Airline news and reviews.
Bonus miles/points can trigger a Pavlovian response for me – dangle the possibility of earning more miles/points and I start salivating before I have even read the fine print. My heart races even when its not a program I normally care about. Take this email: I’ve been selected! (I feel special.) DOUBLE POINTS! (That’s twice…
No matter how bad your last flight was, chances are your last seatmate was not THIS horrible. A Modern Family editor, Ryan Case, live-Tweeted an account of one passenger’s in-flight antics late on Sunday. The 64 separate and progressively funnier (in a life-is-stranger-than-fiction kind of way) Tweets paint a vivid picture of the scene unfolding…
WFAA in Dallas is reporting that American Airlines and US Airways flight attendants agree on contract terms pending ratification by union members. If approved, this will give flight attendants at the new American Airlines the top pay rates among US airlines. Labor relations were an important element of the American Airlines merger with US Airways…
Last month I brought you the story of Susan Myers and her quest to have American Airlines make the aircraft nut-free for her son who has a severe nut allergy. Those who were following that post (and the wide range of very passionate comments that followed) may be happy to know that the Myers family…
I’m the queen of my routine. I domestically fly (almost exclusively) American Airlines, US Aurways, and Alaska Airlines. If I stay at a chain hotel, its going to be of the Hyatt, Starwood, Marriott, or Hilton persuasion. And if I cruise, its likely to be on Seabourn. Because of that, I haven’t been one to…
Feet on bulkhead walls, diapers being changed on tray tables, people taking off too much clothing in flight – these are just a few of the interesting things I’ve run into on recent flights. Many of those behaviors often become the subject of “passenger shaming” – a practice where individuals take photos of the individual passengers…
An unidentified male passenger was transported from London’s Heathrow Airport by air ambulance after falling from an outdoor balcony. The incident at British Airways’ Galleries Nouth Lounge in Terminal 5 occurred mid-afternoon. An eyewitness reports hearing the words “No” and looking up to see the legs of the passenger who had appeared to have fallen head…
In this video captured by Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Andrea Ahles, Southwest reveals its new paint scheme to the hometown crowd at a maintenance hangar event today in Dallas. While the livery design began to make sneak appearances online the past few days – and to many brings to mind Burger King and Hot Dog…
Susan Myers has spent many hours preparing for her family’s upcoming trip to Disney World – shopping for the best flight options on Travelocity, researching hotels, and planning activities. And in the course of all planning, the well-being of her eight year-old son was at the forefront. Her son faces life-threatening allergies to peanuts and tree nuts….
File this one under the category of being “sort of” right. Last week I posted about the potential for European volcano air travel disruption. Mother Nature has a sense of humor about these kinds of predictions, it seems. I had the volcano part right, but today’s red aviation alert is not for the volcano in Italy that I was…
In another standardization move to integrate process with US Airways, we will see American’s first class meal order changing on September 1. Long-time flyers have grown used to sayings like “odd kids sit at the back of the bus” or “FEBO” (front even, back odd) to remember the order that meal preferences are taken on…
I’m sure this one has made the rounds already, but it’s new to me. HT to my dear friend Guy Betsy for sharing it with me yesterday as it is totally what I needed after a day of flying in coach. Ah, the lure of cheap flights…. The featured performers are from a UK-based cabaret…