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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 on January 7, 2021

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).

Air Canada Adds Virgin Australia As Earn/Redeem Partner, Include Aussie Domestic Flights In Your Award

by Gary Leff on January 7, 2021

Jan 07 2021

Air Canada and Virgin Australia are now partners. Aeroplan redemptions on Virgin Australia are even available for online booking already.

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

by Gary Leff on January 7, 2021

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.

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

by Gary Leff on January 7, 2021

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.

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

by Gary Leff on January 7, 2021

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.