Replacing the Worst Gate In America

by Gary Leff

News notes from around the interweb:

  • The reason carry on luggage became such a hassle

  • Delta has completed its acquisition of a 20% stake in LATAM

  • State of progress on the new concourse that replaces gate 35X at Washington’s National airport

  • Qatar Airways flight attendants asking passengers inflight why they’re crediting miles to American AAdvantage instead of their own Privilege Club (which is a weak program almost beyond belief).

  • Amtrak 1-2-3-Free is back (I like National Car Rental’s 1-2-Free better myself). Earn a free Acela roundtrip with 3 Acela roundtrips between January 2 and February 29. Redemption period is July 1 – August 31. 1-2-3-Free is available available on Northeast Regional, earning a free Northeast Regional trip, with the same dates. Registration required.

  • Fewer than 100 bottles of champagne per day across all of their lounges worldwide just makes no sense.

About Gary Leff

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 »

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Comments

  2. Knew immediately what gate you were referring to (@ DCA). Back in the day, I saw Tim Russert down there a lot, heading to Nantucket on Sundays during the summer after his show.

  4. Qantas only have four First Class lounges, with champagne only available in Business lounges if you’re an elite like Platinum One, so about 100 bottles per day wouldn’t astonish me. Plus many Australians say they prefer Aussie sparkling.

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