Nov
29
2023
I wouldn’t normally connect flying between Austin and Chicago but for this trip it worked out perfectly.
Bypassing Southwest for a Premium American Airlines Connection: My Business Class Journey to Chicago
Near Collision: “We’re Breaking Off American 28, He’s Right Above Us!” [Roundup]
Nov
29
2023
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.
Etihad Bringing The First Apartment And Residence Back To New York JFK Route
Nov
29
2023
When Etihad brought back the A380 to London Heathrow, award space (often for the full cabin) was wide open. That’s how I grabbed three seats for myself, my wife and my daughter to fly London – Abu Dhabi and back earlier this month, using American AAdvantage miles.
I’ll be looking to see whether the first apartment opens up on New York JFK – Abu Dhabi, and if it does I’ll make several speculative bookings if possible – as a way even to get to India, the Mideast, and even Africa and Asia (even if booked as separate awards). I’ve flown this product many times and it’s really special.
Passenger Gets 3 Months In Dubai Prison For Swearing While Requesting A Wheelchair
Nov
29
2023
A British tourist requested wheelchair assistance for his mother while transferring between terminals in Dubai. He didn’t like the answer that a wheelchair would be provided but that he should wait for an inter-terminal bus without him, since he saw another passenger already had one. Trying to escalate his request for assistance, things got heated. He used swear words.
Government Tells American Airlines Flight Attendants They Have To Work Christmas Flights
Nov
29
2023
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants is railing against the National Mediation Board and its decision. But the board is dominated by Biden administration picks (2-1), and includes a former lawyer for a flight attendants union. This is not a group biased against labor, or against cabin crew.
They weren’t going to hand the Biden administration a holiday hot potato heading into holiday travel and re-election, though.
One Avios to Rule Them All: Accounts Across Different Airlines To Be Rolled Into One
Nov
28
2023
I see how this may work within IAG and its network of airlines (e.g. British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus) but there are open questions about whether this might extend to Finnair which is adopting Avios as its currency or with Qatar Airways which uses Avios.
Political Bias at 30,000 Feet? Delta’s Unequal Treatment of a Republican Passenger Caught On Camera
Nov
28
2023
Does Delta Air Lines discriminate against Republicans? That’s what one SkyMiles Diamond member is wondering after a recent flight from Detroit to Chicago O’Hare, where he was forced to gate check bags while other passengers carrying just as much on board weren’t hassled at all. He was wearing a Republican Party pin on his lapel.
Airline Flies to Wrong Airport, Pretends That Didn’t Happen: The Inside Story [Roundup]
Nov
28
2023
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.
2,536 Reasons to Raise Your Eyebrows: Bizarre Airport Gel Scandal
Nov
28
2023
If you’re a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, a major hub, you’ve seen it all. Or so you thought. Enter the shipment from Hong Kong: 2,536 pink-packaged syringes of vaginal tightening gel. Not just a few samples, but thousands. Do you smile, or seize the packages and prosecute them? Or bring them home for a fun Saturday night? The choice is yours. But choose wisely.
Review: Park Hyatt Dubai
Nov
28
2023
The Park Hyatt Dubai felt like a special property a decade ago. Now it’s in desperate need of renovation. The staff is still very good. Breakfast is still very good, but so busy that service couldn’t keep up.
