Traditionally, Chase hasn’t been willing to approve customers for new cards who have opened 5 or more new card accounts in the past 24 months. This is referred to as “5/24.” However recently there are reports of new card offers from Chase where people do get approved despite being over this limit.
There is no secret what is going on here. A couple of readers have asked why I keep writing about this when a new broadside comes out from the big airlines. It’s because you’re being lied to. You’re just being lied to. And that’s triggering.
Just because you make it to your flight while the boarding doors are still open, and customers are still in line to get on, doesn’t mean you’re still going to be able to fly.
American Airlines rules are that it can give away your seats if you’re not in the gate area 15 minutes prior to departure, even though doors don’t close for an on-time flight until 10 minutes prior to departure.
Southwest Airlines devalued their points at the beginning of the year and about 43% in 12 years, but for four days they’re letting you increase their value with 25% off on awards.
The pilot seems to be dating this flight attendant and it doesn’t seem like a brand new relationship, either, so there appears to have been… overlap. The flight attendant was on her way out of the house, and had spent the night. She appears to be wearing a Delta (purple) uniform and is reportedly Seattle-based.
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British Airways has some wild crew, and they seem to cause more commotion when they travel the world than employees of other airlines. BA recalled a flight attendant after a drunken altercation in the Maldives where her entire crew was nearly kicked off of the remote property.
There’s nothing unique about Chinese airlines using Russian airspace while U.S. airlines cannot. Moreover, it’s a complete non-sequitur because newly-approved flights can be conditioned on avoiding Russian airspace as has been done in the past.
The truth is that U.S. airlines do not want more flights approved between the U.S. and China because it’s bad for their business.
Emphasizing earnings over excellence turned out to be bad business for Boeing.
I’ve cleaned out my wallet and I’m not carrying nearly as many credit cards on a daily basis any longer. Still, my wallet is a great window in the spending choices I make every day. What gets a wallet slot, and what cards I have but keep in a drawer, go a long way towards illustrating how I put my mileage and spending strategies into practice. Sharing this also adds a bit to my transparency as I cover credit card rewards.
Here’s a peek into what’s really going on behind the scenes of my daily spending life.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
