American Airlines and British Airways have done a nice job with their new premium check-in area at New York JFK terminal 8, which takes inspiration from the old Flagship check-in in the same space at the airport and from the British Airways First Wing at London Heathrow.
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On December 14 model and social media fitness celebrity Anna Clara Rios took a flight from São Paulo to Belo Horizonte, and caught a man snapping photos of her while she was asleep on the 300 mile trip. And, she says, he ‘zoomed in‘ to ‘see what was under her dress’.
Prior to a flight to Punta Cana, an irate woman goes behind the desk and lifts up what appears to me to be a computer screen – and throws it at the agent working the flight.
The Air Line Pilots Association negotiated a new contract with the airline. Seeing pilots at other airlines getting more than they had negotiated they ripped up the agreement rather than sending it to their members. And many United pilots now want a fight with the airline.
But just-elected Captain Neil Swindells is the wrong person to lead them, because he cannot represent the full membership of his union with racist and misogynistic commentary.
The Chelsea Lounge JFK is the most premium spot at the New York airport for American Airlines and British Airways passengers. It is the true first class lounge, open to those flying in first (and not business) class on international flights as well as flying in first class on Flagship domestic routes such as to San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Boeing has reportedly succeeded in lobbying against safety measures for Boeing 737 MAX -7 and -10 aircraft, with Congress sticking the airframe manufacturer’s language into the must-pass year-end budget bill.
Any plane that’s certified starting in 2023 requires new cockpit alerts as a result of legislative reaction to problems with the Boeing 737 MAX. But Boeing is about to get an exemption from this for the new 737 MAX variants.
You have elite benefits, or credit card benefits, and those are often designed to make travel easier not just for yourself but travel companions as well. Nowhere is it written that you had to know someone traveling alongside you before you got to the airport. Have you ever befriended a fellow traveler and let them piggyback off of your benefits? Would you?
There’s no real obligation to cram into the aisles immediately (though try to make room for the passenger in the middle seat to stretch out). But it’s not reasonable to criticize passengers for getting up to stretch, and to get their carry on bags down in order to deplane efficiently.
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