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American Airlines Exec VP Flies United, Discovers Streaming Video Can’t Replace Seat Back Screens
Yesterday I wrote about American Airlines Executive Vice President of People, Communications, and Public Affairs Elise Eberwein flying United in first class. She wrote a trip report on twitter documenting the experience.
Subsequently she’s shared one more detail about the flight, and I hope she does more than just write about it on twitter. She needs to bring the insight back to the American Airlines management team: the flight had no seat back video and she couldn’t watch United’s streaming inflgiht entertainment.
Four Great Ways to Get Tons of Avianca LifeMiles (Star Alliance)
LifeMiles has largely taken over the old US Airways role as the ‘official consolidator of Star Alliance premium class seats’. If there are excess seats on a Star Alliance airline, those airlines are — in effect — selling distressed inventory to LifeMiles members at a discount.
Here are (4) great ways to generate LifeMiles quickly that are available right now. Two are limited-time offers, and one is brand new.
Gate Agent Used Rebooking Trick to Save Money for Over 100 Customers, Now Faces Prison
A JetBlue gate agent had people book the cheapest flight available — usually Long Beach to Las Vegas — and then rebooked those passengers for more expensive international travel.
She did this 505 times for more than 100 people between July 1, 2016 and Sept. 27, 2017, treating the customers as though they had missed flights “or experienced a death in the family.” The agent was arrested on Thursday and charged with wire fraud in federal court.
Flight Attendant Quiets Passenger’s Hungry Baby — By Breastfeeding Them Herself
Patrisha Organo is a flight attendant for Philippine Airlines. On Tuesday she was scheduled for her check flight in order to qualify as a Cabin Crew Evaluator. On board a baby was crying. She approached the mother. The baby was hungry, but she didn’t have any formula.
She never once claimed to only be there for the flight’s safety.
American Airlines Executive VP Flew United, Complains About Lack of Predeparture Beverage
American Airlines has shared with employees that there are two key drivers of premium customer satisfaction: serving a predeparture beverage and addressing a passenger by name.
American’s Executive Vice President of People, Communications, and Public Affairs flew United in first class. And she wrote a trip report on twitter…
Man Loses It on Way to Seoul, Cracks Aircraft Window With His Tablet
A 31-year-old man became violent on a Korean Air flight from Los Angeles to Seoul on Wednesday.
After “using abusive language,” making threats and becoming violent he he threw his tablet device at the window by his seat.
Yesterday There Was Another Lion Air 737 Incident Following Last Week’s Crash
A week after the tragic crash of Lion Air flight JT610 on October 29 another Lion Air Boeing 737 has had an incident this time crashing into a pole while taxiing out to the runway for takeoff from Bengkulu to Jakarta.
One Man Just Flew His 20 Millionth Mile on United
I first wrote about Tom Stuker in 2009, and then again in 2011 when he crossed 10 million miles flown on United.
In 2009 he was flying 700,000 miles per year. By 2016 he had doubled that pace. And he’s only sped up.
50,000 Bonus American AAdvantage Miles for Partner Activity Through End of Year
American AAdvantage has launched a promotion through end of year with the opportunity to earn 50,000 AAdvantage miles. And frankly it’s complicated.
I’ll probably earn 2000 miles but anyone buying miles with the current offer at under 2 cents a mile can earn a lot more.