News and notes from around the interweb:
- I feel like we need a ruling on this.
@AlaskaAir @AmericanAir I’m flying AA this morning because AS has partnered with them and I value my status on AS. My reward for flying AA is vomit on the floor in front of my seat. Guy two seats over told me not to worry it’s not vomit it’s dog poop. This is my AA experience… pic.twitter.com/WxUJm0kqnO
— Michael Taylor (@the6actual) September 21, 2025
- 50% bonus on transfers from Citi to Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles through October 18, 2025. I don’t view the Turkish program as a store of value but this is a strong offer for immediate redemption needs.
- Capital One lounge JFK offers Kosher meals
- Alaska Airlines will build new lounge in San Diego
[T}he Alaska Lounge in San Diego will be one of the largest lounges offered by any carrier at the airport. Spanning over 13,000 square feet, we’re designing the Lounge to reflect San Diego’s vibrant local culture. The premium space will bring the best of our Lounges into a modern oasis – from our Signature Loungers for the ultimate comfort, private and quiet work areas, locally inspired refreshments and fresh local bites, a full bar featuring signature cocktails, and a barista station for handcrafted espresso beverages. Construction is slated to begin in early 2027.
- “Child’s meal”
- Fiji Airways plans U.S. growth they fly to Dallas, backed by oneworld membership and now using AAdvantage as their loyalty currency. Presumably Seattle is next. (They already fly to LA and San Francisco.)
One Mile at a Time points out they’re dropping business class amenity kits in favor of flight attendants passing out the contents inflight. Personally I love the nice bags, and love it when the bags are distributed and then contents are available separately (take a few chapsticks…) Hawaiian Airlines-style. The best was the old ANA first class where they’d give you the bags, pass out contents, and leave basket full of them in the back of the cabin.
Re: Vomit vs. Dog poop. Seems appropriate — isn’t traveling with AA kinda like flying in a giant dog turd in the sky?
Another VFTW classic… ‘Clean. Your. Planes’ and also ‘Pay. Your. People.’ because you have to properly hire, train, manage, and support your cleaning crews, too.
Keep telling yourself how nice fabric seats are. They are NASTY SPONGES that leech all urine, feces and other gross excrements. And I’ve sat next to more than one unfortunate elderly pax that soiled themselves during takeoff/landing. Great job Delta switching to fabric D1 seats soon. Can’t wait to lie down on them.