News and notes from around the interweb:
- Pakistan International Airlines Obtains IATA Safety Certification and apparently no goats had to be sacrificed to get it.
Boeing 777 on Approach to New York JFK in 2014, Copyright zhukovsky / 123RF Stock Photo - PIA also will not allow pilots to fast over Ramadan for safety reasons.
- United is asking flight attendants to welcome and thank 1K members and apologize for lack of a complimentary onboard snack in coach when they aren’t upgraded. Here’s where the name ‘1K’ came from.
- Qatar Airways becomes launch customer for Boeing 777X after push back from Lufthansa and Emirates. Qatar expects to begin receiving the planes in late 2023. But… who knows.
- Inside Kyoten’s Chef Otto Phan’s Two-Floor Omakase Restaurant and Izakaya Hinoki Sushiko is now open in Chicago, with an single seating reservations-only omakase upstairs and walk-in lounge serving Japanese street food downstairs. The upstairs omakase model reminds me of Sushi Nakazawa in New York with both a sushi counter and table service.
Chef Otto Phan
Such a contrast from AA…I’ve come across legacy AA FAs that make a big deal about being an EXP. I’ve also come across the new/young FAs who I know personally… they comment “well there are 8 EXPs on this flight, you’re just not a big deal.”
Love how Mr Leff repeatedly plagiarizes multiple authors’ work in these round-ups. Restate the headline of one of the stories and slap your name on all of them. 90% of what you write is trash, take credit for the work of others!
Ask Dr. David Dao how he feels about the excellent passenger service United Airlines showed him as they were dragging him down the aisle of the aircraft and then throwing him off. Sadly, United Airlines management and customer service has been and continues to be a joke for all involved.
I’ve been a 1K for years including last year and this year, during the pandemic. You want to keep my business? Stay out of politics and focus on your core business. These are complex issues. Chosing sides only serves to alienate a sizable portion of your customer base, many of whom have legitimate concerns.