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Seven Year Airline Drama At Dallas Love Field Settles With Government Subsidies For Delta

by Gary Leff on June 23, 2022

Jun 23 2022

After a number of gate leases Southwest Airlines had 18 of the airport’s 20 gates. Alaska Airlines had 2. And Delta found themselves without a gate in the game of musical airport chairs.

However the Department of Transportation said that the City of Dallas had to continue to accommodate Delta at Love Field even though it had no gates to do so, couldn’t legally build more, and Southwest had a valid lease for the gate Delta was using. Everyone wound up in court.

The FAA threated to issue a determination that the City of Dallas was in noncompliance with its Federal grant obligations in the operation of Dallas Love Field, making them ineligible for FAA grant funds.

Everyone wound up in Court.

What Does Hyatt’s New All-Inclusive Chart Mean For Legacy Hotel Redemption Prices?

by Gary Leff on April 9, 2022

Apr 09 2022

As you can see from this chart, only Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta has changed pricing, going from 20,000 points per night to 25,000 points per night. Hyatt tells me, though, that Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta will be moving to Category B at 20,000 points in the next week.

I have to give Hyatt a lot of credit here. My first instinct is to wonder whether assigning existing all-inclusives to a new award chart would be an opportunity to raise the price of redemptions. Surely at most programs it would be! And they have not done this here.

Qantas Will Fly Non-Stop Dallas To Melbourne!

by Gary Leff on March 26, 2022

Mar 26 2022

Qantas announced that they will fly non-stop Dallas Fort Worth – Melbourne starting December 2. The service will be four times weekly using a Boeing 787-9.

American Airlines Targets Spring Re-Opening Of Dallas And Chicago Flagship Lounges

by Gary Leff on January 31, 2022

Jan 31 2022

American Airlines has re-opened its Flagship business class lounges at New York JFK, Miami and Los Angeles. Flagship First Dining for long haul first class passengers has reopened at JFK and Miami. However the lounges in Dallas and Chicago remain closed.

Fortunately American Airlines is now talking up a target for their re-opening.

Flooding in Dallas is So Bad Cars at the Airport are Submerged in Water

by Gary Leff on April 24, 2019

Apr 24 2019

A little bit of rain throws a monkey wrench in air travel in and out of Dallas. DFW actually stands for doesn’t function wet.

However it’s Dallas’ Love Field that seems to be taking the brunt of today’s storms so far, at least if flooding in the A parking garage is any indication.

American Reveals Plans for Chicago, Dallas, and Phoenix Flights

by Gary Leff on January 26, 2019

Jan 26 2019

American may launch Chicago – Krakow. Phoenix will become more of a seasonal hub. And Toledo, Akron, and Charleston, West Virginia should all launch from Dallas Fort-Worth.

A Sublime Experience at the New Dallas Fort-Worth Centurion Lounge

by Gary Leff on December 22, 2018

Dec 22 2018

Five years ago American Express opened their second Centurion lounge at the Dallas Fort-Worth airport. I was impressed. It was stylish. The food and drinks were good. There was even a spa.

It didn’t stay a secret for long and quickly eligible travelers began flocking to it and spending more time than anyone would have imagined, even factoring in knowing that people will spend more time than you expect in a lounge that’s actually nice.

A year ago American Express announced they were building a new Centurion lounge at DFW that’s about one-third larger than the old one.

How Airports Turn Passengers Into Products Instead of Customers

by Gary Leff on October 11, 2018

Oct 11 2018

In writing about New York’s $13 billion plan to renovate New York JFK airport I pointed out that the redesign wasn’t about serving the passenger, it’s about serving investors.

Airports aren’t being designed with passengers as the focus, they’re being designed with selling to passengers as the focus.

Up to 60,000 Bonus Miles for Flights Between Dallas and Kansas City, St. Louis, Austin and San Antonio

by Gary Leff on January 24, 2006

Jan 24 2006

It’s part of their broadside against Southwest, they’ve titled their press release American Airlines Gets Serious About Competing at Love Field Starting March 2 through May 26, customers who fly three roundtrips between Dallas Love Field or DFW International Airport and Kansas City, St. Louis, Austin and San Antonio can earn 30,000 AAdvantage bonus miles …Fly six roundtrips in the same time period and earn an additional 30,000 bonus miles Registration is required with promo code FLY3.

When it ALMOST makes sense to pay the higher mileage award level for a flight

by Gary Leff on April 13, 2005

Apr 13 2005

Joel Widzer claimed a premium level first class award on a domestic flight from LA to Dallas. While that strikes me as a little crazy for a midcon flight, I can’t criticize him too much. For the very first time I recently claimed a premium first class award on a domestic flight. It was a last-minute transcon, I was paying out of my own pocket, and the flight would have cost about $1500 in coach. Plus I knew I wouldn’t get an upgrade. I had to fly on one specific return flight, and there was only one first class seat left for sale. Claiming the premium award allowed me to pull a seat from revenue inventory and take that last first class seat. Still, it was a questionable use of miles defensible only based on…