Aug
31
2024
“They also send you a text when their housekeeping is finished with your room. Wish everyone did that.”
Brilliant: Hotels Hate Guests Skipping Checkout—Now, One Marriott Pays You To Leave Early
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10 Things To Know About Hawaiian Airlines First Class
Aug
31
2024
Earlier in the month I took a trip to Honolulu and back on Hawaiian Airlines. They operate Austin – Honolulu non-stop three days a week, and since I hadn’t flown Hawaiian in a year and a half it seemed worth passing along some observations.
3-Hour Flight Horror: Crying Toddler Locked In Lavatory As Passengers Demand Silence
Aug
30
2024
Passengers on a flight from Guiyang to Shanghai this past Saturday locked a crying toddler in an airplane lavatory in order to quiet her. The toddler, who appeared to be about one year old, was traveling with her grandparents and had been in tears non-stop throughout the nearly three-hour flight.
Lobbying Intensifies As DOT Considers Tough Conditions On Alaska-Hawaiian Merger
Aug
30
2024
With DOT still to approve the deal, the opportunity for parties to get their wish lists in appears to be now. Approval so far has been helped by Hawaii’s supportive politicians. In exchange, Alaska has offered promises about what their stewardship of the brand and its routes will look like. It seems reasonable to expect some of those promises will be written into binding commitments by the federal government.
Congressman’s ‘Boycotting Israel’ Attack On Airline CEOs Is Deeply Flawed—The Crucial Facts He And His Critics Ignore
Aug
30
2024
Congressman Ritchie Torres has attacked the CEOs of United, Delta, and American for ‘effectively boycotting Israel’ with their flight suspensions, noting that the U.S. government has not concluded these flights are unsafe to operate and that El Al continues to fly.
Security Flaw Exposed: How Anyone Could Bypass TSA Through A Known Crewmember Vulnerability [Roundup]
Aug
30
2024
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.
Westin Barely Averts Bankruptcy, Now Hawks Condoms – And Paid Upgrades – To Marriott Bonvoy Elites
Aug
30
2024
The Westin Tempe narrowly avoided foreclosure. Now it’s hawking condoms to guests, as well as paid upgrades and late check-out, even to elite members of Marriott’s Bonvoy program.
Ryanair’s New Profit Scheme: Cap Airport Drinks, Cash In Selling Booze Onboard
Aug
30
2024
It is very simple to model this. Ryanair sells alcoholic beverages. Airports are competition. Limiting airport sales will boost onboard sales. And Ryanair, more than most carriers, relies on ancillary rather rather than just ticket price.
A Shrinking JetBlue Is Now Expected To Pay Pilots To Retire Early
Aug
29
2024
JetBlue is struggling. They’ve turned themselves into a smaller version of a fee-based legacy airline, and given up much of their competitive difference. Now they aren’t making money, and they’re trying to fend off activist investor Carl Icahn.
The airline’s turnaround plan involves shrinking to profitability.
United Airlines Faces Backlash For Defending Flight Attendant’s Palestine Flag Pin And Keffiyeh Lanyard
Aug
29
2024
United Airlines is a flag carrier of the United States, which does not recognize a country of Palestine or the Hamas government in Gaza. There’s also nothing to suggest that this flight attendant is from Gaza or the West Bank in any case. And, wearing a pride pin beside a Palestinian flag is clearly confused at best. Does she think that LBGTQ+ rights are better protected in Gaza or in Tel Aviv?
