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.
Family Gets Kicked Off JetBlue Flight to Vegas Over Birthday Cake
A family flying JetBlue from New York JFK to Las Vegas for a 40th birthday on May 3 brought along a cake from Tonnie’s Minis bakery for the celebration and that cake became a flash point that led to their removal from the plane.
The 25 Routes Where You Want to Avoid Flying American Airlines
American Airlines started selling ‘basic economy’ fares three months ago.
American Airlines is intentionally making the travel experience worse, in hopes you will spend more to avoid the pain points. Here are the routes they’ve where they’ve started using this tactic.
Pilots Say Electronics Ban Makes Planes Unsafe and New Singapore Plane With No Coach
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.
Pilot Under Investigation for Allowing Woman to Join Him in Cockpit Alone
A Chinese woman on Pakistan International Airlines flight PK853 from Tokyo to Beijing spent over two hours in the cockpit including time alone with just the pilot, staying there for landing.
An airline spokesperson said “inviting a single passenger into the cockpit was not a security concern.” However it violates airline rules and an investigation was undertaken two years ago when the former wife of the airline’s chairman was allowed to sit in the cockpit during a Lahore – London flight.
Hyatt Has a Giant New Hole in its Loyalty Program, and I Don’t Know If They Can Fill It
When I heard that Jeff Zidell was leaving Hyatt, I didn’t jump to post about loyalty program news instead I was just sad to learn news about a friend (whether it’s good or bad news for him, it change, and it’s bad news for us).
Here’s the thing: as someone covering travel companies and frequent flyer schemes, I do not have any friends. And it’s always important for someone doing what I do to remember that.
UH OH: Delta Already Has Signs for Electronics Ban on Flights to US from Europe, Says Ban Started Today
SFO 1K photographed a Delta sign, all professionally produced, announcing the electronics ban has begun on flights from Europe to the U.S.
The electronics ban is not in fact in effect, however it was expected to be apparently even by Delta Airlines.
11 Surprising Things I Learned About the World’s Airlines Today
Many of things I probably knew and yet digging through data still found them surprising.
Love & Hip Hop Star Booted from Delta Flight For Boarding With Glass of Wine In Hand
Basic principles: Airline flights aren’t “BYO.” If the demands the alcohol you brought on board to drink, you had better give it up.
Alaska Airlines Offers Elite Status Extensions and How to Know an Airline CEO is Lying
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.