There are several lounge projects on the D and E concourses at the Miami airport. American Airlines just announced plans to (1) take the current business class Flagship lounge and fold it into the gate D30 Admiral’s Club space and (2) build a brand new business class lounge.
How Vegas Gets Killed: New Tax Law Punishes Gambling As Robinhood App Sports Bets Become Deductible Against Stock Gains
Who’s going to want to do their sports betting as the casino? Do it through your brokerage account and there’s no tax penalty. In fact, there’s a tax advantage!
Forced Gate Checked Bags Are Down 10% At American Airlines After Boarding Changes—The Airline Isn’t Saying Why
American’s new Chief Customer Officer Heather Garboden offhandedly mentions that “we’ve seen a 10% reduction in gate checked bags just within the first few weeks” of the carrier’s new boarding process.
If they’ve made changes to consciously drive down the number of bags they’re gate checking, that’s actually a huge win for customers and they should be shouting it from the rooftops! I just can’t figure out why they’re seeing this result.
Delta Baggage Manager Warns: Thieves At Claim Areas Steal Your Luggage Tags To File Fraudulent Reports
People steal baggage tags off of luggage at baggage claim, and report those bags missing for compensation from the airline.
Internal Memo Reveals Flight Attendants Union Furious After TSA Ends Shoe Removal Policy: ‘We Weren’t Even Consulted’ [Roundup]
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United Passenger’s Single Punch Knock Out Of Dulles Airport Gate Agent Caught On Video—Now Faces 10 Years Behind Bars
Crittenden burst into expletives, approached the agent while the inbound aircraft was deplaning, and swung a punch, knocking him unconscious and causing head and shoulder contusions. The agent required follow‑up dental care.
Delta Is Turning Ticket Pricing Over To AI—By Year-End, 20% Of Fares Will Exactly Match The Most You’re Willing To Spend
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.
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.