News and notes from around the interweb:
- Singapore Airlines permanently eliminates printed menus in all classes of service. This is no longer just a Covid precaution. It saves money and means less waste. They’ll offer menus online in advance and through the inflight entertainment system.
- Bankrupt Thai Airways pivots into the fried dough stick business. There are currently 5 outlets, three in Bangkok and two in Chiang Mai.
Each 50 baht box has three sticks of fried dough and a cup of dipping sauce made from purple sweet potato and egg custard.
- Expiration of Amtrak points, upgrade coupons and companion coupons has been extended to December 31, 2020. Elite status has been extended through February 28, 2022.
- US fines Emirates $400,000 for flying over Iranian airspace in 2019 since the flight had passengers on it who booked the JetBlue codeshare.
- Passengers will be allowed to fly from New Zealand to New South Wales (primary airport is Sydney) without quarantine, but New Zealand will still require passengers from abroad including Australia to quarantine for 14 days – at least until Christmas.
- Goldman Sachs is buying the General Motors credit card business
I think the first post should be renamed “…Airline COVID (lack of) Service Charges…” since the level of service has dropped like a stone.
Actually I think Gary meant “…Service ChaNGes…” but never let an honest mistake get in the way of a good joke.
Yes, I know certain services were curtailed out of an abundance of caution; however, if you can serve me a bottle of water and a prepackaged snack box you can just as easily give me a can of beer or a mini bottle of wine. I’m speaking specifically of long haul first class travel (June 1, 13h ATL-SEA-HNL in 2C with nothing more than water and salami was just a sad showing) and I’m thankful to see Delta using some reason here – other carriers need to follow suit.
Ben “say it’s not so” ? Damn want to borrow my AS number ? Look none of these “adjustments” should surprise anyone. When it comes to AA Parker is going to shove it down the FF throats on this one. Long haul I can’t see as anything resembling pleasant for the foreseeable future even on the ME3. Domestically we’re toast and even that would be enjoyable.
On a trip last week I had better service in Ethiopian economy than I did in UA Polaris. I being serious.
If you want to see the worst of the worst – take a flight on Air Canada.
COVID still being used as an excuse for zero service, in J or Y.
And thats on an airline that was garbage to begin with!
So I will have to stop my movie in order to decide upon my choice on follow-up beverage?
The nerve! lol