Aug
02
2017
According to The Onion American Airlines is installing two way mirrors so that passengers can watch and enjoy the misery of passengers in the gate area.
The Onion on a New Feature Inside American Airlines Admirals Clubs
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Earn Up to 45,000 Marriott Rewards Points Per Year Free Via Social Media
Aug
02
2017
Marriott has regularly offered points for linking your social media accounts. Three years ago they let you earn up to 2000 points per month via social.
In 2016 they gave out 84,000,000 points to 73,000 members (1150 points per member). Now they’re rebooting social earning, renaming #MRPoints to #RewardsPoints and will allow earning up to 45,000 points per year — which can transfer to 15,000 Starwood Starpoints.
United Flight Attendant Pretends Bulldog is Emotional Support Animal to Break Airline’s Pet Rules
Aug
02
2017
When airline employees flaunt airline and FAA rules regarding pets, you really can’t blame passengers who do so.
American Tries Upping the Price of Miles to 1.83 Cents for August
Aug
02
2017
American has been consistently lowering the price that they will sell miles for. After the merger with US Airways they took the Dividend Miles approach of putting miles on sale three fourths of the year. The only purpose that ‘regular price’ serves is to be a reference point that allows them to announce a huge (always on) sale.
Official: US Passports Not Valid for Travel to North Korea Effective September 1
Aug
02
2017
A week and a half ago we learned that the federal government planned to ban US citizens from traveling to North Korea.
Today the State Department’s notice on “United States Passports Invalid for Travel to, in, or Through the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” was published in the Federal Register.
Qatar Airways Gives Up on Buying a Piece of American Airlines
Aug
02
2017
Qatar Airways would love to work more closely with a US partner to feed its flights. They’d love to solve political problems in the US where Delta, American, and United are trying to get the government to shut down their flights. Tensions in the Gulf region mean they cannot even work with the UAE on that effort. Indeed, they’d love the help of the United States to reduce those tensions.
A bid to purchase a stake in American Airlines seemed like a way to move the ball on all of those objectives, much like their major ownership position in British Airways and Iberia parent IAG has benefited them.
17 Year Old Boy Opens Emergency Exit, Slides Down Wing Onto Tarmac in San Francisco
Aug
02
2017
Flight attendants occasionally ‘peace out’ this way. First-time flyers in China sometimes do it too. If you’re frustrated waiting for a gate or evading immigration authorities it may seem like a good idea to make your own exit from a plane.
But as a 17 year old boy learned yesterday, it’s never actually a good idea. They boy was onboard Star Alliance airline Copa’s flight CM208 from Panama City to San Francisco. He opened an aircraft door, slid down the wing, and jumped down onto the tarmac after arrival.
TSA Testing ID Only, No Boarding Pass Required to Go Through Security at Four Airports
Aug
02
2017
The TSA has all of your travel data before you fly. They compare who they think you are against their error-prone No Fly List, which denies people the right to travel without any due process hearing.
So it’s strange in a way that they need your boarding pass when you go through security. Once you’ve identified yourself they can match your ID to their secure flight database and they already know your travel plans.
New 50,000 Point Premium Card, and “a Hero Pilot’s Heart-Stopping Emergency Landing”
Aug
02
2017
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Cutest Thing Ever: 2 Year Old Fist Bumps Passengers While Boarding Southwest Airlines
Aug
01
2017
With all of the unpleasantness of air travel — full planes, cramped seats, crazy passengers and grumpy employees — we can all use a little bit of unbridled enthusiasm. And maybe it takes a small boy to remind us of the wonder of flying, starting in one city and soaring through the sky landing somewhere else. And looking out at the window along the way.
