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.
Justice Dept To Sue Over American-JetBlue Partnership, Helping Competitors Not Customers
This is a case where customers actually benefit, competitors don’t like it, and whether the Justice Department realizes it or not they’re carrying water for cronyist corporate interests and not passengers.
Code To Skip The Waitlist For Bilt, Earn Rewards For Rent Payments
You can go to BiltRewards.com/waitlist, enter your email to joint the waitlist, and you’ll be asked if you have a fast track code. VFTW4BILT will take you right in.
If you pay rent, you’ll want to be a member of this program (timely rent payments can actually be reported to credit agencies, potentially improving your credit score too). And this gets you immediate access instead of having to wait months to be invited off their waitlist.
New Business Class Suite And Delta Bonus Miles
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.
Virgin Atlantic JFK Clubhouse Access Now Available Via Travelzoo
The JFK Clubhouse is a gorgeous space with great tarmac views. Here’s the menu to see whether you’ll eat and drink your way to $49 (the lounge has showers, too). A bottle of Lanson Black Label champagne will cover the cost of admittance, by the way.
American Airlines: Big Improvements To Premium Food Service Just Around The Corner
At an American Airlines employee question and answer session last week, a flight attendant asked airline President Robert Isom about customers booking away from the airline because of its inferior international premium cabin inflight product compared to its partners.
American isn’t just bringing back business class lounges and first class dining. Better inflight meals are coming soon. And the airline’s President promised a surprising standard to hold them to going forward.
New U.S. Vaccination Check And Testing Requirements For International Passengers
The Biden administration has announced new more stringent Covid-19 testing requirements for unvaccinated travelers and contact tracing requirements for entering the country by air. And as part of that process, passengers will need to document their vaccination status to determine the testing requirements they’ll have to undergo.
US Will Re-Open To European Visitors In November
The U.S. has a ban in place on travelers who’ve been in China, Iran, the European Schengen area, U.K. and Ireland, Brazil, South Africa or India in the prior 14 days. This has been a ludicrous policy.
American’s Terrible Same Day Change Policy And Tequila Bottles Found On Boeing’s New Air Force One
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.
American Airlines Pilot Explains Why He Doesn’t Want To Get Vaccinated
At an internal American Airlines employee question and answer session last week, airline President Robert Isom outlined President Biden’s executive orders on vaccination as they apply to employers like American, as well as other vaccination rules.
One pilot asked a question to the airline President about his reluctance to get vaccinated, saying he’s neither an anti-vaxxer nor a conspiracy theorist.