The international date line is a great trick that makes it possible to have two New Years Eve celebrations the same year, and five flights allow you to do this – spending New Years Eve in one city, flying to another city and doing New Years Eve again – because you don’t fly out until January 1, and arrive back on December 31. Time travel!
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Missed Connections: Why Some Airlines Hold The Plane For You But Others Won’t
On Thursday afternoon, Southwest Airlines delayed flight 19, the 1:35 p.m. departure from Houston Hobby airport to Las Vegas. They told passengers on board that 20 connecting passengers were inbound on other flights to Houston, and they wanted those passengers to make their connections. The airline originally announced a 20 to 25 minute hold. It became longer.
[ENDS DEC 31st] Frontier Airlines Status Match: Top Tier Status Available, Even If You’ve Matched Before
Do you have elite status with an airline – or even a hotel chain? Or even a cruise line? You might even have this just from having a credit card. Frontier Airlines wants to match your status and depending on your current elite level will even give you top tier in their program.
Delta Air Lines Handing Out $1,000 To Workers To Encourage Good Savings Habits
Delta Air Lines is giving $1,000 to employees to help them get started with savings, keyed off of a finding that half of Americans don’t have $1,000 in emergency cash.
Whoa: LifeMiles Is Running 2-For-1 On All Avianca Award Tickets
Most readers redeem Avianca LifeMiles for Star Alliance partner awards. But right now, through December 29, they’re actually running a 2-for-1 offer on all redemptions when spending miles to travel on their own airline’s flights.
Rocky Relaunch: Mexican Government Airline’s Inaugural Flight Diverts Amidst Fuel Leak and Fog
The ‘new’ Mexicana – the former failed Star Alliance and later oneworld airline, relaunched by the government of Mexico – was set to make its first-ever flight today from Santa Lucía to the new airport in Tulum. Unfortunately flight 1788 didn’t make it as planned, but diverted to Merida instead.
How Travelers Avoid Extra Fees with a Simple Luggage Cheat at Check-In
Most checked bags in the U.S. are limited to 50 pounds. Anything heavier than that and you’ll pay extra. First and business class passengers, and those with elite status, may be allowed 70 pounds. When you approach the check-in counter, they’ll weigh your bags, and if your luggage is overweight you’ll be assessed an extra fee. But some passengers are using a trick to make their luggage seem lighter.
The Airline Cancelling The Most Flights This Christmas Is Again Southwest
Fog at Chicago Midway airport caused substantial cancellations on Saturday, and the airline’s operations are still disrupted today. Those Chicago cancels are having knock-on effects elsewhere in the airline’s network.
Already dozens of flights out of Chicago Midway have been cancelled for Christmas Eve Day and 57 total cancellations have been recorded prior to 8 a.m. Eastern time to start the day. This number will grow.
First Class Lounge Access Unlocked: Status Match To Enter The World’s Most Luxurious Airport Clubs
If you’re a British Airways silver you can use American Airlines business class Flagship lounges even on domestic flights. If you’re a BA Gold you can use partner first class lounges, even if you’re flying economy, like Cathay Pacific’s Wing or Pier or Qantas first class lounges.
Royal Air Maroc is back with its status match offer, this time including to top tier Platinum which is oneworld emerald and comes with access to partner first class lounges.
Flight Attendants Union Head, Responsible For Low Starting Wages, Blames “Sexism”
The lowest wages are earned by the newest flight attendants. This structure is something unions have bargained for over decades and multiple contracts. Low wages to start, and higher wages as seniority grows, is something that benefits more senior crewmembers. The airline ultimately doesn’t care nearly as much about how the cost of flight attendants is distributed across flight attendants.
Though the union itself is responsible for low starting wages, AFA-CWA union head Sara Nelson says that it’s actually… sexism.