Historic! Qatar Airways Flight QR1365 Just Crossed – And Cleared – Saudi Airspace

by Gary Leff

Jan 07 2021

While conflict with Israel gets the most press in the U.S., the primary conflict in the Mideast is between Saudi Arabia (along with Turkey) seeking Sunni influence in the region and working to counter Shia Iran. The conflict in Syria, for instance, is largely a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Saudis have fought Iran-backed rebels in Yemen over the past several years.

Part of this conflict is a 3.5 year old blocked of Qatar by the UAE and Saudi Arabia which ended Tuesday, and the first Qatar Airways flight has just flown through Saudi airspace.

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9+ Business Class Award Seats Open On United’s Toughest-To-Get International Flights Through 12/6/21

by Gary Leff

Jan 07 2021

I’ve gone ahead and booked a couple more sets of 3 business class award roundtrips for later in 2021 thanks to United opening up award seats across the board on many of its toughest to get routes like Houston – Sydney and San Francisco – Singapore. There are even dates where you’ll find 9 or more business class award seats available.

Other open destinations include San Francisco – Bangalore, San Francisco – Tel Aviv, and Newark – Venice (albeit this last with only modest availability).

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Passenger Attacks Woman After Woman’s Kids Kicked Seat, “You Do What You Got To Do”

by Gary Leff

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Jan 07 2021

iThe woman sort of seems to be claiming self defense arguing she was ‘hit on her shoulder’ but no other passenger saw this and she didn’t contemporaneously inform a flight attendant, she just went all Stand Your Ground on the kids’ mother instead. She says that’s because her “first reaction was to fight,” which is everything you hope for in an airline passenger. “You do what you got to do,” she says.

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Love And Hip Hop Star Banned From United After Onboard Fight With Instagram Model

by Gary Leff

Jan 07 2021

Love and Hip Hop star Chinese Kitty got into a fight with Instagram model Baddy Gi on board a United Airlines flight – and wound up banned from United.

In video taken on the plane you can see a man standing between the two attention-hounds trying to keep them apart. Chinese Kitty, born Taylor Hing, is known for her work on the Miami version of the television series. She attacks “Baddy Gi” and then starts to leave the aircraft – only to realize she left her Birkin bag on the plane. She’s carrying a bag that can run $12,000 to $200,000 while flying coach.

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American Airlines Bans Alcohol On Today’s DC Flights, Increases Staffing At Area Airports

by Gary Leff

Jan 07 2021

Several conflicts happened on planes with passengers heading to DC ahead of Congress counting electoral votes and declaring Joe Biden the next President of the United States.

Whether it was heckling Mitt Romney on Delta or a maskless party on Southwest, the incidents weren’t limited to any single airline. But American Airlines is by far the largest carrier at close-in Washington National airport.

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Mask Wearing Passenger Kicked Off American Airlines Flight For Joking About Not Wearing A Mask

by Gary Leff

Jan 06 2021

On Tuesday night’s American Airlines flight AA2198 from Charlotte to Washington National, a Trump supporter clearly wearing a mask was removed from the aircraft after an apparent ‘joke’ about not wearing a mask. Other passengers around her can be heard asking the airline not to take the time to remove her, and just let everyone get on their way.

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