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A man allegedly living at Miami International Airport was arrested after police say he stole a passenger’s suitcase from an American Airlines baggage carousel and kept it so he could look like a traveler and blend in. The bag and its contents were valued at about $9,000, turning the case into a felony — and police found him weeks later back in the same baggage claim area, still with the suitcase.
A Florida man was arrested after allegedly trying to charge hotel drinks to room 666, claiming he was the son of God, refusing to leave a DoubleTree restaurant, and then attempting to get into a Rolls-Royce at valet.
Alaska Airlines flight 305 returned to the gate in Miami after flight attendants reported passenger threats, including one customer allegedly threatening to take over the aircraft. The pilots stopped departure, placed the cockpit under lockdown protocol, requested law enforcement, and returned to gate E6 while the incident continued to develop.
Chase’s planned Miami Sapphire Lounge will bring nearly 14,000 square feet of premium lounge space to Concourse E, with proposal details showing a Cuban coffee window, rum bar, dining areas, and Miami-inspired design. Based on the project timeline, the lounge may not open until 2029.
Chase is set to win a 13,793-square-foot Sapphire Lounge in Miami’s E Concourse after a bid projected to generate nearly $94 million for the airport over 15 years. The deal appears to beat a likely Capital One partner and shows how premium card lounge awards are increasingly won: design matters, but money to the airport matters most.
fter more than 17 hours in the air from Dubai, Emirates flight 213 reached Miami in thunderstorms, missed one landing for windshear and poor visibility, then got sent around again when the runway was not clear. That second go-around turned “minimum fuel” into a Mayday call.
The American Airlines Flagship lounge has introduced food items to order via QR code, delivered tableside. That’s something they already have in their most-recently opened Flagship lounge in Philadelphia.
American Airlines passengers made it to the gate on time in Miami, with boarding still underway — but their seats were already gone. The likely culprit is American’s automated rebooking system, which can give away seats from passengers it predicts will miss a connection before they actually do, leaving these travelers turned away and one missing a wedding.
Three women headed to Philadelphia on Frontier had their boarding passes voided in Miami after refusing to pay added bag fees, then went down the jetbridge anyway, refused orders to get off the plane, and ended the night in handcuffs. What began as yet another fight over Frontier’s aggressively monetized carry-on rules quickly escalated into trespass, removal from the aircraft, and resisting arrest — delaying the flight for everyone else.
Lisa Vanderpump posted from Miami after a 12-hour American Airlines delay, saying she was deplaned multiple times due to mechanical issues. The irony of the star flying American and suffering like everyone else was not lost on the internet.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
