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Yes, it was real. On Sunday I wrote about a Hertz customer being charged $10,000 for driving his rental car too much on a month-long, unlimited miles rental. And when he questioned the charge, he was threated with arrest.
American Airlines flight attendants are no longer allowed to kick you off of a flight unless you’re a threat to safety or security.
That’s what cabin crew are being told with a revision to the airline’s Inflight Manual, and comes as a result of a review prompted by eight black men being removed from an aircraft over reported body odor issue.
In a significant escalation, Hezbollah launched a series of rockets at central Israel on Wednesday, targeting areas near Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. The Israel Defense Forces reported that most of the projectiles, around ten in total, were intercepted, though one rocket impacted close to the airport, resulting in flight disruptions.
British Airways is exiting the Dallas-Fort Worth market, at least for the summer season. American adds a fifth Dallas – London flight to compensate. BA is also dropping its second Miami – London flight, in favor of American.
Here’s why this actually makes a lot of sense.
Former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza passed away last night from ALS. He was 62.
There’s always an aviation angle. People were flying – across the country, across the Atlantic – to cast ballots, often because of challenges they faced trying to cast their votes absentee. That’s a lot of time and effort considering each is about one of 160 million registered voters in the United States.
Bank of America is offering 2 extra points or an additional 2% cash back across its card portfolio. They’re calling Thursday, November 7th “More Rewards Day.”
A Publix supermarket shopping cart was spotted on a moving walkway at the Miami International Airport, and I have questions.
These certainly make good luggage carts, although this one was empty. But how did it get there in the first place? What was someone doing with it?
“I found some white tablets in a clear plastic glove, all in the bottom of one finger of the glove,” buried deep within her dirty clothes. The tablets were unmarked, five in total, and she has “no idea” what they were. “It felt really scary that somehow someone had either accidentally or intentionally put it in my suitcase.”
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 »
