A couple of weeks ago I confirmed that the first American Airlines Boeing 757 was getting lie flat seats installed.
The first single aisle plane with fully flat seats is now flying, though, with the rest of the international fleet expected to be completed by the end of next year.
Recognizing that their argument for protectionism — having the US government stop consumers from buying tickets on Etihad, Emirates, and Qatar instead of more expensive tickets on Delta — went nowhere, Delta’s CEO wants to try again after the election and thinks he’ll have a better chance thanks to the direction Donald Trump has tried to move the country.
Maxwell Winchester, who teaches marketing at Victoria University in Australia, says American “gave him a serious brain injury by not giving him medical assistance when a turbulent flight shook him unconscious twice.”
Nevermind that he refused medical assistance. He claims American should have forced it on him.
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Star Alliance frequent flyer program Avianca LifeMiles is offering a 130% bonus on purchased miles through September 10. (A 100% bonus runs through September 30.)
When all business class airline La Compagnie announced its launch two years ago I was skeptical to say the least. The founders had tried their hand at this before, and got bailed out by a sale to British Airways (their first attempt is now OpenSkies).
If the founders of the airline want to light money on fire, we might as well at least use it to keep us warm. Right now they’re advertising a fall sale for $1400 roundtrip between the US and Paris.
Register by September 30 to receive Virgin Hotels emails and get 500 Virgin America Elevate points. That’s worth at least $11, free.
While not the first foreign airline to join PreCheck — that nod belongs to Air Canada, and now even Aeromexico and Etihad participate — Lufthansa has become the first European airline to make it possible for ‘trusted travelers’ to expedited US outbound security.
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Pex+ is a new site coming out of Beta that allows you to search for award space across a number of different airlines and data sources all at once, quickly. It offers hotel searches (points and revenue prices, so you can compare). And it even offers to email you when award prices drop (saver space opens).
It doesn’t just tell you whether saver awards are available — it shows you the mileage cost of each award so you can compare up front and it includes taxes and fuel surcharges.
Readers had questions, and the site’s founder responded.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
