Really Great Cathay Pacific Business Class Award Space for the Whole Family

by Gary Leff

airline cabin
Sep 30 2018

I find that booking six months out gives great options for award redemption. Booking towards the ‘end of the schedule’ around 11 months out is even better if you want to redeem for four or more seats. Right now there’s a great example of the theory from several of Cathay Pacific’s U.S. gateways.

Searching for two passengers is much easier of course but the ability to redeem a top flight business class product for four or more passengers is worth noting when availability is this good.

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Revealed: Here Are the New American Airlines Uniforms Rolling Out in 2020

by Gary Leff

people modeling new uniforms
Sep 29 2018

American Airlines released new uniforms in fall 2016 and almost immediately started getting complaints from flight attendants. While they were coming from a small percentage of crew members overall, those reports included difficulty breathing and skin reactions. There were hundreds of reports of reactions even from crew members just being around others wearing the new uniform.

A company whose business strategy is focused on making employees happy again needed to make a change.

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United Announces Elite Status: Qualification, Upgrades, and Baggage Allowances

by Gary Leff

airline seats
Sep 28 2018

United is making elite status harder to get, especially top tier elite status. They’re changing the upgrades top elites earn when they keep flying United beyond what it takes to earn their status.

Customers who continue to earn 1K (100,000 mile flyer status) under more stringent rules will have fewer people to compete with for upgrades, those who drop down a status level will hate these changes.

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