aybe you’re flying that airline just once but it’s a special trip like a honeymoon. Maybe you fly that foreign airline’s US partner and want better treatment like priority check-in and boarding and lounge access when you do.
Many flyers, when they first discover status matches, will apply for all of them just for the ‘wallet candy’ because they can. Here’s how to think about asking for elite status — and how to actually do it.
An Airbus A330-300 belonging to South Korean Star Alliance member Asiana struck the tail of Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 while taxiing in Istanbul.
It’s incredible to watch, and incredible that there happens to be video at the very moment this happened.
A Sichuan Airlines Airbus Airbus A319 was flying from Chongquing to Lhasa in China on Monday when the right windshield burst with glass hitting the co-pilot. Oxygen masks in the cabin were released. The autopilot was damaged.
During the late fall through early spring (end of schedule) there’s amazing American Airlines award availability on the Dallas Fort-Worth – London Heathrow route. This is true both for business and first class, and it’s not just for one or two passengers either. There are as many as 5 out of 8 first class seats being offered as awards on a majority of dates.
This cannot last.
Justin Ross Lee is known for playing Robin Hood and taking bottles of first class champagne and running through the economy cabin and pouring it for passengers.
Flavor Flav once passed out peanuts and pretzels on a plane in a supposed effort to democratize air travel. But don’t try this at home kids.
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I was just in Shanghai for a few days. I haven’t been in mainland China for a few years, and I was concerned about ‘The Great Firewall’ — China blocks key elements of the internet (or at least elements that are key to how I use the internet).
Here’s how I prepared for that — and had no problem getting access to the internet sites I needed.
At the end of the TV show Lassie there was a lesson to tie the whole story together. It began, “You see Timmy…” And the only one I can come up here is don’t attack your flight attendant because while they’re there primarily for your safety, if their safety is compromised it won’t go well.
I like American Airlines Admirals Clubs because of the AAgents who work there. The agents in the Austin club are amazing, they’ve taken great care of me during mechanical delays, cancellations and weather events. Before I moved to Texas the ladies in the club at Washington National were lifesavers as well.
However there is nothing hipster about an American Airlines club.
Earlier this month a woman was kicked off of a Spirit Airlines flight from Atlanta to Las Vegas. And she Facebook Live’d the experience, amassing nearly 4 million views.
Say says she doesn’t cuss after dropping numerous profanities. She tells everyone they should be flying Delta. And she calls Spirit ‘terrorists’. The video isn’t safe for work. But it’s hilarious. She even has a tangent discussing trip protection and whether Spirit is named after Jesus.
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 »
