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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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United Airlines Cancelled His Flight, Now Admits Handing Him To A $17,000 Scam—And Still Won’t Make It Right

by Gary Leff on August 22, 2025

Aug 22 2025

United says the agent was trying to be helpful, and looked up the phone number themselves on the internet rather than through United’s internal systems.

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Confirmed Marriott Reservations At MGM Leave Guests With No Room At Check-In—They Say It ‘Happens All The Time’

by Gary Leff on August 22, 2025

Aug 22 2025

Just because you make a reservation for an MGM resort through Marriott, doesn’t mean you have a reservation at the MGM resort.

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Delta Unveils Expansion To 30 Austin Destinations As Southwest’s Hold On The City Weakens

by Gary Leff on August 22, 2025

Aug 22 2025

Delta Air Lines just announced three new destinations Austin – Denver, Columbus, and Kansas City – as well as increased frequencies to San Francisco and Indianapolis.

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Amazon Will Sell Hertz’s Ex-Rental Cars—Why Smart Buyers Know Better [Roundup]

by Gary Leff on August 22, 2025

Aug 22 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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Non-Stop To Disgusting: Passenger Drapes Bare Foot Across The Aisle Onto Woman’s Armrest — While His Other Foot Gets A Massage

by Gary Leff on August 22, 2025

Aug 22 2025

A passenger on a flight removed his shoes and socks, extended his bare leg and foot across the aisle, and rested it on the arm of the seat across the way from him. And his other foot is getting massaged by another passenger.

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