Dec
06
2019
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Qatar Airways Moves Closer to American Airlines in New York
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Southwest Is Surveying Names For Basic Economy
Dec
06
2019
Basic Economy holds less potential for Southwest Airlines than it does for major carriers, at least while they lack pre-assigned seating.
The value in basic economy is less the $20 each way buy up they might charge leisure travelers, and more the way it is used to segment business travelers to keep them buying higher fares.
In order to get value out of basic economy Southwest would have to assign such customers the last boarding position, so that basic economy customers get the worst seats, otherwise there’ll be little reason not to buy the fares and pay for more expensive fares instead.
American Airlines Improved Its Operational Performance In November
Dec
05
2019
American’s on-time performance and frequency of cancelled flights was appalling over the summer. I’ve highlighted the bad news, so let’s also highlight the good news. November was much much better.
American Airlines Drops Executive Platinum Buy Back Price – Again
Dec
05
2019
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Only 5 Cities Support More Than One Mega Airport
Dec
04
2019
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Hyatt Free Night Certificates Are More Useful In Hyatt’s New Peak/Off-Peak Award Pricing
Dec
04
2019
Hyatt free night certificates remain valid whenever award rooms are available even on nights where peak pricing applies.
A category 4 hotel is 12000 points off-peak, 15000 points standard, and 18000 points at peak. You’ll want to redeem these certificates during peak nights, and use points during standard and off-peak nights (while paying attention to certificate expiration).
Wide Open Business Class Awards to Tahiti Through End of Schedule
Dec
04
2019
French Polynesia is one of the toughest awards in the world to book. In part that’s because there are only four flights between the U.S. mainland and Tahiti, and because three of those aren’t even operated more than 3 times a week.
It’s a desirable destination, perhaps one of the most naturally beautiful in the world. And right now you can book 2 business class award seats on about half the dates between now and end of the airline schedules.
United Ordering 50 Airbus A321XLRs
Dec
03
2019
Airbus now is poised for a big win because United is poised to order 50 Airbus A321XLR long range narrowbodies. Since the order is being reported at $7.1 billion we can assume it’s roughly half that. Deliveries would be slated to begin in 2024.
Sir Richard Branson Pulls an Unexpected Move at Virgin Atlantic
Dec
03
2019
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
A Cat Took a 5 Year, 1200 Mile Solo Journey
Dec
01
2019
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
