Feb
03
2023
People don’t dress up to fly the way they used to. And at airports in South Florida sometimes they barely dress up at all.
Barely Dressed Woman Meanders Through Security At The Miami Airport
Two Families Kicked Off Flight To São Paulo After Epic 15 Passenger Brawl
Feb
03
2023
Fifteen passengers brawled on board Gol Airlines flight 1659 from Salvador to São Paulo in Brazil prior to departure.
Reportedly they were two families. A mother asked for her special needs child to sit in the window seat, but the woman who was already there refused to move. One of the children heard something offensive from the family that refused to move, according to a contemporaneous account on Twitter. And things descended into chaos.
Delta Air Lines Calls Out United, American For Shoddy Bonuses To Employees
Feb
03
2023
Delta Air Lines, in its internal communications, is highlighting not just how much they’re paying out to employees in profit sharing – they’re highlighting how much better Delta employees have it than those who work for their largest competitors.
Chase-Offered Status Extended Through December 2025 [Roundup]
Feb
03
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.
Shirtless Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Attacks Guests With Plunger At Crew Layover Hotel
Feb
03
2023
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was arrested on January 28 after allegedly attacking guests – shirtless – wit a toilet plunger in a crew layover hotel in Des Moines, Iowa while pulling the fire alarm and partially flooding the property.
Capital One Cardmembers Won’t Lose Access To Virgin Atlantic Lounges After All
Feb
03
2023
There were reports this week that Virgin Clubhouses were cutting Plaza Premium lounge access, it was natural to expect this would affect both American Express and Capital One customers. However Capital One confirms their cardmembers will still have access.
How The U.S. Keeps Out Foreign Visitors
Feb
03
2023
Foreign visits to the U.S. are down substantially compared to pre-pandemic times. That’s bad for airlines. It’s bad for hotels. But it’s bad for the entire U.S. economy, too. And it’s an own-goal, with the U.S. government slow-walking people who want to visit here from around the world.
What Does Delta’s 15% Off Amex Award Discount Mean For The Future Of SkyMiles?
Feb
03
2023
What TakeOff15 says is you only get the best value out of your miles if you’re a co-brand cardmember. They’re giving even less value to the median member of the SkyMiles program, who doesn’t have the card. And they don’t seem to be concerned that this will erode brand loyalty.
IHG Food And Beverage Credit Benefit Going Live At Premium U.S. Hotels
Feb
03
2023
The food and beverage credit is a ‘choice benefit’ and members have been choosing these since the program launched and guests started reaching the required number of nights.
But they haven’t yet been able to spend them. These are $20 credits which can be applied to a stay folio for spending at hotel restaurants, in-room dining, minibar food and beverage items (and can be used to cover tax and tip where applicable). Fortunately they’re now going live in the first wave of a release.
Hastily-Retired American Airlines Boeing 757 Being Shipped To China
Feb
02
2023
Now one of those March 2020-retired Boeing 757s – which eventually made it from Tulsa to the desert in Roswell, New Mexico – has been opened, as though it were a time capsule. It’s headed off to China for a cargo retrofit. And while the plane has been painted over to obscure its previous owner, the interior is completely preserved.
Inside the Boeing 757 you see the old Collins Diamond business class seats. They lie flat, but the plane lacked direct aisle access for these seats. There were no seat back entertainment screens, either. There was still material in the seat back pockets!
