News and notes from around the interweb:

• It’s Not How Much You Fly, It’s How Much You Spend (NYT) on basic economy and earning status with credit card spend versus distance flown.

• 72% of unruly passenger incidents reported to the FAA involve mask violations and only ~ 5% of reported incidents have led to enforcement actions (not actual fines paid).

  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday it has received a record 5,779 unruly passenger reports this year, including 4,156 incidents related to a requirement passengers wear masks to guard against the coronavirus pandemic.

  The FAA, which has pledged a “zero-tolerance” approach, said last month it had referred 37 unruly passengers to the FBI for potential criminal prosecution. The FAA has initiated 1,054 investigations and 325 enforcement actions.

• Scott McCartney’s final column for the Wall Street Journal

• Fake gift card scam, be careful out there folks! (HT: Paul H)

• Fiji Airways now closes international check-in two hours prior for flights to Fiji. This is ‘to allow increased time for documentation checks’ prior to flight. Get to the airport early!

• Private company proposes to build a New York airport AirTrain

• Somaliland wants the CDC to lift its ‘do not travel’ advice and their pitch is ‘they hate China, too’

• Royal Jordanian complains they’ve only been getting their ‘regular’ government subsidies, and not bonus Covid subsidies

• Nice Siem Reap tourism re-opening video. (HT: Lebawit Lily Girma) Siem Reap was absolutely worth the time I spent there.