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Austin may finally be on the verge of landing its first nonstop flight to Asia, with Delta, Korean Air, and Samsung reportedly discussing service to Seoul. Also, newly released Delta deportation footage, Spirit’s branding problem, Lufthansa’s basic business fares.
Iranian drones struck Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan International Airport on Thursday, with one drone hitting the terminal, forcing flight suspensions and a temporary closure of Azerbaijan’s southern airspace. As European carriers avoid Russian airspace, routes to Asia are already being squeezed into narrower corridors—and disrupting Azerbaijan’s airspace would push flights onto longer, costlier detours and strain the remaining Europe–Asia pathways.
I’ve already reported that Delta plans to announce service to Singapore and Manila. They’re also planning to launch New York JFK and Los Angeles to Seoul, which leverages their joint venture with Korean Air and Korean’s Seoul-Incheon hub for onward connections in Asia.
Delta Air Lines is reportedly preparing a long-awaited return to Singapore and Manila, according to a new leak. The move would revive routes dropped years ago and mark the latest expansion of Delta’s Asia network, reconnecting cities once central to its post-Northwest Pacific strategy.
There’s no frequent flyer earn and burn partnership at this point. They’re just offering connections, then, that are inferior to what competitors offer. However Southwest hints that they will be adding more Asian partners.
Phoenix is getting its first flight to Asia. Taiwan’s Starlux will launch Phoenix – Taipei service three times weekly with an Airbus A350-900.
This is a big win because while the airline won’t rate among the world’s best business classes, it opens up a new way to reach numerous destinations on points where there aren’t already larges swaths of members competing for the seats.
Japan Airlines has announced a second Chicago flight, more flights between San Diego and Tokyo and between Los Angeles and Osaka, and that the new product Airbus A350 will start flying to Los Angeles.
Reader Barney wants to know why it’s gotten so hard to use his American Airlines AAdvantage miles to fly in premium cabins to Asia, or whether he’s imagining things? I’d say he’s right, and I think I know why.
Groups of men can be seen standing in the aisle, talking loudly, snacking, and disregarding flight attendant pleas to remain seated. The video’s caption read that such actions “bring a bad name to the country.”
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 »
