Jan
09
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.
How Alitalia Plans To Become Great Again
Woman Found In Ceiling Of Hotel, And An 18 Inch Hole In Her Room That Led To Another Guest Room
Jan
09
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.
American Airlines Confronts Passenger At The Airport, Sends Them $1000 Bill For Ticketing Abuses
Jan
09
2021
American Airlines confronted a reader over throwaway ticketing when he arrived at the airport. He was told that he had better fly all of the segments in his itinerary that day, and that American would be watching.
Instead, the reader got off of his flight to Philadelphia and went home, never taking the last flight on his reservation. As promised, American flagged him, suspended his account – and demanded restitution for past instances of throwaway ticketing.
What American Airlines Leadership Is Telling Employees About 2020 – And Looking Forward To 2021
Jan
09
2021
The American Airlines C-Suite sent a letter to the airline’s employees looking back at 2020 and looking forward to recovery in 2021. It went out under the signatures of Doug Parker (CEO), Robert Isom (President), Elise Eberwein (EVP, HR and Communications), Derek Johnson (CFO), Maya Leibman (CIO), and Stephen Johnson (Government Affairs).
The 10 Busiest Airline Routes In The U.S. And The World Right Now
Jan
09
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.
American Airlines Pilot Won’t Let Passengers Chant “USA! USA!”
Jan
08
2021
Passengers on board American Airlines flight AA1242 from Washington National to Phoenix broke out in chants of “USA! USA!” at the start of the flight. The captain came on to announce a warning: zero tolerance for inflight shenanigans, or he’d be diverting enroute.
The chants were captured by a passenger who finds it ‘un-American’ to object to the onboard demonstration.
Trump Supporters Confronted Senator Lindsey Graham At Washington National Airport Today
Jan
08
2021
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, serially defenestrated by Donald Trump for the past four years, is viewed as insufficiently supportive of the President by Trump’s supporters – at least by those who came to DC this week and stormed the Capitol.
The President’s supporters found Lindsey Graham flying American Airlines at Washington’s National airport’s C pier and confronted him as a “liar” and a “traitor” for breaking with Trump’s disputing of the election outcome this week. And one raises the QAnon conspiracy calling him a pedophile.
U.S. Senator Harassed For ‘Selling Out’ And Flying In Extra Legroom Coach
Jan
08
2021
If you’re going to take a Senator to task for flying in luxury, please don’t make it one who is flying extra legroom coach. Currently Delta’s “Comfort+” seats no longer even come with complimentary booze.
House Democrats Seek To Put DC Electoral Vote Protestors On No Fly List
Jan
08
2021
Flight attendants union head Sara Nelson called for DC protestors to be banned from flying and now the House Homeland Security Committee, under Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) is calling on the TSA and FBI to add protestors to the No Fly List.
The No Fly List is a civil liberties nightmare. Expanding its use will be abused in dangerous ways. We should follow the rule of law – precisely the principle we were defending against on Wednesday at the Capitol.
Man Uses Fake IDs To Book 1953 Free Flights In 21 Months
Jan
07
2021
A former airline employee has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for using fake airline credentials to book 1953 free flights on Spirit Airlines over a 21 month period.
He was a Mesa Airlines employee for four months in 2015 before being fired by the regional airline. He learned to use his employee travel benefits from Mesa to fly Spirit with his credentials.
