Mar
05
2024
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.
Bizarre Airline Upsell: $269 for Economy Snacks? [Roundup]
Fee Fury At SFO? Green-Haired Passenger Ignites Spit-Fueled Standoff With Police
Mar
05
2024
A green-haired man at the Frontier Airlines ticket counter at San Francisco airport spiraled into a state of distress, marked by continuous and shrill screaming directed at the airline’s check-in staff. Police were called and the man, sporting gray trousers and a red shirt, confronted the officers by spitting at their feet while demanding that they break his legs.
TIL: The Empire State Building Was Built With A Rooftop Airport [Roundup]
Mar
05
2024
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.
American Airlines Ramper Slams Passenger Dirty Habits: “I Only Imagine What Your House Looks Like”
Mar
05
2024
An American Airlines ramper named Dre lays out what’s wrong with passengers. They don’t care about the condition they leave the plane in when they get off. They leave food on the ground. He’ll find diapers in the seats. Didn’t your mother teach you better?
IHG Hotels Is Paying People To Download Their App (Do This Now)
Mar
05
2024
IHG One Rewards will give you 500 points for downloading their app. All you need to do to get the points is log in – no hotel stays required.
500 points are worth about $2.50. In effect, IHG is paying people to download their mobile app, as long as it’s done by June 30, 2024. They call it “the easiest 500 points ever.”
Hyatt Regency Albert Embankment: Uncovering the Owner’s Secrets and Service Shortfalls
Mar
05
2024
The cheapness of a Hyatt Regency refusing coffee refills notwithstanding, is it weird that the background of this property owner likely puts the Albert Embankment property into the category of hotels I want to avoid?
American Airlines Introduces Mileage Upgrades On Qantas, “Is That All There Is?”
Mar
05
2024
American Airlines upgrades on Qantas are now live. It’s managed by PlusGrade, the company that sells ‘bidding for upgrade’ programs to airlines. And it’s a “cash or miles” upgrade option. Basically you have the ability to upgrade on Qantas, as a Qantas member might, but pay using AAdvantage miles. And this is the oneworld upgrade program.
Uncovering United’s Hidden Award Chart Changes [Roundup]
Mar
05
2024
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.
Sky-High Delivery: Quick Thinking Pilot Delivers Baby When Woman Goes Into Labor In The Lavatory
Mar
04
2024
A baby was born on a VietJet flight from Taipei to Bangkok. The boy was delivered by one of the pilots, after learning that a passenger had gone into labor in the lavatory. Medical personnel met the aircraft on arrival.
The pilot noted, “He will be able to tell everyone for the rest of his life that he was born in the air,” he said of the newborn baby boy.” The crew gave the baby the nickname “Sky.”
Delta Air Lines Flees Dallas Love Field: How Government Policy Cemented Southwest’s Monopoly
Mar
04
2024
Southwest has a government-granted near monopoly at Dallas Love Field airport. The airline, which fought tooth and nail for the right to be allowed to fly there as an upstart, now uses government to keep out competition.
