News and notes from around the interweb:
- Ukranians get 95% discount on Finnair flights
- Delta used government subsidies to order Airbus A350s taking commitments with the European planemaker off of LATAM’s hands as part of the U.S. carrier’s deal for a 20% stake in the South American airline. Delta will put these planes into service with LATAM interiors rather than first giving them Delta Suites and other Delta-branded seats.
- Feet don’t belong up on trains, either. (HT: @Jeanne23)
Hey folks : DON’T DO THIS 🦶😡🤢 pic.twitter.com/z2H6l0cBWM
— Starlight Witch (@starlightgeek) March 14, 2022
- Emirates raises fuel surcharges on awards again they only just raised fuel surcharges last two weeks ago.
- Mandarin Oriental launches homesharing brand with StayOne (HT: Christian)
- Delta has equipped 300 planes so far with ViaSat and finds on average it’s twice as fast as Gogo 2Ku.
16.9M devices were connected, 200,000 flights flown and 427,000 hours spent browsing on Viasat-equipped aircraft alone since June 2021
All 127 A321ceos, 130 Boeing 737-900s and select 757-200 fleets outfitted in 2021, an average of 50 aircraft outfitted per month between June and December 2021
More than 50% of domestic enplanements are served by Viasat connectivity
- Washington National airport wants to reunite a passenger with a stuffed bunny
If this is your little one’s cuddle bunny, he is now safely reclining in the @Reagan_Airport #lostandfound Discovered in Terminal B baggage claim level Call (703) 417-0110 @7NewsDC Please retweet pic.twitter.com/mO2dSjaooU
— TravelersAidDCA (@DCATravelersAid) March 14, 2022
I can’t seem to find any Emirates first class availability to/from IAD-DXB or LAX-DXB. Maybe they’re holding for a few days to make sure they get the increased fuel surcharges.
Don’t wear a rainbow mask? OK, no problem.
Weirdos.
Lost bunny!
That’s not good for Delta wifi, though. Gogo is free inflight for T-Mobile users but the new one isn’t.