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American Airlines President Confirms They’re Considering Dropping More Chicago – Asia Flights

by Gary Leff on August 12, 2018

Aug 12 2018

Last week a Chicago-based flight attendant asked American’s President Robert Isom about “the rumor that we’re going to lose all of our Asia flying” from O’Hare. Isom didn’t say no, Chicago won’t lose Asia service. Instead he explained how he sees American’s hubs.

American’s Vice President – Planning Vasu Raja added “the core of Chicago is an extremely profitable hub” because of connecting traffic in the Midwest and flying to partner hubs. “The only hubs that are more profitable than that are indeed Dallas and Charlotte.” However “the drags on Chicago are indeed Chicago to Asia flying.”

Fare Alert: Roundtrip Premium Economy to Asia For Less Than $750

by Gary Leff on August 11, 2018

Aug 11 2018

You can fly Delta premium economy on their new Airbus A350 starting at under $750 roundtrip to Asia.

More often than not coach is more expensive than this and premium economy is similar to flying an upgraded domestic first class — much more room and personal space than flying in back.

Using Delta Miles for Family of Four Saver Business Class Availability to Asia

by Gary Leff on July 27, 2018

Jul 27 2018

Delta sometimes makes decent business class award space available to Europe, generally when prices are at their lowest for paid tickets. Getting to Asia on Delta can be much harder without paying exorbitant mileage costs (e.g. 200,000-plus miles per person in each direction).

However Delta’s partners, especially their Chinese partners China Southern and China Eastern, offer good availability from West Coast gateways.

Wide Open 4+ Business Class Awards Singapore Airlines Non-stop to Asia

by Gary Leff on July 26, 2018

Jul 26 2018

Singapore Airlines will be flying non-stop from Newark to Singapore — the world’s longest flight — starting October 11.

When the flight was first loaded into the schedule you couldn’t get premium awards. However for some reason they’ve opened the floodgates. Most flights have business class awards available. And many have four or more business class awards available.

Big Changes to US-Asia Service and a Deep Dive into Citi’s ThankYou Points

by Gary Leff on July 6, 2018

Jul 06 2018

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.

Fly the Best Economy Seats in the World to Asia From $599 Roundtrip, Premium Economy From $999

by Gary Leff on July 5, 2018

Jul 05 2018

Through July 8 Singapore Airlines is discounting US departures when booking through their mobile app only. Travel January 10 through and May 31 Monday through Thursday.

These are great fares, good enough to warrant the extra step of downloading the airline’s app. And they’re good for economy and for premium economy.

Refusing to Clean Up After Dog in the Airport and Money For People Who Bought Asia Tickets (Since 2000)

by Gary Leff on July 3, 2018

Jul 03 2018

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.

Asiana is Suffering Delays and Taking Off Without Meals – Even On 12 Hour Flights

by Gary Leff on July 3, 2018

Jul 03 2018

Star Alliance member Asiana is suffering widespread delays for catering and many flights are leaving without meals at all, even on trips as long as twelve hours.

Reportedly on Sunday “51 flights departed behind schedule and 38 left the airport without meals to feed passengers.” Then on Monday “18 out of 75 international flights operated by the carrier were delayed more than an hour and 16 short-haul flights to Japan and China even departed from the Incheon International Airport without in-flight meals.”

After Dropping Chicago – Beijing, American Airlines Considers Ending All Chicago – Asia Flying

by Gary Leff on June 21, 2018

Jun 21 2018

American Airlines announced last month that they’re ending their Chicago – Beijing flight in October.

American’s Vice President – Planning Vasu Raja told employees in Chicago last week at a question and answer session that Chicago flights to Asia are mostly connecting traffic, that they rely on connections from cities with low fares and often their own non-stop flights to the same destinations, and that higher fuel costs make it even harder to sustain flights than before.

Award Alert: 4 or More Business Class Award Seats to Asia From Several US Cities

by Gary Leff on June 14, 2018

Jun 14 2018

I frequently highlight awards bookable with American AAdvantge miles in premium cabins because they tend to make fewer seats available than many other airlines on their own planes and because they have fewer partners through the oneworld alliance than United does through Star.

As a result it’s worth jumping when there are plenty of award seats available on long haul routes. That’s doubly true when you’re looking for more than two seats, because finding availability for four is exponentially harder much of the time and to many destinations.