News and notes from around the interweb:
- “Premium GenPop” flying American Airlines first class from Philadelphia to Las Vegas – with caviar. This is bring your own, though American will be serving caviar in long haul business class for April. But you’ll still have to pack it in your carry-on if you want any domestically.
Nonstop PHL → LAS in @AmericanAir (Team EP and CK )
First Class, aka Premium GenPop™.
Because sometimes you want the comfy seat… without pretending you’re on a private jet.Also: BYOC (Bring Your Own Caviar). Yep, I coined that back in 2013… way before the kewl kids… pic.twitter.com/o5dvmuhQ06
— ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟᴢᴏʀᴋ (@TravelZork) February 14, 2026
- American Airlines responds…?
One of my favorite things about flying @AmericanAir isn’t the fact that their flights are almost all delayed thereby making me run through the airport for my connection, it’s that EVERY flight gets a 5 minute sales pitch about their credit card with a reminder at landing.
— Bradley Schacht (@BradleySchacht) February 13, 2026
With the many benefits of our cards, we always want to ensure everyone has an opportunity to sign up! Also, we know getting cardio in isn't always possible, so we try to squeeze it in for you sometimes *chuckles* Thanks for choosing us, and have a wonderful day!
— americanair (@AmericanAir) February 13, 2026
- Jet2 flight 896 from Antalya to Manchester diverted to Brussels on February 12 after an onboard fight over racist remarks and access to cigarettes.
On February 12, 2026, Jet2 flight LS896 from Antalya, Turkey, to Manchester was forced to make an emergency diversion to Brussels, Belgium, after a violent mid-air brawl erupted between passengers.
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u/Bruegemeister in
PublicFreakout - U kunt! (“You can…”)
Lots of complaints on here about airline customer service but wow, these guys make their thoughts clear here pic.twitter.com/LKFGJwHkLs
— Speedbird Julie ✈️❤️⛸️ (@JSS779) February 13, 2026
- 40% transfer bonus from Chase to Virgin Atlantic through February 28
- Actually, yes, Southwest has generally been enforcing assigned seat. Other airlines will generally at least let you change to open seats in the same cabin (not necessarily from standard coach to extra legroom). Southwest says you’re free to move about the country – just not the aircraft.
@andrewpjohnson the row behind us was open too………… #southwest #airlines #flying #airplane #southwestairlines ♬ original sound – AJ - Scott Kirby is getting ridiculous at O’Hare. 11 Milwaukee flights, 10 to South Bend, 7 to Peoria..?
United Airlines to increase more Chicago (ORD) daily flights:
ABE 3 → 4
BHM 3 → 4
CAE 3 → 4
CLT 3 → 5
DFW 6 → 7
IND 10 → 11
GRR 8 → 11
MCI 7 → 9
MKE 9 → 11
MSN 8 → 9
PIA 5 → 7
SBN 9 → 10
SCE 4 → 6
SYR 3 → 4— Ishrion Aviation (@IshrionA) February 15, 2026
The economic theory of predation is well understood. In order to deter an opponent from entering, or, in the case of O’Hare, convince an opponent to exit, you have to act like a “mad dog”, expanding supply and selling below cost. Of course this is not sustainable forever, but it does not need to be. It only needs to be sustainable long enough to convince the opponent, in this case American, to go play elsewhere. Is this an antitrust violation? Possibly, but that is more a matter of law than economics, so I will leave that question to lawyers. I love a period when there is a bit of mad doggery, as it leads to lower prices for all.
As another example, the now-defunct airline America West briefly ran 4 flights per day each way between Columbus and Toronto. Air Canada did the same. Guess which route survived? And now, Air Canada runs only one direct flight between these city pairs per day, albeit with a regional jet able to handle twice the passengers of the small turboprops it used to use.
I brought a jar of lovely caviar purchased in Vancouver to enjoy on my first class flight back to Chicago last October.
I didn’t realize I was “”Premium GenPop.” I thought I just had a taste for surprisingly inexpensive caviar. Who knew there was all this other stuff going on?