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Two People Got Married Inside an American Airlines Admirals Club This Morning
Asking someone to marry you inflight is seriously overdone. El Al even lets you redeem miles for an inflight marriage proposal kit. Getting married on a plane is a little better.
There’s no real reason you have to tie the knot up in the air though. Because if you can clear security, you might as well get married inside your airline’s lounge like Julie Kay & Vince Bonnetti did this morning in Nashville!
Booking Throwaway Tickets to Reduce the Price of Star Alliance Awards
ANA is a Star Alliance airline based in Japan. For the most part you can use their miles to redeem the same awards you can get with United miles, but they charge fewer miles for those awards. And American Express Membership Rewards points transfer to ANA.
And while ANA does add fuel surcharges to awards, those are very low or non-existent for flights to Japan and North Asia and they don’t add fuel surcharges to awards on Air Canada, Air New Zealand, or Etihad. Yes, they partner with Etihad and other airlines outside of Star Alliance too. Cancelling and redepositing miles costs just 3000 miles (rather than cash).
Delta Will Start Limiting SkyClub Member Access to Same Day Delta/Partner Airline Passengers
Four years ago Delta raised the price of SkyClub memberships, and started requiring those with access via credit card to pay for guests. This was all being done for you.
Delta is introducing new access restrictions effective January 1, 2019. Regardless of how you access SkyClubs, you will need to be flying Delta or a partner airline. Simply flying any airline same day will not be enough.
Senate Tax Bill Contains a Stealth Attack on Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar
You might have thought that the crux of Senate tax reform legislation was whether to eliminate a slew of tax deductions while reducing rates on various taxpayers. But it’s also a Christmas tree of special interest items that can be achieved through the tax code.
Delta’s Senator, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, stuck a provision into the Senate tax reform bill that’s currently under consideration and it’s considered a stealthy under the radar attack on the Gulf airlines.
Warren Buffett Lost Over $1 Billion on the Airlines, Basic Economy Passengers Have it Worse
Warren Buffett recovered from his once upon a time investment in US Air debt long enough to invest in the airlines again. But his recent investment in major airlines, having lost over a billion dollars last quarter, is not at this point proof that they’re good investments, or validation that their managements are running good businesses.
New Credit Card Virtual Account Numbers and Airline Executive Art Thief
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.
Cathay Pacific Introducing High Speed Internet to 777s and A330s Starting Next Year
Cathay Pacific offers inflight internet on its Airbus A350s, but will finally introduce wifi to its Boeing 777s and A330s using Gogo’s high speed 2Ku service. Rollout will begin mid-2018 and is expected to be complete in 2020.
BIZARRE: Air Berlin No Longer Flies, Offers Elite Status Matches
Air Berlin filed bankruptcy on August 15. Their final transatlantic flight caused controversy on October 17th. They shut down completely on October 27.
But they’re reportedly still providing elite status matches.
Award Sale Starts at 5500 Miles Each Way and Airlines With the Highest Operating Margins
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.