Jan
06
2023
American Airlines is pulling out of its Miami – Tel Aviv route, a service they only began in June 2021 and which they expanded two months ago.
American Airlines Dropping Service From Miami To Israel
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How Much Money Did Southwest Airlines Lose From Its Operational Meltdown
Jan
06
2023
The airline has described ‘millions’ of passengers effected, though the number is over a million and likely around two million. The costs to the airline are staggering, and they are now expecting to lose money for the fourth quarter of 2022 as a result of lost revenue (they didn’t earn ticket revenue for the flights they cancelled) and higher expenses (reimbursing and compensating passengers).
Just how big of a deal was this?
Mexican Drug Cartel Shoots At Aeromexico Flight As Government Arrests Son Of El Chapo
Jan
05
2023
Aeromexico flight AM165 from Culiacán to Mexico City was cancelled after being shot at while taxiing out for departure. The Embraer E-190 (registration XA-ALW) had bullets penetrating the cabin, as passengers ducked.
El Chapo, leader of the Sinaloa cartel, has been imprisoned in the United States since 2019. His son, Ovidio Guzmán, was arrested in Culiacán, Sinaloa, early on Thursday. The cartel sought to break him out of custody before he could be removed from the province.
Delta Air Lines WiFi Will Finally, Officially, Be Free Starting February 1
Jan
05
2023
Delta has been talking up free wifi for years, but they didn’t have enough bandwidth on their planes. When you make wifi free, more people use it, and that slows down the service. Ditching Gogo for ViaSat solves for this.
Gradually they’ve been rolling out free wifi, and starting February 1 it’ll be for everyone on domestic flights.
American Airlines Ending Service To Three Cities, Leaves One With No Flights At All
Jan
05
2023
American Airlines is eliminating service entirely to Long Beach, California; Columbus, Georgia; and Del Rio, Texas. American Airlines is the only carrier serving Del Rio. This is the result of losing Mesa Airlines as a regional partner.
Swiss First Class Bookable Using United Miles
Jan
05
2023
Connecting space within 2-3 days of travel can now be booked in Swiss first using United miles.
The People Deficit That Contributed To Southwest’s Meltdown – And May Continue To Drag Them Down
Jan
05
2023
The explanation of technology for Southwest’s woes, while true, also exposes a gap in people. They didn’t have enough people to rebuild their schedules by hand and were taking volunteers from within the company. There’s also a knowledge deficit.
There’s going to be a lot of IT spending ahead, and also a lot of work on culture ahead, for Southwest. Passengers will forgive them. But capital spending and culture are harder. And around a fifth of employees don’t have a long-term experience with the company against which to judge recent unpleasantness, including being stranded away from home for some time.
47% Off Hawaii Awards, Fly From 12,000 Miles Each Way With Free Stopover On Roundtrip
Jan
04
2023
United occasionally runs short-term award sales, and doesn’t always tell everyone. For Cyber Monday they ran up to 50% off coach awards to Europe and Asia Pacific.
Today they’re doing up to 47% off of Hawaii awards, with the best deals for elite members who also have a co-brand credit card.
In Aftermath Of Meltdown, Southwest Reminds Us One Way They’re Least Consumer-Friendly Airline
Jan
04
2023
Southwest Airlines likes to remind customers about their friendly features. They don’t sell basic economy tickets. All of their tickets have been fully changeable. Their flight credits don’t expire. They offer two free checked bags.
But in the aftermath of their historic operational meltdown over the holidays, we have a reminder of one of the ways that Southwest Airlines goes to war with any tools that help customers compare prices and get the best deals.
Maybe Wait To Sue Southwest For Failing To Issue Refunds Until They Actually Fail To Issue Refunds?
Jan
03
2023
I’m all for suing airlines. I suggested it as the best way to get a refund from Air Canada. I have argued for years that common law contract claims against the airlines need to be permitted. I just figure we ought to give airlines an opportunity to actually do the thing you’re suing over before actually filing suit.
