About Gary Leff

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. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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Review: The New American Airlines Flagship Business Class Lounge at LAX

Dec 22 2017

I’m impressed by the speed with which American has rolled out their Flagship lounges. They’re offering a high quality business class lounge product. The LAX lounge gets busy, but while I was there it wasn’t a madhouse. Food and beverage options, as well as showers, are quite good.

While I often skip the Admirals Club unless I need help with a reservation, it’s at least worth stopping in here if you’re eligible for a snack.

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Passenger Possessed by Demons Forces Plane to Turn Around

Dec 22 2017

An Air China passenger claimed to be possessed by evil spirits, and her behavior forced the pilot of the aircraft to turn around and return to Beijing on Wednesday.

The woman in her 50s passed out about 20 minutes after takeoff, and crew determined she needed medical assistance. She regained consciousness and fold flight attendants that her body was being controlled by evil spirits.

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Gloria Allred Sued an Airline Over Booze — and Lost

Dec 21 2017

Allred filed suit on behalf of 3 women arguing that Spirit Airlines flight attendants were negligent in serving alcohol to the problem passengers and failing to defuse the fight. She argued the crew “had an obligation to act when the problem passengers exhibited aggressive behavior” however after a 12 day trial a jury found otherwise.

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FARE ALERT: Various US Cities to Hawaii From $296 Roundtrip, Cheapest in 3 Years

Dec 21 2017

There’s a fare war to Hawaii. For instance $296 roundtrip fares between Los Angeles and Honolulu are the cheapest West Coast – Hawaii tickets in almost three years.

Great deals are available across myriad US cities to Hawaii. At this point Virgin America and Alaska, which started this with the $296 tickets, have been joined in by American, Delta and Hawaiian.

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