News and notes from around the interweb:
- Expect Breeze to standardize with fewer premium seats, and to launch a more robust loyalty program but without upgrades.
- Grinch and reindeer brawl at Hotel Indigo Traverse City
- Alaska Airlines held a forum with questions for customers and maybe the biggest thing we learned was that Japan Airlines is introducing a new first class with just 6 seats?
- Fired Spirit Airlines flight attendant, who was too big for the jump seat, is suing for racial discrimination since – she argues – a similarly-situated white flight attendant was given more time to lose weight.
- American re-imposes change fees on Business ExtrAA upgrade awards
- Expertflyer is dropping support for awards/upgrades on Emirates (except Flex awards); British Airways (except Gold availability); Qatar; Malaysia (HT: B.)
That flight attendant story pretty much describes the entire vibe of America right now. We’re hopeless at this point.
Lose weight. Simple solution. Not up to an airline to wait around on an employee to decide to do what was asked of them to continue being employed. Just another entitled person whom wants to sue because of their laziness.
I’ve lost 50+ pounds 3 Years ago and have kept it off. People just need to try harder
Lost 30 pounds in a year myself.
“While Blackmon doesn’t question Spirit’s right to sack her over her size, she claims a white flight attendant in the same predicament was given several months to fit in the jumpseat.
Blackmon accuses Spirit of giving her less time to fit into the jumpseat because of her race – a decision she describes as ‘wilful and malicious and in reckless disregard’ of her civil rights.”
The most interesting part about Alaska Air forum was that Ben Shlappig goes to bed at 7
Sad news about Expertflyer but they’ve been going downhill for a while, between not showing premium cabin availability on the ME3, limited airlines that they can access, and not visibly attempting to increase the number of accessible airlines. Now things are getting even worse.
Hold on, the woke Hollywood group has a movie poised for Oscars called Whale. It’s about a six hundred pound male who we should have immense compassion for. The airlines should not be federally mandated over standards they use to set. Ive seen so many flight attendants as wide as the aisle it’s repulsive. This helps the obese passengers excuse.
Gary
Pathetic that you need to click bait with a dishonest headline.