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A subset of crewmembers are apoplectic over this. And with a reported 4000-plus unvaccinated pilots, American does have a problem. The question is whether this will be a problem for holiday travel, as the American Airlines pilots union has predicted.
American Airlines has created a ‘special exception policy’ to allow name changes on tickets through January 31, 2022. Here are the details.
In an interview with Simple Flying late last month, that I only just watched in full over the weekend, American Airlines Chief Revenue Officer shared a few tidbits that I did not already know.
American is adding the ability to redeem points for higher level elite status and to convert these points to miles, but will require more travelers and activity to stay in the small business program.
In time for the holidays, American Airlines is introducing new ‘Kid Kids’ for young passengers flying as unaccompanied minors.
The world airline lobby shop IATA wants fewer restrictions on travel, and more government money. Where they’re right on the merits it’s because it’s in their own interest, and when they’re wrong on the merits it’s because they’re pursuing their own interests. And no one does this as unabashedly at current IATA head Willie Walsh.
The AAdvantage program is the annuity that’s been driving free cash at the airline for years. They’d be wise not to kill the goose, and the odds they’re good enough to extract even more value out of it for themselves without killing it seem less than 20%.
Kiwi.com did seem pretty blatant in what it was doing, but banning the publication of flight information seems both overbroad and prior restraint on free speech. I regularly publish “Southwest flight [and] fare information” on this site. They are even barred from “committing any other acts in violation of Southwests Terms & Conditions.”
The Kiwi.com case is about the power of website terms and conditions, and a company to control information it publishes publicly on the internet.
Kiwi.com did seem pretty blatant in what it was doing, but banning the publication of flight information seems both overbroad and prior restraint on free speech. I regularly publish “Southwest flight [and] fare information” on this site. They are even barred from “committing any other acts in violation of Southwests Terms & Conditions.”
The Kiwi.com case is about the power of website terms and conditions, and a company to control information it publishes publicly on the internet.
A retired Air India Airbus A320 got stuck under a bridge at the Delhi-Gurugram highway near the Delhi airport. In video going viral on social media, you can see not just the aircraft that’s stuck but also traffic backing up behind it. This isn’t the first time this has happened.. to Air India aircraft.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
