News and notes from around the interweb:
- American Express will offer virtual cards to business customers
- The Unabomber wrote to the San Francisco Chronicle for travel advice (HT: Your Mileage May Vary) I spent way too much time puzzling over the then-mystery of the Unabomber the summer after my junior year of college. I even thought I’d figured it out. (I hadn’t.)
- While United Airlines reports a 97% vaccination rate, Delta says they’re 82% vaxxed.
- Airport and runway rugs do you have one of these in your house? (HT: Paul H.)
- JetBlue – American Airlines website defending their alliance against Department of Justice claims that it’s anti-competitive
- Confessions of a Michelin Inspector
- So which passenger had the best recent recent meltdown?
- I don’t pay enough attention to Denver, hadn’t realized an expectation that American move gates, or what this means for the current Admirals Club (and whether the new gate extension includes space for a club). Anyone who knows more, I’m interested to learn. Meanwhile American would at least be on the same concourse as the Centurion lounge, though of course all of these are connected airside already.
I’ve been told @AmericanAir will move to Concourse C at DEN when the 16 new gates are done, and I’m looking forward to seeing these beauties up close. #avgeek #airlines https://t.co/Wn1Rj3L0ko
— Paul Thompson (@FlyingPhotog) September 23, 2021
I don’t see why anyone would celebrate a move from the close-in A gates at DEN, to which you can walk without needing the train, and avoid the main security, and have a large existing club. The C gates will mean a 4-stop train ride. And if it’s a new extension, those gates will be at the far end of the concourse, so a long walk from the train station. While the Centurion lounge is nice, it often has a wait list to get in and has somewhat limited hours.