After Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called Ed Bastian, ‘reminding him about his airline’s responsibilities to passengers’, the airline became more reasonable covering costs for stranded passengers. Delta had previously refused to pay for tickets that travelers were stuck buying on other airlines.
However, CEO Bastian has put Buttigieg on blast over this.
Clara Jeffery, editor-in-chief of Mother Jones which is often described as “left-leaning” or “far left,” took to social media to blast a union flight attendant at Alaska Airlines over their landing announcement where the editor complains that passengers were wished a “blessed” night prior to arrival in San Francisco.
Cabin crew kept the windows locked in the dimmed position beginning after takeoff, and up until final approach to London Heathrow.
She is a fearful flyer in turbulence, and asked flight attendants to let her open her window. She was told they would, but didn’t, and believes that window seat passengers should have control of the window. She’ll even choose planes with manual window shades in the future, so she doesn’t give up control of them to flight attendants. She was just too scared when turbulence hit.
Members with status can still book preferred and extra legroom seats for free on basic economy fares. But seat coupons will no longer work for other members to save money on seats when buying the cheapest fares.
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The pilot of a San Francisco to Houston United Airlines flight ordered pizza for everyone on board after the plane diverted to New Mexico for a medical emergency, leaving passengers with a long delay on the ground.
U.K.-based sports journalist Leyla Hamed flew Etihad from Abu Dhabi and says she was questioned by security over her Palestine soccer t-shirt during a stopover. She was told to change or cover the word “Palestine.” Hamed says she “always wear[s] Palestine t-shirts” while traveling, as protest and vocal expression against Israel.
A United Airlines flyer stuck in a middle seat wonders if it’s alright to offer cash to someone with a window or aisle to switch with him? He only has a window to offer to he correctly understands that no one is likely to do a straight trade.
It’s now possible to consolidate points from various people’s Alaska Airlines frequent flyer accounts for free. Your friends and family may have Alaska miles, and you can move those miles into your account. You might have them sign up for Alaska Airlines credit cards, but you actually want the miles in one place.
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 »
