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The oneworld alliance no longer requires to through-check luggage onto partner airlines when passengers are traveling on more than one reservation.
Cathay Pacific has announced that they are not only ending through-checked luggage on separate reservations, they are going a step further and will no longer provide protection during irregular operations to passengers traveling on two different reservations.
Effective June 1 oneworld airlines no longer are required to interline bags (or even check you in for connecting flights) when traveling on separate reservations. This is a hugely-unfriendly move.
Here’s what it means for your travel and why it’s happening.
Recently British Airways had first class on sale as low as $2100 roundtrip between Boston and London.
Obviously there are sales… and then there are sales. They can be used to stimulate business during soft periods.
Qantas Frequent Flyer will top off transfers from Citibank this month with a bonus of up to 30%.
Qantas award seats in premium cabins between the US and Australia are sparse and the program adds fuel surcharges to awards. The program is strategically useful, though, for instance:
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.
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.
Helsinki Airport (HEL), home base for oneworld member Finnair, has a marketing campaign, Match Made in HEL. It’s their 3-letter airport code, but I’m not sure it’s how I’d market any travel experience.
And they’ve just hosted a fashion show that was held on the runway. (Get it? Airport. Fashion Show. Runway.)
Here’s a video of a China Southern Boeing 737-800 being struck by lightning — minutes after passengers had disembarked the aircraft.
The video was taken at Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport in China, a four and a half year old airport with over 3 million annual passengers — served mostly by Chinese domestic airlines, but with service from Jetstar Asia, AirAsia, and Thai AirAsia.
Airline traffic is growing worldwide. As populations and economics grow, the need to keep them connected only gets stronger. And buoyed by low fuel prices, the economics of routes that didn’t make sense just a few years ago have changed to at least encourage airlines to try new places to fly where they wouldn’t have taken the risk in the past.
As a result most cities are seeing increased air service. In fact, 94 of the 100 busiest airports grew the number of available seats year-over-year.
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.
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.
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