Dec
05
2021
They’ll use the same reduced criteria for earning status in 2022 that they used for 2021.
United Announces Reduced Elite Qualifying Criteria For 2022
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George Clooney Was Offered $35 Million For One Day’s Work With An Airline. He Said No.
Dec
04
2021
George Clooney defined having more than enough money as being able to say ‘no’ when offered $35 million for a day’s work filming a commercial for an airline.
He doesn’t say the airline or when this happened – but it was clearly about six years ago, and either Emirates or Etihad.
Why The Points Guy Systematically Overstates The Value Of Miles
Dec
04
2021
If they simply presented “here’s how much airfare your miles can buy right now” this would be an interesting exercise, enlightening even. However it purports to prove more than it does, and in doing so may lead readers astray overvaluing their miles in comparison to money.
Flight Attendant Faked A Marriage Proposal Inflight. It Was Just The Credit Card Pitch
Dec
03
2021
This flight attendant would have fit in well in the old days when Spirit Airlines marketing was led by a 13 year old buy current Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle… and they’d run Anthony Weiner sales, MILF sales (“Many Islands, Low Fares”) and declared during the Gulf oil spill that you should check out the (suntan) oil on their beaches.
Qantas Will Use Airbus A380s To Offer Frequent Flyer Award Seats Only
Dec
03
2021
A program might charter a flight or four, but not enough capacity to really give members choice. Still, it’s a great stunt to highlight the efforts a program is going to for members. And with limited capacity these flights can prove popular.
What’s more, the economics can even work. These flights can be profitable.
U.S. Airline Mask Mandate Extended, Covid Test Requirements Tightened For International Arrivals
Dec
02
2021
The Biden administration was considering severe air travel restrictions out of concern for the Omicron variant of the virus, but they couldn’t make the logistics of legality of some of them work. New restrictions were expected to be announced on Thursday, and now we know what they’re actually doing.
Oman Air Partners With Air Canada Aeroplan, Great For Redemptions
Dec
02
2021
Oman Air is now a partner of Air Canada Aeroplan. You can include Oman Air flights in Aeroplan awards, alongside other partner flights – even Star Alliance flights, or with partners like Etihad. That’s cool and even a little bit surprising since Oman Air announced their interest in joining oneworld two months ago.
4 Incidents Shared Within 24 Hours Remind Just How Fun Air Travel Can Be
Dec
01
2021
The most common complaints on airline twitter seem to be about delays – flight delays, long lines, long hold times to get through especially when there’s a flight change or cancellation. The most common things we see photos of are damaged bags, dirty planes, and other passengers not wearing masks. Positives on twitter are fewer and farther between but usually focused on the trip itself, the happy people, with the airline being how they got there.
While there are certainly complaints in the Southwest Airlines feed there’s something unique there that I don’t see very often on other airline feeds: people having fun, both passengers and crew. While the tenor of most flights reported in social media resembles something out of a black-and-white rendition of George Orwell’s 1984, Southwest seems to offer a bit more technicolor.
HUGE: Frontier Airlines Will Status Match Almost All Airline OR Hotel Elite Members – Up To Top Tier
Dec
01
2021
Do you have elite status with an airline – or even a hotel chain? You might even have this just from having a credit card. Frontier Airlines wants to match your status and depending on your current elite level will even give you top tier in their program.
Frontier offers super cheap airfare with a lot of add-on fees. But Frontier’s top level waives all fees and even makes tickets refundable. Basically their incredible 2020 offer is back but they’re willing to match against a lot more programs this time.
Wow: US To Impose New Covid Testing Rules, May Require Quarantine On Arrival
Nov
30
2021
The Biden administration is preparing new travel rules for everyone entering the U.S. by air, regardless of vaccination status. Rules are expected to be announced Thursday.
