My advice is if you appear to be Muslim, or are meeting someone that is either coming from a majority Muslim country or with a Muslim-sounding name, you are best off not waiting for them at airport arrivals. Have them contact you once they’re through US customs and meet at that point.
TSA Places World of Warcraft Fans Between Scylla and Charybdis
You can’t bring replica weapons in your carry on but you can’t check those weapons either if they have lithium ion batteries.
However like Captain Kirk in the Kobayashi Maru exercise, there may be a way out of this double-bind.
TSA Declares All Transgender Passengers Must ‘Pick a Gender’
In a new video the TSA wants all transgender passengers to know that they care… but not very much, because transgender passengers must pick a gender before going through a nude-o-scope.
American Flight Attendant Grabs Stroller, Nearly Hits Baby, Wants to Fight
Yesterday an American Airlines flight attendant grabbed a passenger’s stroller and reportedly nearly hit her baby in the process.
The altercation may have happened because the passenger, from South America, might not have understood the flight attendant’s initial instructions, that she couldn’t store the stroller in the overhead bin. A passenger started taking video on American Airlines flight 591 yesterday from San Francisco to Dallas as the woman cries asking for her stroller back.
Oscar Munoz Won’t Get to Be Chairman of United Airlines — For a Second Time
When Oscar Munoz was brought on to be United’s CEO after Jeff Smisek had to resign in disgrace amidst allegations of corruption, the plan that was he’d also gain the Chairman title in 2017.
However as part of a deal with activist shareholders Robert Milton, former CEO of Air Canada became Chairman a year ago — and Munoz’s promised ascendancy was pushed off until 2018.
Is Bose Spying on Headphone Customers and United Changes to Inflight Experience
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US Acknowledges Improperly Removing People from Trusted Traveler Programs After Travel Ban
At the end of January I wrote about global entry being revoked from dual citizens of countries included in the President’s travel ban.
There was some initial indication that Customs and Border Protection was revoking eligibility for trusted traveler programs from U.S. permanent residents originating in countries covered by the ban.
United Says They Made a Mistake Leaving New York JFK (But They Still Won’t Go Back)
United pulled out of New York JFK entirely in fall 2015. Now United President Scott Kirby says that was a mistake.
United’s bean counters looked only at revenue and expense for the those particular flights, missing the bigger revenue picture — they had lucrative corporate contracts which made other routes profitable, and which they couldn’t keep without those flights.
Delta Fare War: Attacks American With Business Class to Rio Under $1700 Roundtrip
Two months ago I wrote that it’s the golden age of air travel with cheap fares all over the world. Most of those fares have been in economy, with sub-$400 roundtrips to Europe and Asia with amazing flash sales.
I certainly prefer travel in business class, and readers have been asking for those deals.
Revealed: New Hidden SkyMiles Pricing Chart for Delta and Partner Saver Awards
Delta eliminated award charts a couple of years ago off of their website. They tell you the price they give to you on any given day is ‘the price’. This makes it easier to raise prices without members knowing, and since they made a happen of changing their program without notice anyway it eliminates the need to bother informing members as the value of the SkyMiles currency changes (gets worse).
Of course no matter what Delta tells you, they still price off an award chart, it’s simply hidden from view. They have buckets of availability and each bucket corresponds to a price. With partners that availability is in a single bucket, and whenever it is available it is the same price — except that Delta now bumps up pricing for certain partner awards booked close to departure.