Last month I broke the news that Southwest Airlines would start selling overnight connection flights for the first time. The plan was initially to launch this on June 26, but it was delayed. The airline has a new date this time: Wednesday, July 19th.
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Thanks To Credit Card Points, Top Status Members At American Airlines No Longer Know How To Fly
Since a majority of miles are earned via credit card, and American’s U.S. co-brands earn 1 Loyalty Point per dollar spent, a lot of status is being generated by credit card.
And that means not just more people earning status overall than before, but different people earning status.
Delta Flight Attendants Save Passenger’s Honeymoon, Retrieving A Passport And Delivering It To San Juan
Two Delta passengers, one with the lowest level of status (Silver), were heading off on their honeymoon. They were flying Detroit to San Juan back in February where they’d pick up a cruise the following day. But right after their flight took off, the bride realized she left her passport at home. That would mean no cruise, since it would head to international destinations and she wouldn’t be permitted to board. There was no way to get the passport in time, they thought.
Warning: Don’t Book Hotels At Rocketmiles.com, Do This To Earn AAdvantage Credit Instead
Sometime over the past day, the Rocketmiles hotel booking website has seen it’s AAdvantage mileage-earning chopped by several orders of magnitude. Hotels that might earn 10,000 or more miles (and status-qualifying Loyalty Points) per night are now earning 200 or 300 miles. This is a strange development, but it does not appear to be a mistake.
American Airlines Tells Woman It Is “Common Courtesy” To Cover Up While Breastfeeding
A woman on board American Airlines flight 2962 from Charlotte to Des Moines says she was told she had to cover up while breastfeeding her 5 month old daughter as ‘common courtesy’ when men or children are around.
American Airlines Keeps Changing Their Phone Number For Displaced Customers
American has a special phone number for use by passengers during weather events and similar breakdowns. This is part of the Reservations Irregular Ops Customer Assistance Program and gates have “RICAP cards.”
After Losing Anti-Trust Case, American Airlines Winds Down Sales Of JetBlue Tickets
American Airlines internal reference materials show that they’ve begun the wind-down process for the Northeast Alliance.
Turkish Airlines Plans To Allow Prayer In The Cockpit
Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat shared on LinkedIn that the carrier would update its rules to allow pilots to pray in the cockpit. I suspect that the airline’s pilots aren’t actually the audience for any such change.
Teenager ‘Taken To Security Room And Interrogated’ By American Airlines For Throwaway Ticketing
A teen traveling solo for the first time from Gainesville, Florida to Charlotte was taken to a security room by American Airlines. There he was interrogated – and forced to buy a new ticket – according to the boy’s father.
Wounded Ukrainian Veteran Kicked Off Plane For Wearing Prosthetic Leg
A Ukranian soldier, injured during Russia’s invasion of his country, was kicked off of a Wizz Air flight from Tel Aviv to Warsaw because of his prosthetic leg. The airline says he either needed to be “fit to fly” on his own or “accompanied by someone” for support. He had reportedly been in Tel Aviv for medical treatment, and was traveling with gifts to visit family.