On a British Airways flight from London to Las Vegas earlier this month the plane’s speakers reportedly buzzed for five minutes every 15 minutes. One passenger described it as “ten hours of hell basically.”
Recordings of the buzzing or humming sound were shared through social media. Complaining customers were given a £20 credit towards future British Airways travel. British Airways considers the matter closed.
Youtube star Casey Neistat, who once broke up with American Airlines when they failed to renew his comped Concierge Key status, tries to capture business travel in his newest video.
Single serving friends though aren’t the employees in the airport or at the hotels you frequent. They’re your seat opponents on flights, probably best captured in this deleted scene from Up in the Air.
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Hotels pitch ‘Going Green’ for two reasons: it appeals to an upscale demographic and it saves money.
Here I think we learn that ‘making a green choice’ is what customers do to earn extra points, but maybe not what the hotel does consistently when guests aren’t on property.
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Earlier today Delta was adding significant fees to some transatlantic award tickets. This was reportedly broadly. It looks to have been a glitch, they’ve stopped doing it, but with Delta you never know if today’s glitch is just an enhancement they intend to roll out tomorrow.
Many young boys dream of growing up to be pilots. Some of them become pilots without ever giving up being 15 year old boys.
The FAA for their part says “they’re powerless to act unless the incident poses a safety risk.” And furthermore, they “cannot police morality.” There’s no word from the naval aviator’s superior officer at this point, however.
La Compagnie — the all (angled seat) business class airline running flights between New York and Paris — has a phenomenal sale, $1000 roundtrip Newark – Paris.
This is valid through the end of the schedule but you have to buy by Tuesday, November 21.
oneworld business manager Randy Wang, who was temporarily head of finance for the airline alliance, is being sued for stealing over $2.2 million.
oneworld has about two dozen employees but was charged for over 500 computer items costing $2 million. And, apparently, questionable internal controls.
The one ‘special feature’ I enjoy most out of American Express U.S. lounges is the “wine wall” in San Francisco. I never drink wine onboard in domestic first class, and don’t touch the house wines in US airline lounges. I love nice wines but don’t drink for its own sake.
The great thing about the wine wall is that they serve better wines than you’d expect in a lounge and it’s an opportunity to be introduced to some new bottles you may not have tried before.
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 »
