News and notes from around the interweb:
- United Airlines no longer publishes a free seat award chart, but they still priced based on one. (Always and everywhere the elimination of award charts means continued points inflation. Dan’s Deals compiled the current pricing chart.
- This is a bizarre story.
Despite reporting it to the flight attendant, only a seat change was made, and no further action was taken. Even more concerning, the individual waited for my mother outside the plane, putting her and others at risk. This lack of accountability is unacceptable.
— William Bonilla (@trillwill21) March 3, 2024
- Why is hotel room service so hard to stomach? (WaPo) I seem to be the only one willing to defend room service, for some uses cases and in certain hotels, and also (didn’t make it into the story) it’s not like UberEats and DoorDash are great.
- NYU student who commutes to Florida for an internship clearly not to save on rent! (HT: Paul H) This seems to be a trend though.
- 20% rebate on Turkish Airlines awards book and travel by August 31, 2024, though oddly rebated miles will expire December 31, 2025 and only miles redeemed for the member’s travel and not for others are eligible for the rebate. And they’re doing this right after imposing a mileage devaluation.
- Sketchy.
Did Iran manage to acquire two more Airbus 340 Aircraft ?
On February 29, 2024, two Airbus A340 aircraft with reg. numbers C5-MIA and C5-MIC departed Lithuanian Siauliai airport, flying to Sri Lanka and the Philippines.#aircraft #aviation pic.twitter.com/vke94BLCpW
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) March 3, 2024
