Twenty percent of Delta Air Lines airfares will be priced by AI by the end of the year, working to figure out how much each individual customer is willing to pay them.
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Bilt Rewards Hits $10.75 Billion Valuation, Leaving Wells Fargo For 3 New Cardless Cards Coming In February
Bilt Rewards confirmed their new valuation of over $10 billion – specifically $10.75 billion – based on a $250 million fundraising round meant to fuel expansion beyond apartment rent and into homeownership.
And they also shared big news: that they will be leaving Wells Fargo for Cardless.
9 Big Insights From Delta Air Lines Earnings Call: Upgrades Are Officially Back, Business Class Will Lose Perks, Lounge Crowding Ends Next Year
Delta’s latest earnings discussion revealed a major shift in attitude and planning around bringing back upgrades, slashing premium cabin perks that come from buying business class, and promising to eliminate Sky Club overcrowding within the next 18-24 months. There was a lot more packed into this earnigns call than there usually is!
Reliability Is Now Just ‘Table Stakes’: American Airlines Exec Promises Major Changes To Reverse Decade Of Neglect
The problem is that American Airlines has high costs, but an average product. Customers choose them on schedule and price, not because they’ll go out of their way to do so – the argument Delta makes about their business.
‘Gate Agent Lied About Full Bins’: United Passenger Rails Against Overhead Storage Scam [Roundup]
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.
“If You’re Not Stealing Food From Airline Lounges, You’re Getting Ripped Off”: Travelers Told To Smuggle Meals Out In Tupperware
A social media influencer is getting a lot of attention for her advice to steal food from airline lounges to save money and eat well when you travel, declaring “If you’re not taking takeout or to go containers with you to the airport lounges, you’re getting ripped off.”
American Airlines Just Rolled Out Elite Status For Small Businesses—Here’s What $250,000 In Tickets Buys You
American Airlines has introduced elite status in their small business program. Companies that credit $250,000 or more in a calendar year receive (3) incremental benefits.
American Airlines Will Add Extra First Class Seats Starting This Fall—And Remove The Last Seatback TVs
American Airlines is putting an additional row of first class into its Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft. They’re about the start work on the prototype A319. They expect to retrofit the first group of planes in the fall – the ones due for heavy maintenance checks – and then will proceed with the ones that only need cabin interior work.
‘You’re The Real Karen!’: JetBlue Passenger Loses It After Flyers Reject Her ‘I’m a Lawyer’ Demand To Deplane First
A passenger on a JetBlue flight demanded to be allowed to cut in front of other passengers getting off, identifying herself as a lawyer. Was she going to get a judge to order everyone to wait for her?
Spirit Airlines Just Became More Reliable Than Delta—Here’s Why
Delta Air Lines dropped to number three in reliability among North American carriers in June, according to data from aviation analytics company Cirium.