wound up having to land 124 miles away in Rome.
When two runways were shut down at LAX so then-President Clinton could get a haircut it was a nationwide scandal. I look forward to people who were outraged at that incident defending this one.
Hotel employees are trading stories of their worst guests, prompted by a front desk agent at a New York City Marriott. And some of the things guest incidents are just off the charts crazy.
The two were charged with “serving contaminated food and hurting people’s religious sentiments” the latter being a ‘very Indian’ charge.
World of Hyatt Business Credit Card has an bonus offer of 60,000 Bonus Points plus Explorist status through February 28, 2026 after you spend $7,000 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening. This offer ends June 30, 2025.
My first thought was, a trip credit for a lap infant, I guess I need to buy him a seat next time! Of course I can use his travel credit for my own travels – with his permission, of course! 15,000 points would have felt light, but 45,000 points plus $150 seems pretty good. Perhaps I should be complaining more often.
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 »
