News notes from around the interweb:
- Qantas increases price of Emirates award redemptions effective September 1, because of course they did.
- Warning: This is what happens when loyalty executives devalue their programs.
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— Ryan Sprouse (@RSprouseNews) June 5, 2020
- Lion Air suspends service shortly after restarting, because passengers weren’t following COVID rules.
- Even Lufthansa’s own employee ‘reporter’ doesn’t wear a mask to the airport when he flies. Sad.
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— Lufthansa (@lufthansa) June 5, 2020
- Sexual harassment at Air France (or are the pilots really just doing their best Dominique Strauss-Kahn impression?)
- How to make an airport seem busy: time-lapse video!
Great to see everyone again. #CLTairport pic.twitter.com/2osj2BoNNU
— CLT Airport (@CLTAirport) June 5, 2020
“Even Lufthansa’s own employee ‘reporter’ doesn’t wear a mask to the airport when he flies. Sad.”
Isn’t this a little over the top? He’s giving an interview for crisakes.
@Robert — I would note that the Lufthansa reporter does put on a mask when he arrives at the airport. I would also note that mask wearing is FAR more relaxed in Europe than it is in the USA right now. Many cities seem completely normal and masks are uncommon. It’s hard for many urban Americans to understand this, but that’s what life will be like in the USA before the end of July, too. We won’t be wearing masks “forever” (especially since many epidemiologists, including those at WHO, say we shouldn’t bother).
Q: What Happens To Loyalty Executives Who Devalue Frequent Flyer Programs?
A: They rot in hell!