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Reader Giveaway: Free Stay With Breakfast at the Park Hyatt Buenos Aires

by Gary Leff

Sep 03 2017

The Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires is a great city hotel, set in an upscale neighbor apart from the hustle and bustle of the city and just a few blocks from the Four Seasons. There are two separate buildings, connected via underground walkway or outside through the garden. There’s the original Palacio and there’s a new tower. I’ve really enjoyed staying there.

The hotel itself is stunning, modern and minimalist for the bulk of the property and yet it blends well with its exterior and palace heritage. In a way it’s a Park Hyatt the way that I’ve come to expect throughout the Asia Pacific, it’s an oasis in a city like Buenos Aires

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Finally: Man Held Accountable for Messing With Planeload of Passengers, Whacking Crew

by Gary Leff

Aug 31 2017

Last year a drunk passenger caused a diversion to Denver after bringing his own booze onboard and shouting “we’re all gonna die.” After inconveniencing a plane full of passengers and costing the airline significant amounts in crew time and fuel you’d think there might be consequences… but you’d be wrong. Alaska Airlines described the matter simply as “a customer service issue.” Earlier in the year A United flight from San Francisco to Sydney diverted to Auckland and passengers had to spend a day there because of a passenger who went off on a racist rant and threatened crew when he didn’t want to sit next to two Southeast Asians. He wasn’t charged. Flight diversions happen all the time, sometimes for weather or mechanical issues and occasionally for passenger health reasons. But when a plane load…

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Delta Adds Close-In Booking Mileage Surcharge to More Already-Expensive Partner Awards

by Gary Leff

black and white photo plane
Aug 31 2017

Since United and American are intent on copying Delta, not even trying to be better than Delta I actually want to like Delta because at least they offer a slightly better onboard product and a better on-time operation.

And yet I can’t bring myself to do it because of Delta management’s arrogance and dishonesty. And the utter contempt with which they treat frequent flyers.

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No, Cathay Pacific Isn’t Launching Dallas Service: New A, B, C Routes Revealed

by Gary Leff

Aug 31 2017

There was significant speculation about Cathay Pacific’s new route announcements, the big rumor is that cities would start with B, C, and D.

While there was a greater likelihood of a European focus than new US routes, “D” could have been “The Big D” — Dallas — a hub for American Airlines, so a city where Cathay could have some traffic feed.

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Bikini Airline Had to Promise Their Flight Attendants Will Go Fully Clothed On New Route

by Gary Leff

Aug 24 2017

VietJet learned “from its experience with the opening of a route to Malaysia” that you can’t staff planes with bikini-clad flight attendants to all destinations.

The airline’s ability to fly to Jakarta, Indonesia has been contingent on two things: “halal food for Muslim passengers” and that flight attendants can’t wear bikinis.

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Business Class Awards to Tokyo Available Every Day in Summer

by Gary Leff

Aug 23 2017

Air Canada announced new Montreal – Tokyo Narita service this morning operated by a Boeing 787. The flight will be daily during the summer and will operate 3 times a week in winter.

The flight is already bookable, and it was loaded at the outset with plenty of award availability. In fact every single day from launch through end of schedule has 2 business class award seats available.

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