News notes from around the interweb:

• Access the Qantas LAX first class lounge for $150

• United is replacing Biscoff cookies with Oreo thins want to bet Oreo thins are cheaper? They only introduced Biscoff cookies last summer although it’s a cookie they’ve served in coach in the past – back in 2007 they actually reduced the size of the cookies to save money. Delta, for its part, crowned one passenger ‘Biscoff Queen’.

  On my flight with @Delta Airlines I told the flight attendant that I love their cookies. Later two flight attendants came back with a crown made by their crew of the cookies calling me the “Biscoff Queen”!! pic.twitter.com/0aMDHQ7zIB

  — Tαryn Μοsκε (@TarynMoske) August 15, 2019

• American is hiring a Fatigue Risk Management Safety Analyst/Senior Analyst more ultra long haul flights (beyond Seattle – Bangalore) to be added that will cause this fatigue? Those Boeing 787-9s coming into the fleet have to go somewhere besides Cancun…

• Best Western earn a free night when you stay two nights at U.S., Canadian and Caribbean properties February 18 – April 20.

• British Airways shot a Valentine’s video at New York JFK Thursday night [yes, that was before Valentine’s Day, but they’ve released it today]. They’re upgrading some New York departing passengers to business class tonight. They

  “shared the love” with our customers by treating them to champagne and dinner in the Concorde Room ..luxury chocolates from MarieBelle New York, and even some upgrades to Club World (business class). And, if you’re flying out of JFK or Newark tonight, you might get upgraded, too.

• The Tim Hortons loyalty program is moving from a punch card system to a points system. Customers are not pleased.

• Cathay Pacific is temporarily closing three lounges due to cut back schedule and low load factors. We’re losing The Pier first class lounge, as well as The Bridge and The Deck business lounges. (The Pier business lounge and both sides of The Wing remain open.)

  
  The Pier First Class Lounge

• Agreement reached to redevelop and expand Delta’s New York JFK terminal 4