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Free Full Breakfast No Longer A Brand Standard For Hyatt Place

by Gary Leff on November 6, 2020

Nov 06 2020

Hyatt Place is changing its breakfast offerings. They are going to vary by region of the world. Guests will no longer be guaranteed a free hot breakfast at any Hyatt Place in the world, even if they are members of World of Hyatt booking direct. That’s a huge change.

This degrades the premium brand that Hyatt Place has built. You still get reasonably stylish large rooms. I’m a fan of Hyatt Places generally, at least the properties that aren’t ex-AmeriSuites. Fortunately the change shouldn’t affect top tier Hyatt elites.

United Airlines Is Asking California Voters To Support Affirmative Action

by Gary Leff on November 3, 2020

Nov 03 2020

In 1996 California voters adopted proposition 209 which provided that “the State shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.” It banned affirmative action.

Today California voters consider proposition 16, to repeal that affirmative action ban. United Airlines weighed in, and they want to see affirmative action in California.

Which Airlines Are At Greatest Risk Of Shutting Down Due To Covid?

by Gary Leff on November 3, 2020

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Nov 03 2020

I’ve written that in the U.S. the major airlines at the most risk are American Airlines (by a wide margin) followed by United. American is likely to end the pandemic with over $45 billion in debt to service, far more than their next-closest competitor. And they underperformed the industry financially to begin with. Unsecured American Airlines debt is a risky bet over the coming years.

Looking at “liquidity, solvency, profitability, leverage and recent financial performance” Bloomberg ranked the 8 biggest airline insolvency risks. After significant subsidies, no U.S. or European airline makes the list.

[Roundup] How Qatar’s New Boeing 787 QSuite Is Different

by Gary Leff on November 2, 2020

Nov 02 2020

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.

How The Conspiracy Theory Explanation Of Covid-19 Begins At An Airport

by Gary Leff on November 1, 2020

Nov 01 2020

Last week’s Airlines Confidential podcast was recorded at the Boyd International Aviation Forecast Summit, and Mike Boyd was on briefly and dropped – almost as an aside – “one little thing drops out of a lab in Wuhan..” and aviation is upended.

I’d walk through the ‘conspiracy theory’ of the virus, not just because of what SARS-CoV-2 has done to aviation (since it’s done even more to human lives) but also because the conspiracy actually involves the Wuhan airport.

Massive Delta SkyMiles Partner Award Devaluation

by Gary Leff on October 27, 2020

One way business class between the US and Europe on Air France and KLM has gone from 75,000 to 95,000 miles. Partner one way awards to North Asia are up to 102,500 miles. And Virgin Atlantic business class one ways booked within 3 weeks of departure can run as high as 195,000 miles. That’s insane.

Planes May Be Safe During Covid-19 But What About The Airport?

by Gary Leff on October 25, 2020

Oct 25 2020

A new study purports to show 59 Covid-19 cases ‘linked’ to a single flight, but that’s somewhat misleading.

Inflight transmission seems to be rare, it certainly isn’t impossible, and someone with a high viral load and lots of shedding may overcome the best precautions. The virus might spread at security, in a lounge, at the gate area, or simply transiting the terminal. It could spread on the jetway as well. Flying is safe, but not totally safe. In many ways, just like going to the grocery store.

Business Class Awards Wide Open To Europe For Next Summer For The Whole Family

by Gary Leff on October 13, 2020

Oct 13 2020

Swiss is making tremendous business class award space available between North America and Zurich for summer 2021. You can find four or more business class awards not just from East Coast gateways like New York JFK (and Newark) and from Chicago but even from Los Angeles and San Francisco, which used to be nearly impossible to find. From Zurich you can connect beyond to myriad destinations you might like to visit.

Two Singapore Airlines Airbus A380s Are Now A Restaurant Where Diners Can Redeem Miles To Eat

by Gary Leff on October 12, 2020

Oct 12 2020

Singapore Airlines took two of their latest configuration Airbus A380s and turned them into a popup restaurant. They offered tickets for “Restaurant A380 @ Changi” yesterday and their two planned dates (October 24 and 25) sold out in 30 minutes.

So Singapore is extending the concept, offering the restaurant for a longer period, and has also created a waitlist.

[Roundup] Why Harrison Ford Wasn’t Punished By The FAA For His Latest Runway Incident

by Gary Leff on October 11, 2020

Oct 11 2020