Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has been chosen by Joe Biden to be his Secretary of the Treasury. She’s experienced and well-credentialed. But she shows up at airports “hours early” to… ensure access to overhead bin space.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock tweeted this morning that residents should avoid Thanksgiving travel – and then 30 minutes later got on a plane.
By 9 a.m. this morning Delta Air Lines had cancelled over 80 flights today, on what’s expected to be the busiest travel day since March. There are even more cancellations tomorrow. So far FlightAware appears to be tracking over 420 Delta cancellations throughout the holiday weekend.
Air India announced three-times weekly San Francisco – Bangalore non-stop service starting January 11, 2021. It will be Air India’s longest route, on board a Boeing 777-200LR.
American Airlines announced Bangalore service first, followed by United. American’s service will start last and appears to be the most vulnerable with this move.
One of the better value spinner bag companies is Delsey, and Amazon has a two piece spinner set marked down from $130 to $49.99 with free prime shipping.
These are polycarbonate bags, and I suggest them in the value category at regular price. At $50 for two bags this is an amazing price for what you get. .
Texas Senator John Cornyn is calling for more airline subsidies and the arguments being deployed now are even crazier than before.
These payroll subsidies have become more expensive and cover a shorter period of time, even though airline payrolls are lower than they were during the first bailout. And deploying the argument that vaccines won’t be transported without airline subsidies is both terribly cynical and untrue.
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An American Airlines passenger says flight attendants retaliated against him for pointing out they hadn’t been wearing masks.
Police met his aircraft in Palm Springs and took him into “a tiny, non-vented room” and told him he was reported as an “unruly passenger.”
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The President of the American Airlines flight attendants union Julie Hedrick sent a note to cabin crew members where she takes credit for preventing their airline from offering full beverage service in economy.
It’s one of several tidbits she reveals in a new communication with flight attendants.
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.
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