Delta is now selling first class upgrades for as little as $26. That’s the lowest price I’ve ever seen, and points to how far they’ll go to avoid offering complimentary upgrades to their best customers. They’ve been on a 10-year journey trying to phase out first class upgrades and they’ve nearly accomplished it.
Starting Monday, American Airlines will pull bag sizers from boarding gates. Instead of the metal frames deciding what fits, gate agents are being told to “use their judgment”—and even to lean in favor of the customer if a bag is close. That means your carry-on, even if a little oversized, might suddenly be waved through.
A Burning Man traveler says two pricey Stetson cowboy hats vanished at Sacramento Airport—and claims the security cameras show who took them. With police unlikely to pursue the case, he’s turned to the internet for answers, sparking a hunt that’s already generating plenty of ridicule and outrage.
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His upgrade didn’t clear, so he needed them to give him an aisle seat on this oversold flight. And he needed bin space for his five carry-on bags.
Two Delta Connection CRJ-900s collided on a taxiway at LaGuardia, smashing one cockpit and injuring a flight attendant. Passengers felt the jolt before emergency crews rushed in.
According to the Director of Aviation, “We’re looking at how many lounges can we fit in here? Where do they go?”
Southwest was once the airline that promised “Bags Fly Free.” Now it’s bag fees, seat fees, even expiring credits. Wall Street says this is the fix. Passengers call it betrayal. Maybe both are right.
A Delta Air Lines passenger was caught walking barefoot out of an airplane lavatory, horrifying fellow travelers and scientists alike. Why the outrage? Science confirms airplane bathroom floors are breeding grounds for viruses, bacteria, and worse—making this moment literal proof we’ve failed as a species.
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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 »
