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Southwest Adds Free Standby For All Passengers, Free Wifi With Business Select Fares

Aug 10 2023

Southwest Airlines hasn’t given a date beyond “soon” but all customers will be eligible to stand by for free on another flight, the way that elite, full fare, and customers who buy up to Wanna Get Away Plus fares can do. Additionally, those buying the most expensive Business Select fares (which currently includes being in the first 15 boarding positions (A1-15) and a free drink) will receive free inflight wifi as well.

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Riyadh Air Won’t Fly Until 2025 But They’re Already Sponsoring European Football

Aug 10 2023

Saudi Arabia announced a new airline last year, Riyadh Air. They placed an order for up to Boeing 787-9 jets for it back in March. They won’t be flying until 2025. There’s no way for a customer to buy a ticket, or even join a frequent flyer program. But they’re already sponsoring European football, inking a partnership with Spain’s Atlético de Madrid.

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New All Business Class Airline Has Raised Money, Has Its First Plane, Plans Fall Launch

Aug 09 2023

Six months ago I wrote about BeOnd which plans to launch as an all-business class airline with a hub in the Maldives.

This seemed a stretch to me. But there are people with real airline experience involved in the project. Their CEO is a former Gulf Air and airBaltic executive. And they’ve just announced they’ve received funding and have plans to launch just a few months from now.

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WHAT?! U.S. – London Business Class Roundtrip Just $1085

Aug 08 2023

These fares will not last. And I would wait a bit on booking non-refundable arrangements based on these tickets. The deals are good enough that I could see the airlines getting sellers’ remorse and arguing that they should be cancelled. (Although under DOT rules, doing so would require them to cover non-refundable losses you incur in reliance on the tickets.)

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United Passenger Threatened With No Fly List For Eating Manicotti Given Biscuits & Gravy As Apology

Aug 08 2023

On Friday I wrote about a United Airlines ‘1K’ status member threated by a flight attendant with being placed on a no fly list over accepting manicotti from another crewmember while sitting in coach.

It turns out that this passenger, who was on his 80th flight of the year enroute to Seattle, has already been flying United again. And he’s now getting the royal treatment from other flight attendants with the airline.

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The Worst Airline In The World Is Up For Sale

pakitstan international airlines
Aug 07 2023

Pakistan International Airlines is the archetype of what a government-run airline is like. The government has been subsidizing losses for years — totaling billions of dollars — the last time the carrier even claimed to earn a profit (of $16 million) was 2004. Instead it’s been run largely for the benefit of employees, and for politicians, not passengers.

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European Flights To And From Africa Divert As Niger Closes Its Airspace

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Aug 07 2023

There was a coup in Niger two weeks ago. The new government has closed the country’s airspace – not just for arrivals and departures, but also for overflight – out of a fear of invasion with the Economic Community of West African States seeking to overturn the takeover.

This locks the nation’s citizens in as well. In addition to intra-Africa flying, Turkish Airlines and Air France serve the country.

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