Dallas-based right wing YouTube personality Alex Stein walked through the E concourse of Dallas – Fort Worth airport wearing a clown-sized Make America Great Again hat and filming his interactions with other passengers, before boarding his Spirit Airlines flight to Las Vegas with the hat on.
Hyatt Members Cry Foul: Thompson NYC’s One-Suite Trick to Limit Upgrades [Roundup]
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Zero Hours Worked, Full Benefits: How United Flight Attendants Exploit Perks At Junior Crew’s Expense
United Airlines flight attendants haven’t had a raise in four years, as contract negotiations drag on. The union says that the airline is making unreasonable demands, like only paying health care benefits for flight attendants who work.
Flight Goes Off The Rails: Passengers Party On Seats, Hang From Overhead Bins As Crew Vanishes
Two passengers on Argentinian ultra-low cost carrier Flybondi are dancing – not in the aisles or at their seats, but on other passengers’ seats, standing up and using the overhead bins to keep themselves upright. The woman manages to get jiggy with it sans the assistance of the bins, while her male counterpart launches himself backwards into the mosh pit of fans at their seats.
JetBlue Confirms ‘Mini Mint’ First Class—And Economy Flyers Face Tough Cuts
Reconfiguring planes and buying new seats is expensive, and JetBlue is slashing costs. But perhaps the biggest takeaway is that squeezing these seats in is expected to mean less legroom in the coach cabin. JetBlue is, once again, making itself more like the rest of the industry.
Airline Forces Crew Into Makeshift ‘Blanket Forts’ For Rest On 8-Hour 737 MAX Flights
A passenger took a photo of the refugee camp setup that Brazil’s Gol airlines uses as the crew rest area on its Boeing 737 MAX, flying from Brasilia to Orlando. That flight is scheduled at 8 hours 20 minutes. One person on social media offered, “I believe most people call this a blanket fort.”
Why ‘Cheap’ Is American Airlines CEO Robert Isom’s Love Language—And Charlotte’s Secret Weapon [Roundup]
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Why Alaska Airlines’ $12 Billion Loyalty Plan Is the Key To Hawaiian Merger Success
Mileage Plan has 11 million active members, over 3 million cobrand cardmembers, and over 600,000 elite members. They value their program at over $12 billion.
Embarrassment In The Skies: The American Airlines A320 Fleet Is So Bad Even The Tape On Seats Is Falling Apart
The American Airlines fleet of Airbus A320s is a mess, and should really be put out of their misery. Since the airline has gone over a decade without investing in them, they’re dragging down already low expectations for customer experience at the airline.
It’s usually first class on these planes, but here’s a coach seat that’s allowed to fly.
‘She Saved For Months, And United Airlines Left Her Stranded’: They Rented a U-Haul to See Taylor Swift—Now They’re Fighting Back.
The pair then found themselves without tickets home. They were treated as no shows for their outbound flight, so their return trip was cancelled. They bought Alaska Airlines flights again, Seattle to San Diego.
This is a mess all the way around, but there are lessons.