Senator John Fetterman was filmed getting into a verbal altercation with the pilot of an American Airlines regional jet on a trip from Washington’s National airport to Pittsburgh. The Senator refused to wear his seatbelt, this was reported to the captain, who intervened very professionally “it is a federal regulation.”
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I’ve been a big fan of the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card. It’s the OG. And right now there’s a lot of attention on it because Chase has come out with an historic bonus offer. There’s no question that the card is worth getting now. But what are the points worth, and what else should you know about the card?
Here are my 13 favorite things about the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card.
A United airlines flight attendant has sparked significant backlash after sharing a Paris layover story online. She and her fellow crewmembers left a junior flight attendant behind at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Rather than feeling bad about this, she criticized the colleague for being “cheap” and bringing her own food which caused them to separate.
A 49-year-old former captain with the California Highway Patrol faces federal charges after allegedly sexually abusing two male flight attendants in business class on a JetBlue flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles on April 11.
American says flights go on sale Monday, but the first flight is actually already loaded for sale. Basic economy is $115, while standard economy is $160 and domestic first (business) class is $662 one-way.
This new commitment to an expanded terminal F signals real planned growth in Dallas for American, and planned widebody and international growth as well. I had been quite negative on the project, but I think this plan turns me around and gets me a bit excited about growth opportunities.
JetBlue and United Airlines are working to form a partnership. JetBlue’s pilots are coming out swinging against it. They say their contract forbids it, while the airline says they know what the contract says and have no plans to violate it.
That’s 21.5 Hyatt points per dollar which I value as a little more than a 30% rebate. Additionally, you can earn 1 American AAdvantage mile per dollar spent on top. Let’s call it a 32% or one-third rebate thanks to these stackable offers.
This is a big win because while the airline won’t rate among the world’s best business classes, it opens up a new way to reach numerous destinations on points where there aren’t already larges swaths of members competing for the seats.
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 »
