If you flew last month, you probably got where you were going – and got there on time. Airline operations improved dramatically in September compared to August. Delta Air Lines flights arrived on-time nearly 88% of the time. Incredibly, United Airlines was right behind them, followed by Southwest and then by American Airlines.
Delta Let A Drunk Passenger Fly from Detroit – He Punched A Woman In The Eye. Is The Airline Responsible?
I don’t think we have enough to really pin the blame here on Delta, but their customer wasn’t safe on their plane and 4,000 SkyMiles is an insult, since the currency is so low value and the number itself is so de minimis. They should do better here.
Is This Conservative Credit Card A Grift? 20,000 Consumers Are Getting Scammed
They say they’re a $105 million company, while Citi is $108 billion and Amex $175 billion, so profit! In the future, they say, they want to add airline and hotel partnerships too as well as a second premium credit card and a small business card aimed at gun manufacturers.
American Airlines Sues Skiplagged for “Fraudulent” Hidden City Ticketing [Roundup]
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Hyatt And American Airlines Axe Points-Earning: New Status Perks And Free Nights Unveiled For 2025
Probably the best new option here is for Hyatt elites with 100 nights per year to choose American AAdvantage Platinum status for a year as their choice benefit. Redeeming Hyatt points for AAdvantage status for a day, at the same price you can do this using AAdvantage miles, may be useful for some as well.
She Left Her Kids for a Taxi Driver in India and Faked a Kidnapping—GPS Tracked Her Down, Now He’s Facing Charges
I’ve been to India many times and still find much outside of my comprehension, including its laws. How is it that a woman who entered the country to have an affair with a taxi driver she’d met on a previous trip wound up detained by police for having done so, with a case being filed against the taxi driver?
Celebrities, Supermodels, And New Lovers: The 8 Most Outrageous Mile High Club Incidents Ever
Whether it’s the recent Ryanair spectacle, a spontaneous lap dance at 30,000 feet escalated into something straight out of a tabloid’s fever dream, or a supermodel’s complaint that passengers don’t give her privacy while she becomes intimate with her girlfriend at her seat, the skies are bustling with more than just air traffic. Here are the 9 greatest instances of Mile High Club adventures.
As we navigate the turbulent airspace of public intimacy, one must ponder: when did the fasten seatbelt sign become a mere suggestion?
American Airlines Pilots Overthrow Union President in ALPA Merger Battle: The Fallout Begins
The President of the American Airlines pilot union has been removed, recalled by the union’s board of directors in a 15-5 vote. Captain Ed Sicher, in office in 2022, had controversially sought to exclude pilots from union positions that favored merging with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which is the largest pilot union group while pilots at American have their own independent union.
American Airlines’ Curbside Check-In Fee: Why You’re Now Paying More For A Service That’s Vanishing
American Airlines used to offer curbside check-in. It still exists at some airports, but it now costs a separate fee for each bag. They got rid of the sky caps who used to do the job, and now it’s a low wage separate entity providing the service at most airports where it remains available.
Southwest’s Move To Assigned Seating Will End Seat Savers, Wheelchair Cheaters – And Close An Unexpected Security Loophole
Here’s an underrated problem that will be solved once Southwest Airlines finally moves to assigned seating next year. We already know that it will end seat savers and wheelchair cheaters. But that’s not the only effect.