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A Trick To Save 10,000 – 15,000 Miles Each Way When Booking Business Class Awards

by Gary Leff

May 18 2024

The quirk is that when you book a business class award, and add a connection in economy, sometimes the price of the award drops.

Even better you don’t need to do this as a throwaway ticket without checking bags. Alaska Airlines offers one-way awards with a free stopover. So book your business class ticket to Europe and add a one-way coach flight to another destination for later. You should do this anyway any time you’re booking an award since it’s a free extra trip. Except here it’s negative-priced.

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Wide Open Lie Flat Business Class Award Space To Europe For Just 35,000 Miles

by Gary Leff

May 18 2024

I actually do not think this pricing is a mistake. LifeMiles is aggressive in managing its pricing. There are some awards you’ll find with other Star Alliance frequent flyer programs that LifeMiles won’t show availability for. That’s intentional. When an award is too expensive for their pricing, LifeMiles doesn’t let you book it. But they also drop their pricing below award chart pricing with some regularity and this too has been intentional.

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Frontier Airlines Announces ‘The New Frontier’ With No Change Fees And Premium Upgrades

by Gary Leff

May 17 2024

CEO Barry Biffle has been willing to try a lot of things, and it’s interesting to watch. He’s also a great marketer. He was the marketing mind at Spirit Airlines back when their ads went viral for having the sense of humor of a 13-year old boy.

Now the airline says it is eliminating change fees on most fares, and that is… sort of true?

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United Airlines Denies Boarding, Keeps Passenger’s Money Over Basic Economy Check-In Ban

by Gary Leff

May 16 2024

United Airlines denied boarding to a passenger and wouldn’t provide a refund – because they were traveling on a basic economy ticket and weren’t checking a bag.

Ultimately, she bought a ticket on American Airlines and her duffel bag fit just fine under her seat and as you’ll see in the video she ultimately made it to Key West, Florida after a ‘planes, trains and automobiles’ experience.

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Breakthrough In Sight: American Airlines Flight Attendant Union Talks Progress Despite Strike Threats

by Gary Leff

May 16 2024

American Airlines flight attendants voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. They’ve asked the government’s National Mediation Board for permission to do so. Their contract became amendable in 2019 and they haven’t had a raise in five years.

Outwardly, things have looked pretty bleak. But the two sides are closer to an agreement than ever.

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