News and notes from around the interweb:
- 1000 free miles from the program with the cheapest award tickets in the world.
- JAL’s new 767-300ER debuts December 8
- The new list of IHG Rewards Club discounted PointBreaks hotels for just 5000 points per night is up. These are available for stays through February 28, 2015 although bear in mind that the best hotels get pulled quickly so book right away if any are useful to you.
- United released a mileage-earning mobile shopping app
- Air France’s low cost subsidiary. Yeah, ’cause that always works… (Cf. Delta Express, Song!, Shuttle by United, US Airways MetroJet)
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You left out TED, Gary. Worst airline name ever?
Low cost subsidiaries may not have worked in the US but they seem to work elsewhere. Jetstar (for QF), Germanwings (for LH), Iberia Express (for IB) and rouge (for AC) all actually seem to be working.