Feb
04
2022
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.
ANA Doubles Fuel Surcharges On Award Tickets [Roundup]
Ted Cruz Self-Owns Ahead Of Texas Storm
Feb
04
2022
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.
Southwest Airlines Moves Up Return Of Alcohol, Booze Is Back February 16
Feb
03
2022
Southwest Airlines just pushed back the return of alcohol on board to “late in the first quarter maybe early in the second quarter” a week ago blaming virus spread. And now they’ve reversed course. Booze will be back on board February 16th.
Good news Southwest is honoring free drink chits with 2020 and 2021 expiration dates. Here’s how you can still get free drinks on Southwest.
Conservative Michelle Malkin Banned From Airbnb For Speech To White Nationalist Group
Feb
03
2022
Conservative opinion journalist Michelle Malkin reports that she and her husband have been banned by Airbnb for a speech that she gave to a white nationalist conference.
Ex-British Airways CEO Alex Cruz Expected To Lead Air India
Feb
03
2022
Alex Cruz was passed over to lead airline group IAG in fall 2020 and stepped down as CEO of British Airways. The former head of low cost carrier Vueling is largely credited with cost-cutting at the British flag carrier that led to a deterioration of employee morale, customer satisfaction, and a series of IT meltdowns.
U.S. Airlines Ask Biden Administration To End Testing Requirement For International Travel
Feb
03
2022
I continue to believe that The transportation mask mandate will end before election day. However restrictions on foreigners are politically stronger, so it takes real lobbying by the industry (it would help to get Sara Nelson on board) to move the needle. And it would be especially awkward to drop a testing requirement right after the Biden administration started mailing tests to everyone. Leave aside that only some of those tests can be used for travel, it creates a bad optic to say testing isn’t important and we’re sending everyone tests.
Leaked Product Changes As British Airways Seeks To Restore Premium Reputation
Feb
03
2022
Last week British Airways CEO Sean Doyle pledged to restore the airline’s reputation for premium service. Now, in a leaked memo to staff, we have a window into changes that BA is making. And so far they seem to amount to fairly weak sauce.
United Airlines Selling Up To 15% Of MileagePlus
Feb
03
2022
United’s financial advisors “have begun contacting potential investors including private equity firms” about a sale of less than 15% of the MileagePlus program. The buyer may be a strategic partner “to help better monetize data from the business.” A sale could bring over $3 billion in cash.
New Zealand Will Welcome American Tourists By July
Feb
03
2022
New Zealand has announced its 5-step plan to re-open borders and it includes welcoming American tourists without quarantine starting in July – or earlier.
This upgrades the chances that Australia’s plan to re-open to tourism before Easter will hold. If New Zealand’s Prime Minister can talk about re-opening publicly, then the politics of re-opening across the Tasman have a greater chance of working out as well.
Internatioal Business Class Passengers Turned Away From Qantas Lounges In Australia
Feb
02
2022
oneworld lounge access rules provide business class lounge access for business class passengers flying any airline in the alliance. Qantas is using first class lounges as business class lounges, but haven’t renamed those lounges as business lounges so they’re excluded. Hopefully they’ll fully re-open lounges as their international route network restarts – and as partner airlines rebuild their Australia schedules as well.
