Today is the most democratic (small d) day of the year in travel. That’s because it’s January 1, and in many programs everyone’s elite status counters get reset to zero (except for those squirrely foreign programs that have membership years based on the date you joined, and American that has extended the elite earning year by two months).
I have exactly the same number of elite qualifying miles and nights as everyone else today.
A Southwest Airlines passenger’s 7-month-old kitten had a potty accident after getting scared during a rough landing. She cleaned up the mess, but the crew on the continuing flight segment closed the lavatory due to the smell, confronted her, and removed them from their next flight on the same aircraft.
An Amtrak station was built at the Miami airport, and after three decades of development the government rail corporation has decided not to use it. It was completed eight years ago, and they’re just walking away.
It appears these issues were written up in August, though they’re just now coming to light. Fortunately this club’s kitchen is undergoing renovation and it does seem as though those things could be connected – or at least they’re a fortunate coincidence.
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This appears to be new language. The card has covered unlimited guests in the past. I’ve reached out to Capital One for clarification about whether this is a hard limit that’s already gone into effect, or just a change in marketing language.
Silver Airways filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Florida on Monday, listing both assets and liabilities of $100 to $500 million each and doesn’t expect anything to be left for unsecured creditors after administrative expenses of the bankruptcy are paid.
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In June 2020, United’s Ethics and Compliance Office received an anonymous tip about her OnlyFans, including photos of her in a flight attendant uniform and bikini shots on Instagram with a link to her subscription page.
The airline launched an investigation in July 2020 and managers grilled her for six hours about her social media presence and demanded full access to her OnlyFans. She refused.
On one Southwest Airlines Tampa flight, 30 passengers boarded early and got better seats for free because they said they needed wheelchair assistance. Then they walked off the plane and all the way out the terminal themselves on arrival. They didn’t all need a wheelchair, but cracked a code.
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