Tuesday afternoon’s United flight UA1997 from Chicago O’Hare to Newark was delayed until Wednesday as a result of mid-Atlantic thunderstorms, returning to the gate, a maintenance issue and deplaning twice — and the crew exceeding their maximum allowable duty time..
And that’s even before the Captain gives passengers a sense of danger that a flight attendant has to walk back.
JetBlue is having an award sale, 25% off the required number of points for awards booked by Saturday for travel between September 6 and November 7.
Frontier may be the worst airline in America that operates under its own brand. An ultra low cost carrier in the model of Spirit, they’re all about low prices and charging ancillary fees.
So I wouldn’t normally choose to fly Frontier, all things equal. But what about when they’re ‘selling’ flights for almost free?
The LAX terminal 5 Admirals Club isn’t open yet, and to the best of my knowledge the airline hasn’t given tours.
But here’s bootleg video inside the lounge, take a look!
Every year National Car Rental runs the most lucrative rental promotion, and they’ve brought it back for 2017. Too bad I rent cars far less frequently than I used to, because I’ve earned and used several free rental days with this offer in the past and of course the free rentals are on top of usual rewards earning.
The way it is that you get a free rental day for each time you earn 600 points in the promotion. And each rental of 2 days or more earns 300 points.
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Studies show a good credit score is the most attractive factor in choosing a mate.
With the current Hilton Honors double points bonus expiring August 31, they’ve announced a new double points bonus starting September 1 and running through December 31.
It’s possible to earn up to 42 points per dollar and that doesn’t count the extra bonus for Diamonds, the booking bonus that comes from the Amex Surpass Card, or the 500 points per booking you make with the Hilton mobile app
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Air Canada announced new Montreal – Tokyo Narita service this morning operated by a Boeing 787. The flight will be daily during the summer and will operate 3 times a week in winter.
The flight is already bookable, and it was loaded at the outset with plenty of award availability. In fact every single day from launch through end of schedule has 2 business class award seats available.
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