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Great ANA Business/First Class Award Space To Japan From August Through End Of Schedule

by Gary Leff

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Dec 04 2020

Right now there’s great business and first class award availability on Star Alliance airline ANA from several US cities to Tokyo and back starting in August and running through the end of the current airline schedule (basically, October). That’s great for connecting onward to Asia.

Two passengers can fly from Houston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose or Seattle using miles from United (or Chase), Avianca LifeMiles, or even better Virgin Atlantic (which partners with several credit card transferable points programs).

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The World’s Biggest Airlines – And Aviation Regions – Have Shifted Because Of Covid And Thanksgiving

by Gary Leff

Nov 24 2020

OAG schedule data shows which airlines and which regions have brought schedules back closest to pre-pandemic levels.

As Covid-19 epidemics spread like wildfire both in the U.S. and Europe, European flight schedules have been pulling back amidst lockdowns while U.S. passenger travel has held firm and grown slightly entering the Thanksgiving period. In fact the entire world’s week-over-week increase of 400,000 seats is accounted for by Southwest Airlines.

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Chaos At Shanghai Pudong Airport As Cargo Workers Test Positive For Covid-19

by Gary Leff

Nov 23 2020

Knowing what kind of response to expect from the Chinese government, people react with chaos when news of fresh cases nearby breaks out. On Sunday night Shanghai Pudong airport “descended into chaos” after two cargo handlers there tested positive for Covid-19. Hundreds of flights were cancelled.

Authorities set up a testing site at the airport and ordered all airport cargo employees to be tested. Although passengers reportedly understood and feared that everyone was going to be tested and quarantined. That may have been the initial plan, scaled back as riots were feared.

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