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US airline CEOs will meet with the President on Thursday to beg for protection from those scary (much smaller) Etihad, Emirates and Qatar who already aren’t permitted to operate in the US market.
Remember the goal — as spelled out by Delta — is “new rules on price-lowering” meaning higher prices for airline tickets.
People are attending the Super Bowl from more than 900 cities around the world. The Super Bowl will be 1600 more planes into Houston airspace on top of the usual traffic (there’s normally 2500 per day). Twice the usual number of controllers are on duty at Houston TRACON. And there’s a 10 mile no fly zone set up during the game itself.
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.
American Express prides itself on service, and when you arrive at one of their lounges you’re checked in at the “Member Services” desk. I’ve only seen staff there checking boarding passes, American Express cards, and photo IDs (and of course in Dallas and Miami, making spa appointments).
I was curious what else they did, so I asked around, and it turns out quite a lot. You can really lean on the staff there for more than just scanning a boarding pass, which is something I suspect most guests don’t realize, so I became curious about some of the things that the staff have done recently for members in some of the various clubs across the network.
I received a letter from American Express saying they needed to verify information about my business for a small business credit card that I have (Starwood). The letter said they had been trying to reach me but had been unable to. I did not receive any phone calls or messages from American Express.
So I called the number on the letter. I wondered if this was an American Express Financial Review.
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.
Spirit Airlines is known for cleavage. They’ve done advertising like an invitation to check out the (suntan) oil on their beaches during the Gulf oil spill.
They ran Anthony Weiner and Carlos Danger sales. And they promised you More Bang for Your Buck to Cartagena during the Secret Service prostitution scandal.
Despite several recent air traffic control outages snarling the US aviation system over the past few years, the FAA is unprepared for — and even behind in trying to plan to address — the next system failure.
A year ago flatulence from goats caused a Singapore Airlines aircraft to make an emergency landing. (Hot cows caused a similar issue for a 747 near Heathrow.)
And a passenger’s gastrointestinal issues caused a British Airways flight to turn around and go back to London.
Etihad Guest offers 500 miles for joining. Their miles are valuable because you can redeem for one of the world’s best first class products but also for some outstanding value partner awards. And you can transfer points to Etihad Guest several ways.
Here’s the Etihad Guest redemption chart for travel on Czech Airlines. One way short haul awards start at 3500 points in coach and 7000 points in business class. The vast majority of the airline’s routes can be had for fewer than 10,000 points each way in business.
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 »
