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Why United Might Like to Pay You in Advance to Take a Different Flight
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Bloomberg published an article yesterday about a little test United is said to be running that will pay people to give up a seat on a flight several days in advance. If you just read…
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All Eyes on Argentina (Hopefully to See Something Good)
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It’s not often that a highly-protectionist regime disappears leaving vast opportunities for air travel growth, but that’s what we’re seeing in Argentina right now. That’s good news is many ways, but it’s also going to…
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American and Alaska Start Behaving More Like Competitors as Partner Ties Loosen
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Remember how concerned the Department of Justice (DOJ) was about the American partnership reducing competition if Alaska and Virgin America were allowed to merge? Well, that was wrong. The merger has only helped to stoke…
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3 Links I Love: United’s Forced Lap Child, You Aren’t an Expert, and Airport Code Origin Stories
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This week’s featured link: United Airlines takes seat away from child on Houston flight, forces him to sit on his mother’s lap – Houston Chronicle I mean… I just…. If your child is one day…
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US Eschews Sensible Risk-Based Security in Favor of Broad-Based Insanity
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Nearly everyone is aware of the large electronics ban (aka the laptop ban) that went into place earlier this year for flights from several Middle Eastern countries to the US. At the time, the justification…
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United Makes a Partial Move Toward Dynamic Award Pricing On November 1
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Happy 4th of July to all my American readers. There will be no post tomorrow since I’ll be busy stuffing myself with hot dogs. I’ll be back as usual on Thursday. — For bookings beginning…
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3 Links I Love: Airports Can Skirt the Laptop Ban, Aircraft Bubble, So Long DC-3
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This week’s featured link: Remarks for the Council for New American Security Conference – DHS.gov So let’s get this straight. Feds identify threat, decide laptops should be banned on flights to the US from Middle…
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72 Hours With Alaska: A Video Preview Of the Milk Run
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It’s been a long time since my last “72 Hours With” trip, but I’m happy to say that I have a new one for you. Earlier this month, I did the famed “Milk Run” with…
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Are Travel Apps Dead? Free Report on the ‘Future of Apps’ (Travelport Digital Sponsored Post)
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Thank you to Travelport Digital for sponsoring this post and pointing to a new report that the company has put out on the changing face of mobile apps in the travel sector. Here they’ve included…
