A dust storm forced a ground stop at Phoenix airport on Monday, damaging terminal 4′ sroof and halting the sky train.
On Monday evening, August 25 there was near-zero visibility and hurricane-force wind gusts disrupting flights and damaging airport infrastructure, leaving tens of thousands without power across the area as well.
A Delta Air Lines passenger shouts obscenities at flight attendants several times (‘F- you’) while at least once announcing “I’m from Minnesota.”
Delta SkyMiles members are breathing a sigh of relief because the airline just confirmed that they will not change the requirements for earning elite status in 2026.
A flight attendant on American Airlines flight 4907 from Aspen to Dallas was photographed by a passenger while wearing a Palestinian flag pin. This is quickly spreading across Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Reddit.
Register to earn a two month companion certificate, where a friend flies free whenever you do (whether paying cash or points for your own ticket) on Southwest Airlines.
Avatar Airlines is a startup – some might call it fanfiction – that’s been claiming it’s getting off the ground since 1992. They used to call it Family Airlines. The founder even went to prison for tax and securities fraud in connection with raising money for the venture.
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Singapore Airlines will devalue its award prices November 1. They’re also introducing some credit towards elite status for spending through its partners. The award price changes are in many but not all cases modest – and meaningful for a program whose redemptions are already expensive.
A reader shared their experience with an American Airlines tray table on August 18th’s fligh 605 from Miami to New York LaGuardia that elevated that 737’s tray table over the heights of uncleanliness achieved in a plane’s lavatory.
What do you think, should I follow in One Mile at a Time‘s footsteps and moonlight as a DoorDash driver, even if just once? I promise not to wind up driving onto any runways!
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
