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How To Choose Which Airline To Fly?

by Gary Leff on August 9, 2020

Aug 09 2020

If all you care about is schedule and price then choose your airline based on schedule and price. But fewer people care about just these things than is commonly imagined – it’s just that these are the only pieces of information people have historically been given.

Say you move to Kansas City, and decide to start fresh with a new airline. That’s a competitive market with lots of airlines you can reasonably fly. Southwest is biggest but several airlines are choices you can select from.

Brazil Bans Pillows On Airplanes (Even Ones You Bring From Home)

by Gary Leff on August 9, 2020

Aug 09 2020

As Brazil tops 100,000 reported deaths from Covid-19, its President Bolsonaro urges citizens to “get on with [their] lives and try to find a way of getting away with this problem.” He suggested as well that his country’s governors were inflating fatalities “to panic the population.” So blame the pillows?

Why Social Distancing On Planes Matters Less Than You Think

by Gary Leff on August 8, 2020

Aug 08 2020

Airlines are engaged in hygiene theater, cleaning surfaces and promoting electrostatic spraying. I appreciate the cleanliness and hope it sticks around after the pandemic. But the CDC and other research suggests surfaces aren’t a key vector of Covid-19 spread.

Social distancing guidance was based on the idea that large respiratory droplets are the primary way that the virus spreads, and those droplets fall to the ground quickly, so staying six feet apart from others is a good prophylactic. Masks help with large droplets. However increasingly researchers are concerned with aerosolized spread or airborne transmission.

Big Bang Theory Actress Stars in New HBO Series ‘Flight Attendant’

by Gary Leff on August 8, 2020

Aug 08 2020

Last year Big Bang Theory actress Mayim Bialik had a run-in with United Airlines, accusing the airline of slamming the boarding door of a Houston – Los Angeles flight in her face.

Now her co-star Kaley Cuoco is nearly ready to debut her next role in a series called “The Flight Attendant.”

American Pausing Mileage Expiration Through End Of Year, Will Restore Recently-Expired Miles

by Gary Leff on August 7, 2020

Aug 07 2020

Delta, United, Southwest, and JetBlue no longer expire miles, period. American Airlines does – requiring activity in your account every 18 months, or else you lose the miles you’ve already earned.

During the global pandemic, with program members not traveling, American waited until April to pause mileage expiration – and only did so through June. It appears they’ve had a change of heart.

First Responders And Essential Workers: Get Up To 60,000 Free Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Miles

by Gary Leff on August 7, 2020

Aug 07 2020

Singapore Airlines is contributing 30 million miles and raising 70 million more in order to award up to 100 million KrisFlyer miles to first responders and essential workers.

And if you donate 1000 miles you get to pick someone to receive up to 60,000 miles.

American Airlines Replaces Flight Vouchers With Electronic Credits, But There’s A Catch

by Gary Leff on August 7, 2020

Aug 07 2020

This week American Airlines introduced “trip credits” which are automatically generated and sent by email for the unused value of a ticket. Trip credits have a ticket number and are valid for a year from date of issue. They work just like the old eVouchers did… with a catch.

The Flight That Just Couldn’t Catch A Break, Every Time They Tried To Take Off They Hit A Bird

by Gary Leff on August 6, 2020

Aug 06 2020

LOT Polish airlines flight LO8625 was supposed to fly from Poznan, Poland to holiday destination Palma Mallorca in Spain on Tuesday. But try as it might it couldn’t catch a break. It kept trying to take off, and every time it did it hit a bird and hard to start over.

American Airlines Introduces Return Of Hot Food To Lounges

by Gary Leff on August 6, 2020

Aug 06 2020

In re-opened clubs a full bar is offered where permitted by local regulation, and packaged snacks are offered. They’ve added plexiglass shields at reception and at service desks, and in some cases foot-operated door openers for restrooms. There are also hand sanitizer stations and floor decals to promote social distancing.

American Airlines lounges will re-introduce hot food August 12 and food for sale August 19.

United Airlines Flight Attendants Reminded To Scold Passengers Who Drink Their Own Booze Inflight

by Gary Leff on August 6, 2020

Aug 06 2020

Southwest Airlines has a problem with passengers bringing their own booze on board. So too, it seems, does United Airlines.

There’s a reason why liquor stores were considered an ‘essential business’ during coronavirus lock downs, and that same impetus has people bringing booze with them now that they can’t get any on a plane.

Airlines

How To Choose Which Airline To Fly?

Brazil Bans Pillows On Airplanes (Even Ones You Bring From Home)

Why Social Distancing On Planes Matters Less Than You Think

Big Bang Theory Actress Stars in New HBO Series ‘Flight Attendant’

American Pausing Mileage Expiration Through End Of Year, Will Restore Recently-Expired Miles

First Responders And Essential Workers: Get Up To 60,000 Free Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Miles

American Airlines Replaces Flight Vouchers With Electronic Credits, But There’s A Catch

The Flight That Just Couldn’t Catch A Break, Every Time They Tried To Take Off They Hit A Bird

American Airlines Introduces Return Of Hot Food To Lounges

United Airlines Flight Attendants Reminded To Scold Passengers Who Drink Their Own Booze Inflight

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