Jun
20
2025
Starting July 14 an AI will decide which rooms get assigned to guests at Marriott hotels – and who gets upgraded.
Starting July 14, Marriott’s AI Alone Will Assign Your Room And Decide If You Deserve An Upgrade
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Bleeding Cash: JetBlue Abandons Miami, Freezes Seattle—4 A320s Bound For Desert As Execs Face Axe
Jun
20
2025
CEO Joanna Geraghty sent a memo to employees this week laying out plans for further cuts. We’re already seeing movement on the airline’s plan to cut more flying. They’re eliminating service to Miami and will only fly seasonally out of Seattle.
Southwest & American’s Worst Fear: McKinney Airport Targets 1-in-8 DFW And Love Field Passengers
Jun
20
2025
McKinney National Airport is still just a general aviation airport in Collin County, Texas, that is being positioned as a potential third commercial airport in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. McKinney leaders are working to develop ‘TKI’ into a regional alternative to DFW and Love Field.
British Airways Booking Error Dumps Flight Attendants In 24-Hour Orgy Motel —‘Suspicious Fluids’ Leave Crew Unfit To Fly
Jun
20
2025
Rooms at the hotel feature bondage beds and swing frames; mirrored ceilings; “human-dog” cages and leather harnesses; sex toys – and one of their rooms contained a spa bath moulded in the shape of a vagina.
American Airlines Slammed By Elite Passenger Forced To Fly Economy While Pilots Relax In First Class [Roundup]
Jun
20
2025
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Extreme Cost Cut: British Airways Quietly Removes Water Bottles From Long Flights—Passengers Caught Off Guard
Jun
19
2025
British Airways has cut back on water for passengers on its long haul flights, in a test that runs through Sunday. They’ve eliminated individual water bottles from the economy and premium economy cabins, leaving customers reliant on flight crew to provide them with water in paper cups poured from larger plastic bottles.
Chase Sapphire’s $795 Revamp Hinges On Lounge Quality—LAX Promises Private Tarmac Transfers, Yet Will Spend Just $8.40 On Meals
Jun
19
2025
Pondering this sent me down a rabbit hole, pouring through LA city documents about the upcoming Chase Sapphire Lounge at LAX in the Tom Bradley International Terminal. Ongoing operating costs for the lounge are about $20 million a year. But this one number stood out to me in particular.
Delta Promised A Mom Racing Her Child To See Dying Grandpa, ‘Drive, We’ll Pay’—Then They Refused, But There’s A Happy Ending
Jun
19
2025
The Kalispell flight diverted to Sioux Falls. Crew timed out, and they were offered rebooking a full day later. However, they suggested renting a car and received written assurance that Delta would cover the cost.
‘She Slammed My Seat, Then Screamed For My Upgrade’—Here’s How American Airlines Shut Down Recline Rage Karen
Jun
19
2025
A passenger on American Airlines flight 91 from London Heathrow to Chicago on Sunday says that they found themselves in an altercation with the woman seated behind them, whom they dubbed a “Karen.”
United Flight Attendant Leaves Risqué Note for Miley Cyrus’ Ex—”I Was Shakin’ Like a Stripper” [Roundup]
Jun
19
2025
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
