Oct
25
2017
I’ve had the Bank of America-issued Virgin Atlantic MasterCard several times over the years. The card is back with a signup bonus of up to 90,000 miles.
90,000 Mile Signup Bonus for Virgin Atlantic MasterCard is Back
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Full Menu for the About-to-Open Philadephia Centurion Lounge.. and Lounge Opening Gift?
Oct
24
2017
As American Express prepares to open its 8th Centurion lounge in Philadelphia by the end of the month near gate A14 in terminal A-West I reached out to find out what the full menu would look like.
Broken Toilets are Keeping an Airline From Adding Seats to Their Planes
Oct
24
2017
One of the ways airlines are squeezing more seats onto planes is by shrinking the lavatories. It’s part of American’s plan for 30 inch pitch coach on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (and eventually retrofitting their existing 737s with more seats, too).
JetBlue is adding seats to their planes, though not quite as many, and they too are shrinking the lavs.
United Just Announced a New Head of MileagePlus
Oct
24
2017
United announced Luc Bondar as the new Vice President, Loyalty. He’ll take over from Praveen Sharma who will be Vice President, Digital Products and Analytics. Praveen has been doing double duty for some months.
He’ll officially start November 1, the day of the program’s next devaluation.
Federal Government Blinks on Real ID: Your Drivers License Will Be Allowed for Travel After January
Oct
24
2017
The Real ID Act regulates, among other things, what state identification will be valid for federal purposes. Those federal purposes including identifying oneself to the Transportation Security Administration in order to board commercial aircraft. And several state drivers licenses do not comply with those rules. But DHS appears to largely have blinked on refusing these state IDs at security checkpoints next year.
New Trump Hotels: a Southern Plantation and a Converted Rodeway Inn
Oct
24
2017
There’s news on the launch of two new Trump hotel brands first revealed in June.
United Now Lets You Check In for Partner Airline Segments With Its App
Oct
24
2017
United just announced a new improvement to their app. When you’re traveling on United and connecting onto one of 19 airline partners you’ll be able to check-in for the downline partner and receive a boarding pass for the partner airline’s flight segment all inside their app.
Alaska Airlines Flight Delayed Because of a Seal on the Runway
Oct
24
2017
Each airport has its own unique challenges. Earlier this year there was a leopard on the runway in Kathmandu. A kangaroo once walked into an airport pharmacy in Melbourne, Australia.
But yesterday’s story out of Barrow, Alaska was a new one on me: an Alaska Airlines flight delay due to a seal on the runway.
5000 Free United Miles and How Passengers Scam Free Uber/Lyft Rides
Oct
24
2017
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.
Planes Are Not Wishing Wells, Stop Throwing Coins in the Engines
Oct
23
2017
Lucky Air, part of Hainan Airlines group, offers four-times weekly Anqing to Kunming Airbus A320 service. Last week one of those flights was cancelled because planes are not wishing wells.
