News and notes from around the interweb:
- Remember, there are Diamonds spending $40,000 a year with Delta because they think they’re going to get upgrades. But Delta does this – $37 upgrades. That’s why Delta says only 13% of first class seats go to upgrades now. A decade ago it was more than half the seats. That’s why if you’re chasing status, mid-tier is often now the sweet spot just to get extra legroom coach (and priority boarding so you don’t have your carry-on confiscated at the gate).
- When you act like animals, you deserve what today’s basic economy flying experience
- When hotel service charges actually go to the employees.
A sweet payday for the staff at JW Marriott Phuket.
The Service Charge bonus from Dec 19 2025 – Jan 18 2026 was 111,889 baht each. pic.twitter.com/auwEvsUnFm
— ᒍᑌᔕT ᗰIKE (@JustMikeMcKay) January 23, 2026
- Infinite money glitch.
1) Use Canadian Dollars to Buy Casino Chips
2) Exchange Casino Chips for American Dollars
3) Exchange American Dollars for Canadian Dollars
4) Goto 1 https://t.co/KlTSbAVB3O— Kent Fellows (@GK_Fellows) January 23, 2026
- Minnesota ICE protest encouraging people to book rental cars and cancel them this seems really unfair
- Oh, come on, American.
@AmericanAir Sure would have nice to allow me to move to the empty seat across the aisle pic.twitter.com/E65SbtguuF
— LPC (@LisaPlogCarey) January 23, 2026
@AmericanAir this is unacceptable! We all know the A321T is being retired, but at least try to keep it a bit up to standard. #dirty #disgrace #americanair pic.twitter.com/I7qwW19QjI
— markusontheline (@markusontheline) January 23, 2026
Who needs upgrades when… total cancellations within, into, or out of the United States today: 9,957 and counting. Bad news bears for ATL, JFK, EWR, LGA, PHL, IAD, DCA, BOS, CLT…
Aren’t loyalty upgrades enticement by some heartless AI algorithym from the SV?
37 dollars?
I’d buy it
I quit chasing status and upgrades a couple of years ago. As a former AA six million miler and UA 1K member, if I want to sit in first I either buy it or buy an upgrade (and paid as little as $42). As long as. I can board early (to get overhead space) and get a bit. Of extra legroom on the aisle), life is good.
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