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JUST HOURS LEFT: Take Advantage Of Spirit Airlines Status For A Year, While Still Available

by Gary Leff

Apr 23 2023

Spirit Airlines is offering a unique status match oppportunity with top tier elite status for $99 (or lower status for $49) and they will even provide this status match for someone who just has hotel status from a credit card. That’s something many of you will want to jump on, because it makes Spirit Airlines – which has great fares, and lots of fees – an incredible deal because it can get rid of most of the fees and can even give you a free drink and snack on board. That could even be Hilton Silver status from a credit card, it doesn’t matter. There’s a fee for the match, but if you’re going to travel on Spirit only once it could be worthwhile. But you’ll want to consider taking advantage of this right now:…

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Southwest Airlines Passenger Steals Woman’s Seat During Boarding, ‘Finders Keepers’

by Gary Leff

Apr 22 2023

Southwest Airlines has open seating. You take any seat that’s available. There’s no rule against saving seats, but also nothing that says you can do it either. Basically it’s everyone for themselves. Yet there are basic, unspoken rules. Violate one of those, get the captain involved, and you’re going to be removed from the aircraft for a conversation with law enforcement.

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Delta Devalues SkyMiles Again, Starts Booking Cheapest International Awards As Basic Economy

by Gary Leff

Apr 21 2023

Delta has begun imposing basic economy restrictions on their cheapest coach awards for international travel. Not only does Delta charge a ton of miles for travel, they now will require you to pay for seat assignments and pay a fee to cancel and redeposit your miles unless you spend even more. They’re uncompetitive with American and United in this regard.

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United Airlines Flight Accidentally Took Off With Plane’s Window Open

by Gary Leff

Apr 21 2023

Tuesday’s United Airlines flight 1274 from Hartford, Connecticut to Washington Dulles had to return to Hartford shortly after takeoff when pilots realized that a cockpit window had been left unlatched – and popped open once they took off and climbed to 4,000 feet.

While it was difficult for air traffic control to hear pilot transmission due to the noise of wind entering the cockpit with this window open, the plane was cleared to return immediately.

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LAST CHANCE: Spirit Airlines Offering Elite Status For A Year For Just $49

by Gary Leff

Apr 21 2023

Spirit Airlines, the low cost and fee-based carrier, is offering the opportunity to fly them without paying most of their fees for a year.. They’re offering 12 months of status to almost anyone with status of any kind either with another airline or even a hotel chain. That could even be Hilton Silver status from a credit card. And the offer is about to be pulled.

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United Airlines Launching Massive Growth To Australia And New Zealand

by Gary Leff

Apr 18 2023

United Airlines is the largest U.S. international carrier, the largest Pacific carrier, and is doubling down on being the largest U.S. airline between Australia and New Zealand by adding several new routes and increasing capacity on several of their existing routes. They were unique among peers in not suspending service to Australia during the pandemic, and with partnerships with Air New Zealand and now Virgin Australia they’re able to connect passengers Down Under as well as across the United States.

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