Jan
08
2020
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Government To Start Collecting DNA Samples On Travelers Detained Entering The U.S.
Jan
08
2020
Your DNA will become a precondition for international travel, at the discretion of Customs and Border Protection. That’s because the U.S. government has started a pilot program to collect DNA from people taken into CBP custody – including citizens – with plans to roll the program out nationwide. Once collected, DNA samples “will “go into a massive criminal database run by the FBI, where it would be held indefinitely.”
Captain Has Family Detained By Airport Security For Criticizing The Airline
Jan
08
2020
When her son couldn’t use the bathroom he started to complain about his stomach. Her husband started griping to her about the airline. And flight attendants overheard the complaints.
On arrival she says they made it to baggage claim but were stopped from leaving the airport on order of the flight’s captain who instructed airport security to hold the family.
The Mileage Run From Hell Is Going To Be A Movie
Jan
07
2020
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A Way To Book Singapore Airlines First Class Awards Not Even Available To Singapore’s Own Members
Jan
07
2020
Alaska Airlines partners with Singapore Airlines. Alaska has access to more award space than other Singapore Airlines partners. Usually partner airlines, like fellow Star Alliance members United and Avianca, cannot book business or first class long haul awards on Singapore Airlines at all.
Alaska not only is able to book premium cabin awards between the U.S. and Asia on Singapore Airlines but Alaska seems to show availability soemtimes when Singapore isn’t offering the space to its own Krisflyer members.
Someone Released Bed Bugs On Purpose, Police Are Investigating
Jan
06
2020
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Loyalty Programs Move Slowly, Today’s Devaluations Have Taken 30 Years To Implement
Jan
05
2020
United Airlines MileagePlus no longer has anything to do with miles at all. You no longer earn points based on distance flown. You no longer earn status based on distance flown. Award costs aren’t based on distance either.
With elite status now based on money spent they’ve put an end to “miles” completely. They’ve been trying to do this for over 30 years.
A New Scam That Can Steal Thousands From Families While Passengers Are Inflight
Jan
05
2020
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I Got One Detail Of The Mileage Run Mexican Jail Saga Wrong
Jan
04
2020
A former producer of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette took an end of year mileage run and wound up in a Mexican prison. Many people were calling into questions details of his story but most of it actually checks out.
However Kimmel reached out to me and let me know there was one detail of the story I had gotten wrong though. All this wasn’t even to renew his Executive Platinum (100,000 mile) status. He was mileage running to make Platinum Pro (75,000 mile status).
Booking.Com Rebooks a Man in a Womens Dorm After Hotel Reneges on Reservation
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