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.
It’s clear that United has ‘won’ Denver (at least for now) and they’re putting a lot of effort into Chicago, where a weakened Southwest holds court at Midway airport and American has offered a lesser schedule, lesser product, and has a weaker balance sheet.
Here’s the plaque that’s been installed on ship 7AG (registration N776AN) delivered to American Airlines in 1999. There’s not a single incident or issue that’s occurred with this aircraft in the decade since it served as charter for the Pope.
Police met Southwest Airlines flight 418 from Philadelphia to Chicago Midway when it landed because a woman onboard removed her clothes and defecated on her seat.
New loyalty program Rove has just launched. So far you can earn points with their shopping extension, and for making air and hotel bookings. And you can redeem for paid travel or transfer points to 12 different loyalty programs.
They’re a Y Combinator startup, they have raised VC money, and they’re being very aggressive in both the points they award you for activity with them and with the value of their points.
A flight attendant stole a passenger’s phone. The airline acknowledged it, fired the crewmember, and covered the replacement cost of the device. But the passenger feels they’re being shortchanged.
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.
A United Airlines business class passenger’ became impatient with the airline for not rolling out a new seat with doors. The passenger created their own makeshift suite, using a blanket clipped to the top of the seat.
A fight broke out in a Charlotte airport restroom. A passenger using a stall caught the altercation on film, showing just the feet of the two men engaged in a melee in the men’s room.
Kirby can’t stop the tariffs, but by offering the President political cover in the business community he might get something in exchange later on? Now Kirby says that Trump’s trade turmoil will make the U.S. stronger.
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 »
