Feb
28
2023
The old Flagship First Dining space is now part of the Greenwich lounge, re-opened as the Tasting Room to take advantage of the bar there.
American Airlines JFK Flagship First Dining Is Now The Tasting Room
Why Fewer United Airlines Passengers Fly Using Points: Behind The Scenes Of MileagePlus
Feb
28
2023
United Airlines MileagePlus is somewhat less lucrative for the airline than American’s and Delta’s frequent flyer programs. You can get some insight into the economics of their loyalty program from their latest SEC 10-K filing as well as disclosures made around raising debt backed by the revenue from its mileage offering.
American Airlines Replaced Safety Videos With Audio. This Lip Syncing Flight Attendant Is Everything [Roundup]
Feb
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.
Why Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Should Fly Private More Often – Not Less
Feb
27
2023
The Department of Transportation Inspector General’s office will be auditing Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s use of FAA aircraft. This is stupid, the Transportation Secretary often should fly private at times.
He won’t come out and say that. Instead Buttigieg maintains it was cheaper to fly private than to buy airline tickets. If that were true, his office is paying insufficient attention to the scourge of high ticket prices! (Hint: it is not actually true.)
Delta Temporarily Counts Car Rental And Hotel Bookings Towards Elite Status
Feb
27
2023
Delta hasn’t been nearly as aggressive with mileage partnerships over the past several years, outside of its main credit card partner, as competitor airlines.
That could be changing. Through March 31, 2023 hotel and car rental bookings through their portal earn qualifying dollars towards SkyMiles elite status.
Capital One Retains Access To U.S. Virgin Lounges, Despite Management Turnover
Feb
27
2023
U.S. Virgin Clubhouses won’t be closed for long. They’re downgrading service providers to Sodexo. Eligible Capital One cardmembers still retain access.
Never Fly To Chicago O’Hare On Delta – Or An International Airline Using Terminal 5 [Roundup]
Feb
27
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.
American Airlines Annual Report Reveals AAdvantage Lags Delta, Southwest In Redeeming Miles
Feb
27
2023
American Airlines offers some nuggets which provide insight into the AAdvantage program, buried in this SEC filing which is over 200 pages long (plus attachments). The biggest takeaway is that fewer seats on American Airlines are filled with passengers redeeming miles than at Delta or Southwest.
Martin Short Volunteers His Airline Seat So Father And Daughter Can Sit Together
Feb
27
2023
Chance the Rapper – 29 year old Chancelor Bennett – was the first person ever to win a Grammy Award for a streaming-only album in 2016. He’s a big deal, even if not all readers will know him.
But he’s not beyond being star struck. He relays that he was flying with his daughter and “found out” that they weren’t seated beside each other. He hadn’t even mustered himself to ask passengers around him to switch seats when a “kind older gentleman offered his seat to” Chance’s daughter.
Dog Flying Business Class On International Trip, All Tucked Into Their Own Seat
Feb
26
2023
One dog has the famous US Airways first class pig beat by a long shot. You can see that it is traveling in a fully flat business class seat of its own – all tucked in.
Readers may correct me, but this looks like a LATAM cabin, so a South America flight.
