News and notes from around the interweb:
- How on earth can it make sense to stand in this line to get into the Delta Sky Club in Orlando? Once you’re inside, it’ll be packed, too. And it’s not even that good. Get it together people, don’t be a schmuck. At least it’s not like in the old JFK Sky Club queue days where the lines got so back they had to pass out provisions to people waiting, like it was some sort of refugee camp.
And here’s New York LaGuardia:
Sure, there are ‘reasons’. This is still the experience that premium Amex cards give you only a limited number of annual visits for. Though I guess if you can’t actually get in, that does not matter? I guess people wait because I paid so much for this credit card, I’m going to use it! forgetting that the whole point of the lounge is to escape the busy terminal! By the way, here’s one way to hide the lines. Keep it virtual.
First time seeing something like this…
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delta - At the J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference on Tuesday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian acknowledged the havoc their pilot contract has created for them when their operation melts down.
[W]e still are facing some challenges with our overall ability to respond quicker to snapbacks. We are working on that issue, particularly with our pilots. We had some changes that went into effect in our pilot contract over the last year that we’re still adjusting and working together with not just our team, but with the union to make certain that we can respond in a fashion which our customers expect.
- American rolling out pre-order hot entree choices in premium economy on transcon and Hawaii routes that sell the cabin.
- Through March 31, Marriott is offering 1,500 bonus points to members who link their Uber account for the first time.
- “What happened after the kangaroo drank coffee?”
Long haul flights arriving at outstations usually get a message their ground team with some instructions. Mundane things like the gate & baggage claim
But before arriving in San Fransisco, Qantas gets a joke 😂🤣 pic.twitter.com/x62SqU4jsW
— Analytic Flying (@analyticflying) March 18, 2026
- Mel Brooks said it best. This shouldn’t be happening, Ted Cruz tried to make it law and nearly got it into 2024’s FAA reauthorization before it came to light and politicians were too embarrassed to do it.
Rules for thee but not for me https://t.co/5qeZJtiOK6 pic.twitter.com/KpgIcwCs5c
— Marky Mark (@DCCelebrity) March 18, 2026
“I have an AMEX and by gawd I’m gonna use it!” Seriously, find an empty gate or a seat at a bar. Much better experience. Connecting through ICN last week and 1 hour wait for KAL lounge too. Skip it.
The lines at Delta Sky Club lounges are absurd. They were supposed to disappear a couple of years ago. And yet, no matter what Delta does with access rules, the lines never go away. For the amount of money people spend on premium credit cards for lounge access—only to stand in line—they could just go to an airport bar or restaurant and enjoy marginally better food and wine. In Orlando, there’s a Vino Volo right by the lounge. I’d rather drink wine there.