American Airlines has announced a plan to open a new business class Flagship lounge in Miami.
Watch: American Airlines Passengers Casually Walk Aisles During Taxi—Did Seatbelt Rules Just Disappear? [Roundup]
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‘It’s Just A Wire!’ Delta First Class Passenger Destroys Seat Screen, Grounds Flight Demanding Repairs
A Delta Air Lines first class passenger on a trip from Seattle to Detroit watched another customer in the cabin get mad – and take matters into his own hands – when his seat back entertainment screen wouldn’t work.
British Airways Business Class Flight Attendant Yanks Blanket, Exposes Nursing Mother Who Had Asked To Delay Meal
A British Airways business class passenger flying long haul with her 7-month-old baby asked if she could delay her meal service while she nursed the child and put him to sleep. That request was declined, so she was forced to skip meal service. She set herself up in the business class bed, lying fully flat, in order to nurse under a cover.
Priority Pass Fail At JFK: Air India Turns Guests Away, HelloSky Isn’t Even Worth Trying
This may be the strangest lounge review I’ve ever written. It combines two different lounges I did not visit.
Chase’s Points Boost is Live—These Cardholders Just Got Huge Wins, Others Lose: Here’s Where You Stand
Chase’s new “Points Boost” feature on their premium credit cards looks a lot better than I thought it would. It’s available now for all Sapphire Reserve cardmembers, even though the rest of the card proposition’s changes don’t come into effect until October for those of us who already had their cards in our wallets.
Passenger’s ‘Seat Bag’ Completely Blocks Tray Table, Making It Impossible to Use—What Would You Do? [Roundup]
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Airline Greenwashing Is Literally Causing Deforestation—By Paying Restaurants Not To Fry With Their Cooking Oil
Thanks to subsidies for sustainable aviation fuel, used deep fryer oil costs more than fresh oil.
‘You’re Telling Me To Take My Clothes Off On A Plane?’ Woman Dragged Off Flight After Fanny Pack Meltdown
She insisted on keeping the fanny pack on her lap rather than placing it under the seat in front of her or in the overhead bin.
Iran Just Fired Missiles At U.S. Forces In Qatar—Mideast Airspace Shut, Flights Halted—What’s Next?
From ‘visiting friends and relatives’ passengers in the U.S. heading to India and Pakistan, to connecting Europe and Australia, as well as providing a significant amount of global lift out of Africa, closing of airspace around major Mideast hubs will have a significant disruptive effect on passengers movements as well as cargo all over the globe.