Air France KLM Flying Blue — a surprisingly valuable, strategic frequent flyer program — is a transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards, American Express Membership Rewards, and Citi ThankYou Rewards.
United’s Polaris Seats are Delayed, Even Factoring How Long They Were Expected to Take
United’s earlier promise that seat maker Zodiac — known for delays in delivering its product — would be able to deliver on its timeline may have been… optimistic.
Free Car Rental BMW Upgrades, Free United Miles, and More
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Headphones Explode and Catch Fire on Sleeping Passenger, Plane Doesn’t Divert
A woman flying Air China’s Beijing – Melbourne flight CA165 on February 19 was awoken by a a “loud explosion.”
Surprising Absolutely No Readers of This Blog, 2 US Airlines Pull Out of Cuba
The US gets to offer 20 daily flights to Havana, and 10 daily flights to each of Cuba’s 9 other international airports. There weren’t very many requests to fly to other cities, so all of those were granted as-requested back in June.
Some airlines saw Cuba as a new Gold Rush. Southwest’s Chief Commercial Officer said “I wouldn’t call this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but it’s pretty close.”
Book Now — Over 20% Off Business Class Awards to Europe Through Tomorrow Only
Delta puts a specific award on sale usually each month and this month it’s certain European routes.
What the Spirals of Airplane Engines Are For and a Pilot’s Perspective on Inflight Emergencies
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
American Introducing Free Meals in Coach — Because They Have To
American sent out a press release today, “FREE MAIN CABIN MEALS COMING ON SELECT COAST-TO-COAST FLIGHTS” of course ‘select’ is the operative word.
UH OH: American Airlines Customers Are Getting Stuck in Basic Economy Even When They Buy More Expensive Tickets
I’ve now heard from readers, seen in my Facebook feed, and read a Flyertalk thread all reporting the same problem with American Airlines Basic Economy: agents are rebooking customers who did not buy Basic Economy tickets into Basic Economy fares when changing their flights as a result of cancellations, such as because of the bad weather going on in the Northeast right now.
Turn 180,000 Points into 2 Business Class Tickets to Asia or Africa and 14 Hotel Nights
Air Canada’s Aeroplan, a Star Alliance member, is offering a bonus of up to 30% for transferring in points from hotel programs through April 17.
And you can leverage it like crazy.