The the last first class passenger came on board. She was “first class Karen,” the “Most Important Person On The Plane who ‘paid hundreds of dollars more than anybody else'”
I received my American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Platinum status renewal membership kit and noticed several things about it.
We know that Delta Air Lines plans to add premium seats to their planes and also “unbundle” their premium class fares which means a ‘basic business’ experience unless you pay more than already-expensive business class prices.
They haven’t told us exactly what to expect yet. That’s something we will presumably learn at their Investor Day in November.
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I love the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass. You can bring someone with you when you travel for just the cost of taxes as long as there’s a seat for sale. It doesn’t matter whether you’re buying your own ticket with cash or spending points.
And you can change your selected companion up to three times during the companion pass’s validity.
At the beginning of the year there was consternation over the ‘end date’ for Hertz benefits for Capital One’s suite of Venture cards. The Venture X card in particular offers Hertz Presidents Club status, while the Venture offers Five Star.
It really elevated this passenger’s business class experience when a United Airlines flight attendant create a makeshift ‘ice bucket’ to keep their champagne chilled on a transatlantic flight.
United Airlines is adding free Starlink wifi to its planes over the coming years, with the first install expected in service next year. Based on experience with Hawaiian Airlines and JSX, it should be faster – and with far less latency – than competitors’ wifi.
A passenger shared their experience traveling with their 10 year old, and the internet is furious. These parents have their son sit alone on flights – even when they’re all flying together. The parents sit together, and the child gets placed in a middle seat, often people two other people traveling together. Let those people watch their kid.
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 »
