Airlines
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Alaska’s Deal with American Makes Its Frequent Flier Program Even More Valuable
Alaska and American have inked a deal that will give reciprocal elite benefits to each other’s elite members. This might not sound…
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Flying Up Front on Emirates to Dubai (Trip Report)
A couple months ago, Emirates asked if I’d like to fly out to Dubai to spend 24 hours in the airport so…
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United Becomes the First US Airline to Announce Wifi Over the Water
United fliers, rejoice. Your airline has now, finally, announced its comprehensive wifi plan. The result is . . . a little surprising,…
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Topic of the Week: Scoot
Singapore Airlines announced this week that its new low cost carriers will be called . . . Scoot. The airline will start…
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Allegiant and Spirit, Head to Head (Trip Report)
With Allegiant deciding to flee Long Beach at the end of this month, I sensed there was a unique experience that I…
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Retroactive Refund: How Airlines Should Handle Weather Waivers
Last week just downright sucked. I was supposed to be traveling with my family on US Airways to a wedding outside of…
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Qantas Goes NBA, Locks Out Employees and Shuts Down Over the Weekend
When you think about airline labor disputes, you probably think about strikes. After years and years of negotiating, the unions gain the…
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KLM’s 1 Hour Social Media Guarantee Fails the Test
As we all know, there are some airlines that do a good job of responding to customers via social media channels and…
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Best. Flight. Ever. First Class on the Cathay Pacific 777-300 (Guest Trip Report)
Geoff is back, following up his Emirates shower experience with another long trip report about the best flight he’s ever had. I…
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My Imaginary Discussion on Delta’s New Domestic Economy Comfort Class
Last week, Delta announced that it would bring its version of United’s Economy Plus, Economy Comfort to most of its fleet. This…
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Topic of the Week: The Reunification of Berlin
Next June, Berlin finally consolidates its commercial air traffic at the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (built on the old Schoenfeld Airport). Historically,…
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The Renaming Saga for ASA and ExpressJet Finally Has a Resolution
In general, the renaming of a regional airline isn’t a very interesting thing. After all, travelers never buy tickets to fly on…