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Woman Shouts ‘I’m Not Going To Jail For This’ As She Stops Airport Brawl In Miami [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on August 24, 2025

Aug 24 2025

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.

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Passengers Film Rats Scurrying Through Detroit Airport—Time To Bring Back Michigan’s Bounty On Rat Heads?

by Gary Leff on August 24, 2025

Aug 24 2025

Rats have been found scurrying around inside the Detroit airport, and passengers caught it on video.

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Stop Adding Transfer Partners – Let Points Buy Elite Status, Lounge Access And Upgrades Immediately

by Gary Leff on August 23, 2025

Aug 23 2025

Status partners would be a way to generate real excitement and among cardmembers. And members redeeming their points this way are getting more value from their card so would spend more, shifting wallet share to the product that offered it.

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When Everyone Has Airport Lounge Access Nobody Does: #73 On The Waitlist Proves Your $700 Premium Card Isn’t Premium

by Gary Leff on August 23, 2025

Aug 23 2025

Nowhere in the country should passengers be easier to accommodate in lounge than New York JFK’s terminal 4, and yet we see 40 minutes to get into several of them at the same time.

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Atlanta Police Took Boarding Passes And Cash On Jetbridges—Court Calls Airport Searches Unconstitutional

by Gary Leff on August 23, 2025

Aug 23 2025

Two comedians sued after being searched for drugs at the Atlanta airport while boarding their flights. The stops and searches lacked probable cause, and seemed pretty clearly to be racial profiling.

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Passenger Paid For International Business Class—This Is The Broken Seat American Airlines Dumped Them Into [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on August 23, 2025

Aug 23 2025

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.

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Delta Drops All Service to Midland, Texas Without Warning—Reveals They Were Just Squatting Austin Gates

by Gary Leff on August 23, 2025

Aug 23 2025

As if to underscore just how little Delta cared actually cared about flying to Midland in the first place, they didn’t even tell the airport they were going to launch service until 48 hours before announcing it, let alone discussing any of the logistics like ticket counter space.

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Spirit Airlines Hires Advisors As Second Bankruptcy Looms 5 Months After Exit

by Gary Leff on August 22, 2025

Aug 22 2025

Spirit Airlines has hired PJT Partners to help “explore strategic alternatives.”

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American Airlines Barclays Card Is Disappearing Forever—This Is Your Last Chance

by Gary Leff on August 22, 2025

Aug 22 2025

I’ve had the Aviator Red card before, and I have the Aviator Silver (converted from an Aviator Red). I also recently cancelled my Barclays Hawaiian Airlines cards. Barclays can be finicky so honestly I wasn’t expecting to be approved.

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Flight Attendant From BA Safety Video Found Naked, High On Meth In Toilet On West Coast-London Flight

by Gary Leff on August 22, 2025

Aug 22 2025

As one passenger put it, it’s “beyond comprehension that a crew member was naked in the loo smoking meth at 35,000 feet.”

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Gary LeffGary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.

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