Delta was expected to order these new widebody jets before end of the year so they’re a couple of weeks behind what I was reporting, on an order that I first said to expect in October 2022.
Man’s First-Ever Flight Ends In Federal Charges: Does Shots, Asks Crew To Join The Mile High Club
Excited, yet nervous, James Finnister turned to alcohol – shots – to calm his nerves over the first airline flight of his life from Detroit to Orlando on Spirit Airlines.
He drank.. heavily before the flight. Up in the air, his behavior becomes.. questionable. He asks flight attendants to join the mile high club. He reportedly pulled a flight attendant into his seat. And then passes out.
Refund Runaround: The Harsh Reality Of Airbnb’s Response to Rental Nightmares
M. L. Rio, in a series of tweets on January 9, recounted a disastrous Airbnb rental experience. They’d booked a month-long stay but the place was infested with roaches. The stove malfunctioned. The door didn’t stay locked. And Airbnb wouldn’t help, telling them to pound sand. And that’s after numerous hours on hold with customer service, who even told them they’d get a refund if they moved out within a couple of hours, which they did – despite a broken ankle, which complicated getting in and out of a third-floor walk-up with a month’s worth of belongings.
Chaos at Hertz, Dollar, And Thrifty: Global System Failure Paralyzes Car Rentals
Hertz systems are down, along with those of their Dollar and Thrifty car rental brands. Customers are showing up, and they cannot rent cars. This has been going on for nearly two hours without information on when customers will be able to leave with the cars they’ve reserved.
Passenger Blackmailed With Nude Photos After Laptop Was Stolen, Catches Thief Herself
A passenger traveling through Washington Dulles airport had her backpack stolen with her laptop inside. There’s almost no worse place to steal something than an airport, if you can get cooperation from officials. There are cameras everywhere. But she was on her own to investigate – after receiving nude photos of herself via online messaging.
Air France KLM’s Genius Play: Drastically Cutting Business Class Reward Costs to Boost Profits
Air France KLM’s Flying Blue was already the best loyalty program in SkyTeam (although some partisans might argue for Korean Air Skypass) and has made several improvements over the past couple of years – better expiration rules, the addition of free stopovers, lower redemption prices.
They seem to be one of the few rewards programs to have re-discovered that better programs are more profitable programs.
“Biohazard” Bird on Board: The Strangest Airline Delay Yet? [Roundup]
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Marriott’s Transition From Suite Upgrades To Night Upgrades Is Live
Marriott’s transition to reset member expectations away from upgrades to suites, and to shorten the time period for upgrades, is now rolling out.
Is $1,500 Enough? Passengers On The 737 MAX Whose Door Plug Blew Out Are Getting Paid
After a door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9, and the plane quickly got on the ground back in Portland, the airline provided money to passengers. They are each receiving a refund for their flight and $1,500.
American Airlines Passenger Threatened With Arrest: No Room For Mom’s Ashes In The Overhead Bin
The announcement that overhead bins were full, and everyone still remaining to board would have to gate check their carry on bags, came at the worst possible moment for one American Airlines passenger. She was carrying her mother’s ashes.
When she explained that to the gate agent, she says she was told to “take them out of the bag and hold them.” She doesn’t share whether her own reaction to this was intemperate, but says that she was “yelled at” and threated with arrest.