News and notes from around the interweb:
- Etihad is introducing a new award chart and starting to put partner redemptions online starting March 10th. Expect some great sweet spots to go away, while American (whose deals will likely be no longer?) and Virgin Australia will be bookable online.
- Making American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts bookings for someone else more flexibility is great considering the statement credit for these bookings that Platinum cards offer.
- Men can be sexually harassed on planes, too. He “is suing Delta for allegedly overserving her and failing to take his complaints seriously” because he’s male.
The “visibly intoxicated” passenger commented on his “big muscles,” massaged his neck and caressed his inner thigh, and “asked if she could lay on top of me in a ‘non-sexual way,’” according to court papers.
- Original Austin airport 1930s
- Qantas re-opening its Hong Kong lounge, which they said they’d closed permanently
- Florida Man opened fire at a Best Western, killing a hotel employee, after guests in the parking lot couldn’t provide him with a cigarette lighter
- New international airline at my home airport!
Copa Airlines will launch flights from Panama City (PTY) to Austin (AUS) starting July 6.
– CM715 Depart PTY 9:18 AM Arrive AUS 2:04 PM
– CM716 Depart AUS 3:34 PM Arrive PTY 8:16 PMAustin is Copa’s 15th U.S. destination. Flights will operate with the Boeing 737-800. pic.twitter.com/UIleKrVWSj
— Ishrion Aviation (@IshrionA) February 13, 2023
- Cathay Pacific Re-Opening The Pier First Class lounge in Hong Kong
