American Airlines Flight Delayed When Passengers Decided to Create Their Own Boarding Group

Oct 24 2016

Two passengers on American Airlines flight AA1655 from Philadelphia to Boston apparently didn’t like their boarding group. Instead of waiting for the official boarding call, two hours prior to flight they “walked on board through the doorway to the jet bridge and took their seats.”

The pair were discovered during the boarding process. They were on the correct flight, and in the correct seats. But the plane was offloaded. The aircraft was searched. And American decided to swap planes anyway before proceeding with the delayed flight.

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Iberia Joining Joint Venture Partners American and British Airways With Premium Economy

Oct 24 2016

During American’s earnings call last week they explained the argument behind their new premium economy and the timeline to rollout.

It shouldn’t be a surprise, then, that another joint venture partner Iberia — owned, like British Airways, by IAG — will be introducing a new class of service to long haul aircraft starting in 2017 with retrofits expected to be completed in 2018: ¡Turista Premium!

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2 Free Nights at Ritz-Carlton Sharq Village & Spa

Oct 23 2016

Doha is a really convenient stopover, as the home airport for Qatar Airways, a top world carrier and member of oneworld. Their first class lounge in Doha is amazing, and even features pieces from the Museum of Islamic Art’s collection.

I found just two days in Doha to be perfect, but if I had it to do over again I’d do four nights… two dedicated to a museum visit and two for The Ritz-Carlton Sharq Village & Spa.

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An Emortional Support Duck on an American Eagle Last Week Had Red Shoes and a Diaper

Oct 23 2016

The Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 prohibits airlines from discriminating against passengers with disabilities, and thus they must make reasonable accommodations for them which allow them to fly — like having access to their emotional support animals.

Reforms may be coming, like limiting the kinds of animals allowed on planes. But in the meantime almost anything goes.

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