Aug
14
2021
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.
Airlines Starting To Ban Low Quality Masks [Roundup]
Passenger Who Lit Cigarette Inflight Says Police Beat Her After Flight Attendants Spiked Her Drink
Aug
13
2021
A woman flying business class from Bodrum, Turkey to Moscow Sheremetyevo airport on August 3 lit a cigarette on board her flight and insulted police officers who took her into custody after landing, and claimed it was all a flight attendant’s fault – because she got drunk, which only happened of course because the crewmember spiked her drink.
Hours-Long Waits For Cars And 67 Top Tier Elites In Line At The Denver Airport Hertz
Aug
13
2021
A reader shares that he showed up at the Denver airport Hertz with no cars, 67 people on the Presidents Circle list waiting, and some customers reporting standing there for more than 90 minutes and counting. Fortunately there’s one almost sure-fire way to cut the queue.
Why United Is Making Basic Economy Tickets Flexible Again [Roundup]
Aug
13
2021
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.
Biden Administration Has Considered Vaccine Requirement For Air Travel
Aug
13
2021
A vaccine requirement for interstate travel has been discussed inside the Biden administration, but they’re not ready to pull the trigger.
Why Spirit Airlines Won’t Suffer Long-Term From Its Mass Meltdowns
Aug
13
2021
United Airlines recovered from the PR hit that followed passenger David Dao being dragged off of one of their flights and being beaten, and the carrier’s CEO apologizing for this incident inconvenience other passengers. Spirit is better positioned with its customer base than United was to move forward.
Will Cuomo’s Departure Save Us From The LaGuardia AirTrain To Nowhere?
Aug
13
2021
Dozens of Port Authority of New York New Jersey are speaking out about the non-sensical plan to build a train to nowhere from New York LaGuardia now that Governor Andrew Cuomo is resigning and it’s safe to do so.
Newark Airport Beer Is Expensive, And Congress Wants Answers
Aug
12
2021
Last week I wrote about airport concessions operator OTG charging $28 plus tax and tip for beer at Newark airport. This clearly violates their lease to abide by ‘street pricing’ rules.
While there’s no longer $28 beers for sale at Newark, four members of Congress want in on the outrage.
[Roundup] We Could See Hotel Breakfast Renaissance After All
Aug
12
2021
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.
Will You Choose An Airline Based On Whether They Require Employees To Be Vaccinated?
Aug
12
2021
My guess is that people choose to fly based on schedule and price and on operational reliability, and that it’ll be a limited number of people at the margin who choose based on a vaccine mandate. Am I wrong?
