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During a British Airways flight from London to Austin, I was denied a glass of water in business class while predeparture beverages were being served, being told to drink the bottle of water pre-placed at my seat.
This incident sparked a debate on social media, with responses ranging from accusations of entitlement to discussions about customer service expectations in business class travel.
Virgin Atlantic is offering 33% off awards booked by November 27 for travel through September 30, 2024.
Flight attendants are miracle workers making the best of whatever hand they’re dealt (usually a 2 and 7 off suit). Airlines put them in jams, don’t book their lodging when they’re forced to pick up an expected sequence, and don’t give them time to eat between flights.
But one cabin crew member goes far above ordinary in the galley of his aircraft, actually baking a cake from scratch. Is it somebody’s birthday?
President-elect Javier Milei says to stop the bleeding at the airline – it’s lost $8 billion of the government’s money since it was renationalized in 2008 – just transfer ownership to the unions. The airline’s unions say that without government subsidies, the airline is doomed (“death certificate”) and they want continued handouts.
The AFA-CWA union, which represents United flight attendants, is reminding its members that under the Railway Labor Act it is illegal to engage in ‘self help’ (not just striking, but unilateral efforts to hurt the company) before being released from negotiations by the National Mediation Board.
AFA-CWA tells cabin crew that they cannot coordinate refusing to pick up trips, call for their colleagues to “work to rule” or to refuse to perform any duties, as well as “refusing to charge customers for buy-on-board products.”
A flight attendant discovered her partner traveled from Miami to Phoenix to meet another woman. His only sent a few texts a day and he blocked her from seeing his Instagram stories. But he forgot to block her friends.
So she removed him from her flight benefits.
American Airlines flight attendants have requested the National Mediation Board to release them from negotiations, hinting at a possible strike that could disrupt holiday travel, although the union and airline have differing views on the progress of contract talks. There is no set timeline for the Board’s decision and political considerations influence in light of the upcoming presidential election.
There’s plenty that can be done and needs to be done to address the roughly 2% of global emissions that stems from commercial air travel. This, though, is really just window dressing on an end of year sale of qualifying miles that prevents the need to mileage run.
United Airlines has a pilot who seems to cheer on the Hamas death cult as well, posting a steady barrage of messages to Facebook.
American Airlines baggage handlers in Miami were filmed playing ‘toss the wheelchair’ with several passenger wheelchairs, displaying careless handling and insensitivity towards essential mobility devices.
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 »
