There are two ways travel can spread the virus. Both are manageable at this point. Europe’s CDC has brand new recommendations for re-opening travel.
British Airways Sneaks A Change To Its Frequent Flyer Program That May Backfire
British Airways notified members of a change to its frequent flyer terms and conditions to limit the ability to sue.
Mandatory arbitration, though, is so 2018 and may wind up costing British Airways a lot more than lawsuits would have.
How Airports Are Going To Become Very Different
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American’s Full Message To Managers About 30% Layoffs
Last night I broke the news exclusively that American Airlines would shed at least 30% of management and support staff, and I outlined the two voluntary packages being offered to most employees and what the involuntary package would look like.
A couple of correspondents – a throwaway account on Twitter, an anonymous email – complained to me that the airline had to move up their notice to employees because I had the scoop. They weren’t going to inform staff of the layoffs last night.
American Airlines Will Terminate At Least 30% Of Management And Support Staff
American Airlines is about to inform management and support staff that they expect at least 30% to be let go, according to internal documents reviewed by View From The Wing. The airline wants some of these layoffs to be voluntary, and they’re taking both a carrot and stick approach.
One of the enticements being offered is 250,000 to 350,000 American AAdvantage miles.
NYT: Let’s Accept Tracking Our Movements In Order To Improve Airline Marketing
Ultimately “ask[ing] the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security to come up with new protocols for security, boarding and other routines to minimize risk” will be health security theater, more designed to make people feel like the government is doing something to protect them than actually doing something to protect them, an airline marketing expense as it were.
One Company Is Making Millions Booking Hotel Rooms For New York City’s Homeless
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
New American Airlines Change Fee Waiver Suggests Leisure Travel May Return Soon
American Airlines is extending its change fee waiver for tickets purchased in June – but only for itineraries to travel by end of September.
American seems to be saying that the lull in travel, while to some extent long lasting, is likely to bounce back. That’s at least true for leisure travel, since business travel wouldn’t be booking past September anyway. At a minimum there’s some chance that they won’t need to offer flexibility indefinitely into the future, so they’d rather offer this a little bit at a time. That makes sense, from a certain point of view.
Police Stole $138,980 From A Passenger At Boston’s Logan Airport
Over the weekend police stole $138,980 from a passenger departing from Boston’s Logan airport.
The man had missed his flight and bought a new ticket. The cash was spotted as he went through the TSA checkpoint. And the cops took it. There’s no insinuation he was involved in any crime. In fact, he was allowed to go on his way – just $140,000 lighter.
New Bill Would Require The Federal Government To Overpay For Hotel Rooms
What Represenative Posey wants to do is require the federal government to overpay for lodging – not to reduce allowable hotel rates – even though market rates may be falling. The federal government spends billions on travel, and the hotel lobby shop AHLA thinks this will “allow hotels to be fairly compensated for the services they provide.”
In reality it’s a backdoor subsidyto hotel chains and owners. Although it wouldn’t work the way the hotel industry thinks.