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United flight attendants appear close to finally getting a new contract after more than five years without a raise, but the price of that deal may be something unions almost never surrender: scope. A reported trade for pay on the ground could give United room to own a regional airline outright.
Emirates and Qatar are still flying some remarkably light loads as traffic to Dubai and Doha dries up during the regional conflict. In at least two reported cases, passengers found themselves with what travelers almost never get: an entire first or business class cabin effectively to themselves.
A short boarding video from an American Airlines flight captures two things at once: a flight attendant sees a phone aimed at a woman in front of the camera and quickly checks whether the pair are traveling together, defusing what looks like a potentially creepy situation. But the same clip also fuels the familiar complaint about American’s onboard culture — the front-galley posture and tone read as “couldn’t care less,” even while she’s trying to do something genuinely situationally aware.
Delta has finally disclosed its plan to return to Manila, telling the Department of Transportation that it wants to launch daily Los Angeles service next summer with an Airbus A350-900. But it revealed the route in an unusual way — by urging the U.S. government to delay Philippine Airlines planned Chicago flight until Delta can secure better slot access at Manila airport.
As airports across the Middle East shut down because of the Iran war, Gulf Air is doing something few national carriers ever have to do: moving planes and passengers to another airport and continuing service from there. It sounds extraordinary, but history offers several examples of airlines that lost their home base to war and kept flying from somewhere else — sometimes in another country, sometimes from a different region of the world.
Hyatt’s new Wink Hotels partnership quietly doubled its footprint in Vietnam—and the most interesting part isn’t the branding, it’s the 24-hour stay model. At Wink Da Nang City Centre you check out 24 hours after you arrive (Globalists effectively get four extra hours on top of that). $60 bought strong public spaces, a real cowork setup, and a breakfast that overdelivers.
JetBlue’s CEO says New York LaGuardia is now simply too expensive to operate from after the airport’s stunning rebuild—an admission that should worry anyone who cares about cheap fares and real competition. The problem isn’t that airports are getting nicer; it’s that America builds infrastructure slowly and at enormous cost, then forces airlines to absorb it through higher per-passenger fees that low fare carriers can’t make work.
Rove Miles just added Japan Airlines Mileage Bank as a transfer partner, and they’re kicking it off with a rare 50% bonus through March 31—unlocking premium-cabin awards on JAL and Emirates at incredible value, and making the program more compelling than ever.
Rakuten’s new 100% rebate on Surfshark lets you instantly acquire highly valuable Bilt or Amex points at just 1 cent each—here’s exactly how to take advantage today.
For one day only—March 1—Bilt Rewards is offering up to a 125% bonus when transferring points to Japan Airlines Mileage Bank. Here’s exactly how I’m leveraging this unprecedented deal to turn 285,000 points into four roundtrip business-class tickets to Japan.
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 »
