A 49-year-old former captain with the California Highway Patrol faces federal charges after allegedly sexually abusing two male flight attendants in business class on a JetBlue flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles on April 11.
American says flights go on sale Monday, but the first flight is actually already loaded for sale. Basic economy is $115, while standard economy is $160 and domestic first (business) class is $662 one-way.
This new commitment to an expanded terminal F signals real planned growth in Dallas for American, and planned widebody and international growth as well. I had been quite negative on the project, but I think this plan turns me around and gets me a bit excited about growth opportunities.
JetBlue and United Airlines are working to form a partnership. JetBlue’s pilots are coming out swinging against it. They say their contract forbids it, while the airline says they know what the contract says and have no plans to violate it.
That’s 21.5 Hyatt points per dollar which I value as a little more than a 30% rebate. Additionally, you can earn 1 American AAdvantage mile per dollar spent on top. Let’s call it a 32% or one-third rebate thanks to these stackable offers.
This is a big win because while the airline won’t rate among the world’s best business classes, it opens up a new way to reach numerous destinations on points where there aren’t already larges swaths of members competing for the seats.
Cardless got its start with sports team cards, and it made sense to limit a customer to just one card. The thinking goes that a customer would be a super fan of a single team, and if they were getting multiple cardless cards it probably wasn’t their dedication to the brand as much as a bonus or other strategic play they were after.
1,000 bonus points are worth about $4. And that’s all you earn regardless of how much you spend or how long you stay. It’s not even 1,000 points per night!
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Following the earnings call each quarter, American Airlines executives gather for a ‘State of the Airline’ event with employees. Copies of this event regularly get sent to me, which are fascinating to listen to.
Not surprisingly since executives were reviewing the quarter, the 5342 disaster was background to much of the discussion. When they started talking about the team that’s been set up to support the families of victims, I broke down in tears. I just could not stop crying. Here’s why.
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 »
