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American Airlines announced several new long haul routes today, even though most of them aren’t actually new.
One part of the partnership that continues is that annual offer to Hyatt elites to try American status and vice versa.
After deciding we’d visit Venice before my daughter started back to school, my wife decided that we ought to travel to the South of France next. After all, they’re pretty close! But only one airline with a published schedule flies Venice – Nice, and only two days a week. That’s why I wound up flying Volotea, and it was the segment I was most excited about on this trip – a new airline, with an interesting business model!
A United Airlines pilot refused to operate flight 1679 from San Francisco to Cancun on Tuesday, and the flight was delayed four hours, after a passenger smoked pot in the lavatory. They were afraid that second hand smoke exposure would cause them to test positive if subjected to a random drug test.
Chase Sapphire Reserve cardmembers can register to receive an Air Canada Aeroplan 5,000 point flight award certificate. This will take 5,000 points off the price of an award (including on partner airlines). With awards as low as 6,000 points, you can book for as little as 1,000 points one-way. And Chase points transfer to Air Canada.
ndia’s civil aviation ministry rejected the request even though it’s been deemed “offensive” by Bharatiya Janata Party politicians. According to the government, IATA codes can only be changed for safety reasons, but that is not true. Baltimore went from BAL to BWI and New York Idlewild went from IDL to JFK!
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 Frontier Airlines passenger traveling from Baltimore to Charlotte on July 31 took over the podium at her gate, making announcments. She slapped her own bum and danced a little bit.
He’d helped himself to ice from the inflight bar. Crew asked him to stop, and he became enraged. He filmed cabin crew, called the flight attendant a “racist b****,” and repeatedly cussed her out. When told to return to his seat, he refused, and things escalated from there. Over the next eight hours and fifteen minutes, he made threats.
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 »
