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American flight attendants raise concerns about ICE agents and deportees onboard, some experts argue airports should privatize screening to avoid TSA shutdown meltdowns, and a United business class meal draws brutal reactions online.
Marriott somehow wound up apologizing for causing incontinence with your credit card. Also an easy $50 Rakuten play before the referral offer ends, Delta’s plan to retrofit older cabins, and a temporary Admirals Club closure in Orlando after a pipe burst.
Canadian politicians are calling for Air Canadas CEO to be fired because his condolence message after the LaGuardia tragedy was recorded in English, despite French subtitles. Delta adds more Los Angeles–Florida flying, American closes its Washington National D concourse Admirals Club for renovation, and JonNYC hints American may copy Uniteds upgraded small regional jet strategy.
Video of the fatal LaGuardia runway collision appears to show the autonomous runway status lights illuminated red as the fire truck entered the runway — a warning system designed to tell vehicles and aircraft not to proceed even if they have a clearance. That does not settle blame, and the investigation will still have to sort out what air traffic control, the truck crew, and airport procedures each contributed, but it adds a critical detail to a crash that already killed the two pilots of the arriving Air Canada Express jet.
The World’s 50 Best List somehow ranks 100 hotels, and a lot of the picks are hard to take seriously. Also, triple D$ offer from GHA Discovery, Citi transfer bonuses to LifeMiles and Virgin Atlantic, and a bizarre Airbnb damage story out of Florida.
An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 arriving from Montreal hit a fire truck that was crossing Runway 4 at LaGuardia shortly after landing around 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, causing severe damage to the aircraft’s nose and cockpit. The captain and first officer were killed, multiple passengers and first responders were injured, and controller audio captured the tower urgently trying to stop the truck before impact.
United rolled out new business class suites on its latest Boeing 787-9s, but the doors still have to stay locked because the seats are not fully certified yet. Also Bilt is refunding erroneous foreign transaction fees, Trump wants ICE to backfill TSA screeners, GHA Discovery paused points expiration through September 30, the infamous Asiana 214 fake pilot-name prank is back in circulation, and Spirit’s “new vehicle” takes transportation in a very different direction.
United Airlines accidentally emailed its entire flight attendant group telling them they were being transferred to London, creating instant chaos and confusion. Plus why airports using private screeners are holding up better than TSA airports, how erratic security lines waste even more of travelers’ time than the waits themselves, and signs Marriott may be preparing a new brand launch.
Elon Musk says he wants to pay TSA salaries as the DHS shutdown drives airport security lines into chaos, with staffing shortages leaving checkpoints overwhelmed and passengers stuck waiting for hours. But can a private citizen legally step in and pay federal workers?
Denver Airport lost power, the trains went down, and passengers were suddenly stuck with no easy way out of the terminal. Plus, Chicago making hotel taxes the highest in the nation, a line to enter the American Airlines Admirals Club in Miami, and more stupidity.
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 »
