American Airlines introduced domestic first class pre-order meals five years ago this month.
According to an internal document American is improving the feature. Starting November 8 they aren’t just going to let you choose from the two onboard options on meal flights going forward.
Marriott will give you 1000 points for answering a simple question on Twitter.
Here’s the question — and the answer.
Business class fares originating in Europe to the US are often cheaper than fares which originate in the U.S.
Save the miles, save the fuel surcharges, and consider buying the one-way that’s sold cheaply while using miles for the expensive ticket.
Plastiq is a great service. It lets you pay bills by charging them to your credit card. This way you have credit card spend and earn miles, and you can also manage cashflow too (pay the bill now, at the beginning of a credit card’s billing cycle, and pay in six weeks or so when the card’s bill is due).
However Plastiq has been running into several problems recently. Perhaps this is predictable.
Delta’s new Airbus A350s feature 48 premium economy seats and also 32 business class suites with doors.
Award space is pretty much non-existent on the initially announced routes. They announced two new routes this past week though and seem to have forgotten to block business class saver awards.
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Just fifteen minutes into Jet Airways flight 791’s 411 mile jaunt a passenger noticed smoke coming from her carry on bag which was beneath the seat in front of her. She called for the crew to assist.
The onboard fire extinguishers didn’t work.
Ms. Sanchez was killed in a highway accident 3 weeks ago three weeks ago in Texas. She was born in Houston but her family is in Mexico. Her co-workers raised $7000 so that her body could be sent to her family for burial. Then arrangements were made with United Airlines.
Air Canada’s Toronto – Delhi non-stop flight has great award availability in business class for two passengers from March through summer.
There’s some availability Vancouver – Delhi and Toronto – Mumbai as well.
The old definition of chutzpah used to be killing your parents and asking for mercy because you’re an orphan. Now it’s just going to be air berlin.
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 »
