News and notes from around the interweb:
- Citi ThankYou Points 25% bonus on transfers to Qantas through April 13. (HT: One Mile at a Time)This is worth considering for short-distance Emirates first class awards, El Al redemptions, and redemptions on Air Niugini and Air Vanuatu. Otherwise their chart is rarely the best option.
- Reading terms and conditions is part and parcel of winning at miles and points. One insurance company actually gave $10,000 to the first person who did.
- American’s new new rules for emotional support animals effective April 1.
- Recordings capture an Accor hotel property in Australia racially segregating guests
- New Star Alliance business class lounge in Amsterdam is open
- American Airlines flight attendant reports passenger for filming on board while non-reving.
While United has relaxed its on board photography policy taking photos on an American Airlines flight can still get you kicked off. That needs to change. Most passengers don’t know such photography is against the rules, and it’s often the only defense you have against claims that you are the one behaving badly.
Gary, did you read the AA policy?
In limited cases you can bring a miniature horse as emotional suppost animal…
Seriously??? How???
Miniature horses are legitimate service animals – usually as an alternative to a dog if the person happens to be allergic to dogs. They’re far smaller than horses.
American didn’t go nearly far enough on the emotional support animal restrictions. How about requiring a vetrinarian’s certification that the animal is capable of dealing with the crowds and stresses of planes, airports, and flying? Otherwise it does nothing to stop some little girl from being mauled and maimed for life by an “emotional support” pit bull. Additionally, the airlines should require a one million dollar liability policy to be presented by the animal owner at check-in. Between the natural reluctance of vetrinarians to issue dubious certificates and the insurance requirement, the vast majority of fake emotional support animal attempts will stop.