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‘Trash Pickup Only’: Leaked Memo Exposes American Airlines Slashing Flight Attendant Safety Gear, Restricts Use Of Gloves Inflight

by Gary Leff on June 28, 2025

Jun 28 2025

The latest victim of American Airlines cost cuts appears to be flight attendant personal protective equipment.

American Airlines is reducing the number of nitrile gloves onboard for flight attendants to use, and restricting when they’re allowed to wear them.

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“Spicy Flight Attendant” Dishes On Pilots Sneaking Mid-Flight Cockpit Sex—So We Grabbed A Tape Measure And Checked The Cockpit Voice Recorder

by Gary Leff on June 27, 2025

Jun 27 2025

Once the 25-hour cockpit voice recording mandate is fully in effect, any chances of it ever happening will be pretty much over.

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‘Those Taxes Belong to Us Now’: JetBlue Caught Illegally Holding Onto Passenger TSA Fees, Faces Lawsuit

by Gary Leff on June 27, 2025

Jun 27 2025

You are legally entitled to a refund of TSA security fees and customs and immigration inspection fees on unused nonrefundable tickets on request. When you don’t ask, airlines keep that money.

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‘Grab Me That Backup Seat’: The American Airlines Secret Benefit That Turned a Basic Economy Delay Into A First Class Ticket

by Gary Leff on June 27, 2025

Jun 27 2025

Last year I shared one perk that most top tier elite members don’t even know that keeps me well-taken care of when flight plans go sideways. American Airlines will add a backup flight into your reservation, without having to change from your current flight

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‘I’d Get Better Food in Prison’: Passenger Calls United’s First Class Meal ‘A Hate Crime’ [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on June 27, 2025

Jun 27 2025

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.

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“The Floor Turned Our Feet Black”: American Airlines Hotel Was So Bad, Passengers Used Sheets As Carpet

by Gary Leff on June 26, 2025

Jun 26 2025

This group was put up in the Choice Privileges Quality Hotel Philadelphia International Airport. Any hotel that has to tell you that they’re quality probably isn’t. They put the property – and the airline – on blast

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American Airlines Flight Grounded After Baggage Cart Crashes, Gets Stuck Under Jet’s Tail [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on June 26, 2025

Jun 26 2025

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.

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Exploding Soda Cans Kept Injuring Southwest Flight Attendants—Here’s The Airline’s New 3-Step Solution

by Gary Leff on June 26, 2025

Jun 26 2025

In recent summers, Southwest Airlines has had to deal with soda cans exploding during flight service. That’s led to a significant number of flight attendant injuries. Fortunately, they think they have a solution.

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Virgin Atlantic Just Quietly Doubled Award Fees—Your ‘29,000 Point’ Ticket Now Comes With Surprise $1,100 Bill

by Gary Leff on June 26, 2025

Jun 26 2025

Last fall, Virgin Atlantic moved to dynamic pricing for award travel. Virgin has already devalued this new proposition: they’ve doubled the cash surcharges you’ll pay on these cheapest bookings.

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Hertz Now Instantly Bills Renters $440 For Tiny Scratches Detected By New AI Damage Scanner

by Gary Leff on June 26, 2025

Jun 26 2025

Now they scan cars as they’re being returned – vehicles drive through a camera‑and‑sensor tunnel and get an ‘MRI for vehicles’ to log damage in a way that rental staff never did before. It also finds hard to spot damage such as under the vehicle, uneven tire wear, hairline cracks in the windshield.

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Gary LeffGary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.

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