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Wells Fargo’s Power Move: New Card Unleashes 5x On Hotels, 4x On Flights, Transferable Points

by Gary Leff on March 6, 2024

Mar 06 2024

Wells Fargo has entered the chat. They’ve announced themselves in travel rewards, and transferring bank points to airline miles and hotel points. They’ve launched a rich new travel credit card, and launched points transfers to airline and hotel loyalty programs for both this high-earner and existing cards.

The Wells Fargo Autograph Journey Visa Card is a brand new product. It’s pretty compelling in its own right as a travel and dining card, but offers some great possibilities in combination with other Wells cards now that their branded portfolio of points cards all come with point transfers.

The TikTok E-Commerce Revolution Will Bring More Flights Across The Pacific – But To Where?

by Gary Leff on March 3, 2024

Mar 03 2024

TikTok isn’t just for showing off your Nyquil chicken, teaching people how to get points from Delta when your luggage is delayed or making videos about eating frozen honey. It’s turned into an e-commerce phenomenon.

And that’s creating a challenge for global air cargo as Shein, Temu and ByteDance’s TikTok Shop try to ship products out of China, especially to consumers in the U.S.

The U.S. Government Must Stop Encouraging Airlines To Keep Raising Checked Bag Fees

by Gary Leff on February 24, 2024

Feb 24 2024

It is time to end differential tax treatment for airfares versus fees, since that creates a perverse incentive to shift customer spending from fares into fees. Any politician who rails against airline fees without addressing the role they have in legislating the tax code is unserious.

American Airlines Bans Javelins, Pole Vaults, And Largest Luggage In New Checked Bag Restrictions

by Gary Leff on February 21, 2024

Feb 21 2024

American Airlines raised checked bag fees on Tuesday and now charges more for bags than United or Delta. They’re highlighting, though, that they reduced their fees for overweight and oversized bags.

What American didn’t tell everyone about the modest giveback is that you can no longer take bags that are as big or heavy as before – at any price – and that they’ve banned some items they previously used to allow as checked luggage. Aspiring Olympians beware!

American Airlines Just Raised Checked Bag Fees To A Large Airline Record $40

by Gary Leff on February 20, 2024

Feb 20 2024

American Airlines has increased first and second checked bag fees to a most-expensive in the industry $40 per first checked bag on domestic U.S. itineraries and $45 for the second checked bag. They’ve also increased checked bag fees for travel to Central America and the Caribbean.

He Needs A Raise: The American Airlines Employee Who Stood Up For Your Checked Bags

by Gary Leff on February 2, 2024

Feb 02 2024

A passenger inside an American Airlines plane filmed a baggage handler tossing luggage on the ground. Another member of the crew wasn’t having it. He goes over and starts to lecture her. And while we can’t hear what’s said, he’s clearly letting her know that this is not how to treat customer bags. You can see him pointing out bags strewn about.

Business Passenger Removes Economy Bag from Overhead Bin: The Poors Can’t Use My Space!

by Gary Leff on January 30, 2024

Jan 30 2024

A business class passenger sparked controversy by removing an economy passenger’s bag from the overhead bin, claiming entitlement to the space. With nowhere left to stow the coach passenger’s bag, it was gate checked.

Unresolved Mystery: Pilots Hear Chilling Cry Coming From Cargo Hold At 30,000 Feet

by Gary Leff on January 28, 2024

Jan 28 2024

A Pegasus Airlines flight en route from Istanbul to Riyadh made an emergency landing in Antalya after passengers and crew heard unexplained cries for help emanating from the aircraft’s cargo hold, but no one was found upon inspection.

8 Things I Learned From The American Airlines Fourth Quarter Earnings Call

by Gary Leff on January 25, 2024

Jan 25 2024

I like to call out the things that struck me as most interesting, both from official remarks and from answers to analyst and reporter questions – the things that give me greater insight into the airline.

Here are (8) things that stood out to me in the American Airlines fourth quarter earnings call on Thursday morning.

Revealed: The Case That Saved An iPhone That Dropped 16,000 Feet Out An Alaska Airlines Jet

by Gary Leff on January 16, 2024

Jan 16 2024

A kid had their shirt pulled out the missing piece of fuselage, while his mother held onto him. And two cell phones flew out of the plane.

One made worldwide news when it was recovered intact after dropping more than 16,000 feet out of the sky. It was found on the side of a road, in airplane mode, with details of the owner’s checked baggage up on the screen. It had been plugged in to charge, and was yanked off of the charger and out the side of the plane. There were “no scratches on it.”