Ryanair passenger Ann-Marie Murray found herself escorted off of a flight by police after trying to purchase Pringles onboard using her Barclays credit card.
The airline’s payment system failed on a flight from Tenerife, Spain to Bristol, U.K. on March 28. She’d already eaten the snacks, also including water and a soda. She couldn’t cover the £7 (US$9) bill, and the airline repeatedly couldn’t get her card to go through. So they called the police.
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There is no successor named – instead there will be an “Office of the President” management-by-committee approach comprised of CFO Fred Cromer, COO John Bendoraitis, and General Counsel Thomas Canfield. No one person is in charge of this sinking ship.
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.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
