When an airline substitutes a smaller plane than the one originally scheduled, airlines aren’t required to compensate passengers under DOT rules.
On a 50 seat regional jet (or any aircraft of 30-60 seats) DOT rules do not require airlines to provide involuntary denied boarding compensation at all.
One of the best deals in travel has been the British Airways AARP discount. I’ve loved stacking British Airways business class sale fares with $400 off business class fares and even a further 10% discount for eligible Chase credit card holders (using promo code CARDOFFERU).
Yesterday I wrote about how to get unlimited inflight internet for $10 a month.
It turns out you can get it even cheaper. I’ve been spending $50 a month for unlimited American Airlines internet from Gogo. I buy internet on other airlines when I fly them. This deal is amazing.
Hyatt’s CEO says, “We’ve seen very positive member response both in terms of acquisition of new members and retention of new members and their spend.”
That’s highly misleading.
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Yesterday I covered the spectacular art Boeing pulled off with a Boeing 787 — drawing a 787 in the sky with the route that it flew.
Airbus responded with its own sky art over Europe.
American Airlines used to fly Nashville – London unsubsidized but the flight didn’t work economically, indeed American’s Nashville hub operation didn’t survive.
However it’s expected this new British Airways flight will be subsidized — and share revenue with American.
Cathay Pacific launched its new US credit card back in February. It’s issued by Synchrony Bank.
Initially the signup bonus on the card was 25,000 points after $2500 spend within 90 days. Cathay Pacific let me know that they’re now running a limited-time offer of 50,000 points after $2500 spend within 90 days
Air India cabin crew are asking not to be assigned to the airline’s Chicago flights until the carrier assigns a new crew hotel.
“[F]earing for their lives” after “witnessing of paranormal activities” in their current hotel, the airline is investigating.
In 1994 Aeroflot flight SU593 from Moscow to Hong Kong crashed into mountains in South Siberia after the pilot’s 16 year old son accidentally disengaged autopilot control of the Airbus A310’s ailerons. That sent the plane into a near vertical dive. While the pilot leveled off the plane, he stalled the aircraft while pulling up.
And that’s why unauthorized passengers don’t sit in the cockpit during flight. Pilots aren’t supposed to let attractive passengers join them up front.
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