Oct
18
2023
The new Denver lounge is in terminal C between gate 30 and 32. It’s 6,000 square feet with seating for 114 people, and is open 4:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
American Airlines Opens High End Admirals Club In Denver
Swipe No More: Would Fed’s New Proposal End Free Checking?
Oct
18
2023
Prior to the Durbin amendment, 76% of checking accounts were free. That declined to 39% in 2012 after the rollout of the Durbin amendment and recovered slightly to 46% in 2022. Cramming down the debit revenue stream for banks will certainly benefit retailers, but we’ve seen that it isn’t paid for entirely by banks but by consumers through higher fees.
Rep. Tlaib’s Keynote Canceled: How a Houston Hotel Sparked a Political Firestorm
Oct
18
2023
Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria has backed out of hosting the “Seize the Moment US Campaign for Palestinian Rights National Conference” planned for October 27 – 29, which was set to be keynoted by Representative Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian American congresswoman and member of ‘the squad’ known for her opposition to Israel.
“ESG But Evil” Delta Air Lines Caught Up In Environmental Scam
Oct
17
2023
The airline used to brag about its involvement with the Kariba project in Zimbabwe. Bloomberg‘s Matt Levine calls the folks involved “ESG Consultant[s] But Evil.”
Diamond Member Kicked Out Of Hotel: “You’re Scum. You’re Nothing. You Can Leave.”
Oct
17
2023
A Choice Privileges Diamond member filmed himself being kicked out of a Sleep Inn hotel. The front desk clerk tells the man, “You called me a b—- and you’re an absolute nobody. A piece of.. You’re scum. You’re nothing. You can leave.”
The man says he’s leaving, turns his phone around to point it at himself, and declares “This is how they treat their Diamond members.” Why yes, when you call the front desk clerk vulgarities it very much is. The amazing thing is that the man shared the video to TikTok (though since removed it) as though the exchange made him look good?
No Compensation for Poop In The Aisle: American Airlines’ Controversial Stance
Oct
17
2023
On the one hand, it isn’t the airline that left the loaf. On the other hand, the customer didn’t get what they expected. Does the airline owe at least a partial refund, or like the contract of carriage says it’s just transportation from A to B with no promises there won’t be this sort of exposure along the way?
What Does It Take To Get A Refund? Man Stopped Breathing, Airline Kept His Money [Roundup]
Oct
17
2023
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Fecal Fiasco: Flight To London Cancelled After Passenger Went Poo In The Wrong Place
Oct
16
2023
An easyJet flight from Tenerife, Spain to London’s Gatwick airport was cancelled on Sunday night after a toilet incident. Passengers and crew discovered someone had gone number two on the lavatory floor.
Flight 8054 had already gone from bad to worse. It was delayed over three hours when passengers had
to be moved from one aircraft to another. A smaller second plane meant that the sold out flight was overbooked, and easyJet was offering 500 euro vouchers for anyone that would volunteer to take a later flight. Everyone would later find themselves on a later flight.
Two Boeing Employees Met On A Virgin Atlantic Flight. Cabin Crew Couldn’t Separate Them. [Roundup]
Oct
16
2023
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Emirates First Class Upgrades Are Easy, Great Deal
Oct
16
2023
You can upgrade award tickets! This isn’t limited to buying business class with cash and upgrading with miles. If your upgrade doesn’t clear in advance, you can upgrade at the airport. And there there are no capacity controls. And there are no cash co-pays in addition to miles for the upgrade.
Plus their first class is a special product.
