May
28
2021
Air India flight 105 from Delhi to Newark returned to India early Thursday morning after a bat carcass was spotted in row 8 of business class.
Flight To New York Turns Around After A Dead Bat Is Found In Business Class
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Southwest Ditches Plan To Bring Back Alcohol, Says Passengers Are Too Ill-Behaved
May
28
2021
It’s all fun and games until someone pokes their eye out. Southwest has decided to indefinitely delay the return of alcohol service to its flights in light of a recent spate of Spirit Airlines passengers fanning out across other airlines.
American Airlines Flight Stops To Pick Up 74 Stranded Passengers, Take Them To Paradise
May
28
2021
On Thursday American Airlines went above and beyond for a group of passengers, requesting a change in runway, swapping gates, and sending a golf cart to make sure that they made their connection in Dallas in order to arrive at a family funeral in time.
It’s hardly the only time this week that American Airlines went to lengths outside of usual procedure for a group of passengers.
Double Dipping Status and Mileage-Earning Benefits With the JetBlue-American Partnership
May
28
2021
With the introduction of the ability for American frequent flyers to earn miles and elite status flying JetBlue, and vice versa I’ve gotten several questions about the relationship centering around taking advantage of both programs at once.
British Airways Doubles Its Commitment For Available Award Seats
May
28
2021
BA announced that they are doubling their committed minimum award seat availability for coach and business class, and introducing minimum availability for premium economy. This is effective immediately for travel July 28, 2021 onward.
The Lengths American Airlines Went Today To Get A Family To A Funeral
May
27
2021
American Airlines flight 2558 from Fort Lauderdale to Dallas took an hour-long mechanical delay on Thursday morning. On Facebook, a flight attendant shared that “naturally everyone has a connection in Dallas.” However one lady in particular approached for help, looking “very distraught.”
Apparently her whole family was traveling on to Guadalajara, Mexico for a funeral and it wasn’t looking like they were going to make it.
American Airlines Improves Upgrade Benefit For Alaska Airlines Top Elites
May
27
2021
Starting today, Alaska Airlines MVP Gold 75K members and a companion are eligible for same day space available complimentary upgrades on “500-Mile eligible short haul markets.” That is, most domestic, Canada, Mexico, Central America and Caribbean flights. Up until now they’ve been offered ‘day of departure upgrades’ at check-in, if those are available, but not added to the airport upgrade standby list.
Here’s full detail on how these upgrades work for Alaska’s top tier elite frequent flyers.
American Settles Ridiculous Lawsuit Against Delta Over Which Offers A ‘Flagship’ Experience
May
26
2021
American Airlines refers to its premium long haul and cross country product as ‘Flagship’ and even calls its business class lounges Flagship. Delta used the term Flagship in releases – in its ordinary sense of the term, describing something as being premier – when talking about its Atlanta Sky Club, its business class suite, and its Airbus A350. American sued. The case has settled on the eve of trial.
American Airlines ‘Single Agent Boarding’ Will Be A Disaster
May
26
2021
On Tuesday I wrote about the American Airlines plan to reduce labor costs with ‘single agent boarding’. Airline CFO Derek Kerr brought up the plan at an investment conference after saying that employees just “have to work harder in certain areas.”
This is going to be a disaster for customers, and tough on employees.
American And JetBlue Introduce Reciprocal Mileage And Elite Status Earning
May
26
2021
Reciprocal mileage and status-earning on all flights operated by either airline is now available to members of both the TrueBlue and AAdvantage programs. Codeshares – which can be challenging for consumers – are no longer required.
