Woman Rants Behind Delta Ticket Counter, Then Runs From Officer: “Only Trust Firemen!”

by Gary Leff

Oct 11 2024

Video of a woman ranting behind the Delta Air Lines ticket counter at the Savannah Hilton Head International Airport was posted to social media on Wednesday. She yelled “Get away from me” and “Don’t trust cops, only trust firemen!” before an officer approached her.

That’s when the woman says to get away from her – and that they will “kill” the officer. And they were off – she ran, including back behind the ticket counter where she held an agent trying to use him as a shield.

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Get Your Reward Surcharges Waived When Redeeming For Qatar Airways QSuites

by Gary Leff

Oct 11 2024

Qatar Airways, like many frequent flyer programs, adds cash surcharges when you redeem your miles. Their award travel isn’t free. Still, it can be an incredible deal to redeem 70,000 points to fly arguably the best business class in the world… even with a few hundred bucks out of pocket.

But what if you didn’t have to pay these cash surcharges at all?

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Fly 15 Times, Earn 1 Million Miles: SAS’s SkyTeam Challenge—Is It Worth The Effort?

by Gary Leff

Oct 10 2024

When working on your own strategy for this challenge, don’t forget fifth freedom routes. You don’t have to fly Virgin Atlantic across the Atlantic, for instance. You can do that with another SkyTeam airline, and hop on a short Virgin flight in the Caribbean like Barbados to St. Vincent or Granada. Other carriers have similar unexpected short (and usually inexpensive) options too – such as KLM’s Singapore – Bali and Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta.

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United Airlines Bets Big on Mongolia, Greenland, and More – Will These Risky Routes Survive?

by Gary Leff

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Oct 10 2024

Not all of these are going to work! So surely they won’t all last. Maybe they’re trying too hard, taking too many chances with a large incoming fleet of planes. But they’re certainly playing an exciting game at United. It’s not small ball. In total United will serve more than 40 destinations across the Atlantic and 147 total international destinations.

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