Here are the top 10 airline routes by revenue. It’s fascinating data. And one airline’s flying generated over a billion dollars last year on a single route
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Cathay Pacific Makes Two Improvements to First Class
Cathay Pacific will be rotating vintage champagnes in first class each month throughout the whole route network. This month will be 2004 Krug.
And they’re bringing back the predeparture amuse bouche for a three month trial on Hong Kong to Chicago, Boston, and New York JFK flights.
Star Alliance Looking at New Top Elite Level and More Low Value Redemptions
oneworld has three elite tiers. Star Alliance and SkyTeam have two. Star Alliance says they’re considering a third, a new top tier. But they aren’t saying what that would look like but it probably would involve devaluation of Gold.
Star Alliance also wants to introduce ‘dynamic redemption’ in other words revenue-based ‘miles and money’ across the alliance, spending points from one program as cash to buy a seat on another.
The Worst Things Flight Attendants Deal With and Emirates Now Pours Coach Wine From Bottles
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30th Anniversary of Alaska Airlines Collusion With Russia, and New Miles for Banking Offers Coming
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The World’s Cheapest Airlines and What Pilots Make
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Emirates Says No to Merger With Etihad, Is The Ruling Family of Dubai Telling the Truth?
Etihad was an airline that started when Gulf Air eliminated its Abu Dhabi hub and the ruling Al Nahyan family sought to preserve and grow the capital of the UAE as a center of aviation.
But cash and ambition was never going to be enough to turn around carriers like Alitalia and air berlin. They were basket cases. And the ruling Al Nahyans finally decided to stop lighting money on fire as the price of energy fell. They axed the CEO of their airline who, ironically, they had poached in the first place from Gulf Air.
Hilton Hotel Discount Trick and British Airways Explains Britishisms
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Etihad CEO Teases Possible Deal With Emirates
Etihad’s CEO says they plan to remain a global player rather than shrinking to become a premium boutique airline, even as he spurs further speculation about a merger or other close cooperation deal with UAE rival Emirates which is based just over an hour away.
Emirates and Etihad About to Settle Open Skies Dispute
This ultimately amounts to three years of vitriol for nothing. It lets the US airlines claim they got something (of little value) while allowing the targeted Gulf carriers to go on about their business.