Sep
30
2024
Qatar Airways will take a 25% stake in Virgin Australia as Bain Capital plans an IPO for Australia’s number two carrier.
Qatar Airways Stakes Claim In Virgin Australia As IPO Looms—Takes On Qantas Monopoly
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JetBlue Slashes Etihad Redemption Prices: 44 Routes, 44% Off—Book Close-In Economy Now!
Sep
30
2024
JetBlue is discounting redemptions on Etihad across 44 routes from Boston, New York JFK, Washington Dulles and Chicago. This appears to be around 44% off normal pricing, and is available in economy only with stopovers not permitted. Members need to issue tickets and travel by October 31, so it’s only for close-in bookings.
The Most Awkward Airline Call Ever: ‘My Ex Was the Delta Agent—And My Wife Heard Everything!’
Sep
30
2024
The passenger didn’t even give his ex a 5-star rating in the follow-on survey after the call, he says, because “she didn’t resolve my issue!”
Dog Poops On American Airlines Seat, Passengers Endure Horrific Stench For Entire Flight
Sep
30
2024
An American Airlines passenger brought a dog on board who defecated on the seat. The stench wafted through the cabin. Since the pet was outside of a carrier kept underneath the seat, either the airline wasn’t enforcing its pet in cabin rules or the passenger claimed this was a service animal and filled out the paperwork attesting to it.
Southwest’s New Seat Policy Triggers Panic: Are Plus-Sized Passengers Losing Their Free Extra Seats?
Sep
30
2024
No one seems more concerned with assigned seating on Southwest Airlines than the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance.
Of course Southwest is making a lot of changes to improve revenue, pushed by activist investor Elliott Management. They might choose to revise their policy of refunding extra seat purchases on flights that aren’t sold out. And they haven’t said they won’t do it!
Virgin Atlantic Announces Plans To Further Gut Frequent Flyer Program
Sep
30
2024
Virgin Atlantic is making major changes to their frequent flyer program in one month but they refuse to give us the details of those changes.
United Airlines About To Reveal New Routes: Leak Hints At New Bangkok Flight
Sep
29
2024
United Airlines is holding an event in October where they’ll reveal new routes they’re launching. Aviation watchdog JonNYC says that United will be adding a “different, high volume” destination in Southeast Asia.
Delta CEO Rips Into Pete Buttigieg, Says It Got Ugly: “You Can Imagine the Private Conversation We Had”
Sep
28
2024
After Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called Ed Bastian, ‘reminding him about his airline’s responsibilities to passengers’, the airline became more reasonable covering costs for stranded passengers. Delta had previously refused to pay for tickets that travelers were stuck buying on other airlines.
However, CEO Bastian has put Buttigieg on blast over this.
Mother Jones Editor Blasts Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Over ‘Blessed’ Night Remark: ‘Creeping Christian Nationalism’?
Sep
28
2024
Clara Jeffery, editor-in-chief of Mother Jones which is often described as “left-leaning” or “far left,” took to social media to blast a union flight attendant at Alaska Airlines over their landing announcement where the editor complains that passengers were wished a “blessed” night prior to arrival in San Francisco.
American Airlines Just Axed Its Popular Money-Saving Seat Hack—Now You’ll Pay More For Basic Economy
Sep
28
2024
Members with status can still book preferred and extra legroom seats for free on basic economy fares. But seat coupons will no longer work for other members to save money on seats when buying the cheapest fares.
