Delta is back on top in March on-time performance rankings, according to data from aviation analytics company Cirium. However that’s less about material improvement on their part and more a function of Southwest’s (and Spirit’s) slippage during the month.
An American Airlines passenger forced flight 198 from New York JFK to Milan to divert back to its origin four hours into the trip on Monday night – after he became irate and charged the cockpit because he was refused an exit row seat while traveling with a lap infant and did not receive his first choice of meal.
On Sunday, an American Airlines gate agent working a severely delayed flight from Birmingham, Alabama to Charlotte approached the passengers before the inbound aircraft arrives – giving them a talk on how they’re going to need to be nice to the flight attendants.
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Maximizing credit card rewards requires a strategic two-card approach, focusing on cards that offer more than one point per dollar on spending and allow point combining across different reward programs.
A United Airlines flyer admitted to taking a glass off a flight to use at home, and other passengers are weighing in on the things they’ve stolen for their preferred carrier. Am I the only person with UA kleptomania? byu/rbitton inunitedairlines Comment byu/rbitton from discussion inunitedairlines Comment byu/rbitton from discussion inunitedairlines A United flight attendant advised that she only notices passengers taking glassware when doing landing preparation, “while I’m collecting glasses if I’m short a glass” however if it’s off of a first class meal tray “I would never notice.” Their advice? “take whatever you want as long as it doesn’t shatter during landing.” Another employee shared that they have multiple Polaris blankets from nonreving up front.” Just don’t “walk out with it in your hand.” You should “stuff it in your bag B4 deplaning.”…
The first rule of any all you can eat buffet is that you can consume food while you’re there, but you can’t pack of extras and take it with you. Yet a Delta Sky Club member was spotted filling up plates of food, and packing himself several meals to go – mostly ribs, garlic chicken, associated sides and chocolate chip cookies.
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American Airlines passengers flying from Sydney to Los Angeles will no longer need to collect their checked bags in LA, walk them through customs, and drop them back off with the airline for their onward connection. That’s part of a new test that American says they expect to expand to other airports.
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Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
