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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‘I Was Afraid He’d Pull My Hair Out’ – Flight Attendant’s Throat Punch Ends Alaska Airlines Flight 2221 Crisis

Feb 07 2025

Alaska Airlines flight 2221 was preparing for takeoff on Saturday morning when a passenger began exhibiting erratic behavior: he was “saying weird stuff” and rocking back and forth in his seat. As his behavior deteriorated, a flight attendant was summoned, and the passenger grabbed the hair of a woman nearby. That’s when the flight attendant delivered a punch to the man’s throat.

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Bilt Rewards Card 2.0: Survey Reveals 1.5x No-Fee And $95/$550 Premium Options Rewarding Mortgages

Feb 06 2025

Bilt Rewards is surveying cardmembers about an overhaul of their product. Today they’re the card that earns points on rent, but they’re almost certainly looking to get consumers using the card for more spending. They’ll be adding points for mortgages, which is amazing. And their points are the most valuable out there.

Now we know what they’re thinking about for Bilt Card 2.0.

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Staff Admit Rabbi Was Barred From Kenya Airways For Looking Jewish: ‘It’s Not Good’ – The Airline Now Denies It

Feb 06 2025

A Jewish Rabbi was denied boarding for a Kenya Airways flight from Johannesburg to Nairobi. He’s told it’s because he appeared visibly Jewish. The rest of his travel party is permitted to travel: “You can travel, he can travel, he can travel.”

When asked if it’s because of how the rabbi looks? “That’s it, it’s not good.”

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‘Go Easy, Man’: RFK Jr. Filmed Adding Methylene Blue To His Drink In American Airlines First Class

Feb 06 2025

At lower doses, some studies suggest medical benefits – for treating neurodegenerative disorders, psychiatric conditions, and as an “anti-aging” protocol – but those are largely ‘pre-clinical’ to put it generously. In higher doses, methylene blue can be neurotoxic and may interfere with mitochondrial function.

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Frontier Airlines Passenger Punches Window Until It Cracks After His Flirting Is Rejected—Tied Up With Belts And Shoelaces

Feb 06 2025

The incident began about 20 minutes into Flight 4856, as he tried to engage the woman seated in the row in front of him. She wasn’t interested, and punched the seat and the plane’s window beside him. As he banged on the window he yelled in several language.

Cracks could be seen – along with his blood – on the window. Several men onboard subdued him using makeshift restraints fashioned from shoestrings, belts, and headphones.

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Bilt’s Credit Card Overhaul: Mortgage Points, New Rules For Rent, And New Premium Card Coming

Feb 05 2025

Bilt Rewards shared that they would introduce points-earning on mortgages, that there would be a new credit card value proposition, and new benefits coming.

Now they’re out to members with a note describing an upcoming survey about changes they’re considering to the Bilt credit card – that will be going out in the next 48 hours.

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Japan Airlines 787 Strikes Parked Delta 737’s Tail in Seattle As Puerto Vallarta Flight De-Iced

Feb 05 2025

On Wednesday, February 5 a taxiing Japan Airlines aircraft collided with a stationary Delta Air Lines plane in Seattle.

At approximately 10:17 a.m. Pacific time, multiple departments responded to an incident on a taxi lane between the S Concourse and the south airport maintenance hangars. The Japan Airlines Boeing 787 struck the tail section of a parked Delta Boeing 737 operating as flight 1921 to Puerto Vallarta.

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