Apr
21
2022
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.
Six Chase Sapphire Airport Lounges Are Coming
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Despite Appeal Of Court Ruling, 6 Reasons The Air Travel Mask Mandate Won’t Return
Apr
21
2022
The Justice Department has begun it’s slow-walk of a half-hearted defense of the rule. They’ve filed a notice of appeal with the District Court. Here’s the entirety of the filing.
United Airlines Will Welcome Back Some Banned Mask Resisters, And An Ex-Labor Leader Is Furious
Apr
21
2022
Most punishments in American society aren’t permanent. And I wouldn’t expect any airline to re-instate a passenger who treated any “[c]rew members..[as] literal punching bags.” On the other hand a family banned over a maskless two year old? That’s likely to be a different story.
CDC Plans To Try To Re-Impose Mask Mandate
Apr
20
2022
The CDC and the Administration has bungled this. They should have taken the win of having the mandate end without their having to end it. Now the best they can do is file an appeal, without having the order stayed, and then let the appeal become moot with the expiration of the rule. Worse would be to litigate this aggressively with the ensuing chaos of trying to re-impose the mandate.
Now That Mask Rules Are Over, Can We Stop Taking Off Shoes Too?
Apr
20
2022
Now that U.S. mask requirements on planes have generally been lifted, some people are starting to realize that not all restrictions are permanent and that at a minimum we should be doing cost-benefit analysis … and that much of the security theater we engage in wouldn’t pass critical scrutiny.
TSA Screener Faces Charges Over Creative Lie For Being Late To Work
Apr
20
2022
My dog ate my homework, I have a secret identity and had to fight crime, I was surfing the crimson wave.
Those classic excuses weren’t nearly creative enough for a Tampa airport TSA employee running late for work.
Bill O’Reilly Threatens Airline Employee, Calls Him Scumbag [Roundup]
Apr
20
2022
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.
American Airlines Handing Out Gobs Of Miles In Exchange For Upgrade Certificates
Apr
20
2022
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.
Hyatt Clerk Kicks, Pulls Gun On Trespassing Man With A Wizard Wand
Apr
20
2022
The lesson here seems to be, if you’re going to pull out a wizard wand and brandish it in a threatening manner, be sure to cast a protection spell first
How The Biden Administration Is Poised To Win By Letting The Mask Mandate Expire
Apr
19
2022
The smart political move is to let the CDC say they’ve examined hospitalization data and the state of new variants and the mask rule can expire, subject to new developments that might warrant its reinstatement. And the people in charge at the White House aren’t dumb.
