Republic Airways and Mesa Airlines announced a plan to merge and operate a company with a combined 310 Embraer E-175 aircraft and representing $1.9 billion in annual revenue. Currently, Republic operates regional flights for American, United and Delta while Mesa is down to a contract only to fly for United. Under the deal, Republic shareholders will have 88% of the carrier and Mesa shareholders get 6% – 12%.
There are (7) changes to United’s food and beverage program this month.
This includes a new blend of Illy coffee, new premium wines (a 3-year commitment!), new Bloody Mary mix and improvements to meal service in economy as well – an additional entree choice on transatlantic flights and new buy on board.
American Airlines has changed how customers prepay for checked bags. They’ve stopped pooling checked bags across all travelers on a reservation and now force each bag to be explicitly assigned (and charged) to the passenger who will check it.
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How did I not know about this opportunity to get 10% off on many gifts card – even for Amazon – while earning 3 points per dollar on the spending? Apparently this is a new benefit from DoorDash DashPass.
The Chicago O’Hare Customer Service Center is currently open 6 a.m. – 11 p.m. On the upcoming employee summer shift bid, service center shifts prior to 2 p.m. have been eliminated. Usually airlines staff up for peak summer! I’ve reached out to American Airlines to learn what scheduling cuts are being made at other hubs.
American Airlines has reprogrammed their check-in kiosks so that passengers dropping off bags who have already checked in (online, or using their mobile app) won’t automatically receive printed boarding passes. The kiosk will no longer spit out a paper pass by default. The airline wants passengers to use their own electronic passes, and stop wasting paper.
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The man was held and interrogated for 8 hours. He was valid for his status with no criminal history, though immigration officers can deny entry for any reason or not reason
The American Express® Business Gold Card had one of the better initial bonus offers already at 70,000 Membership Rewards points.
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