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Delta Europe Business Class Award Sale 30% Off
If you book can by Thursday December 14th and travel between February 1 and May 21, 2018 Delta is offering saver awards ‘from’ 98,000 miles roundtrip in business class.
Delta’s normal saver award business class price between the US and Europe is 70,000 miles each way.
US Will Take UAE and Qatar to Task Over Subsidies
The U.S. is going to enter talks with the UAE and Qatar about airline subsidies but it doesn’t sound like they’ll amount to much.
The irony of complaining that other airlines were too intertwined with governments always seemed lost on United, who lost a CEO over a scandal involving the airline bribing a government official. Or Delta’s CEO who started all of this going on to run heavily subsidized Amtrak.
American Airlines Opened One of the World’s Biggest Lounges and It’s Fantastic
With the introduction of the American Airlines Flagship Lounge and Flagship First Dining I think it’s fair to say that Miami goes from a terrible place to connect to a positive place to transit for elites and premium cabin passengers.
Fairmont Presidents Club Gets Folded into Le Club Accorhotels July 2nd
Two years after it was announced that Accor would be buying Fairmont, we have details on the demise of the Fairmont Presidents Club program. If you want to familiarize yourself with Accor, three years ago I uploaded the chain’s secret loyalty manual.
Why the Era of Spinning Off Frequent Flyer Programs Should Be Over
To be sure there’s a case for spinoffs: if an airline needs to raise cash, selling assets is one way to do that. And frequent flyer programs are in many cases among the most valuable assets an airline has. It’s just not a free lunch, selling even a part of the program creates frictions that can reduce value. Sometimes an airline needs to do that, but financially healthy airlines should be extremely cautious before doing so.
Four Interesting Things We Learn From Delta’s Search for a New SkyMiles Strategy Manager
Delta is looking for a new Manager of Program Strategy for SkyMiles. They’ll be in charge of ‘enhanc[ing]’ the program.
American Diverts to Denver So Passengers Can Use Bathroom While Pit Crew Blasts Out Poop
This morning’s American Airlines flight AA662 from Charlotte to San Francisco had to divert to Denver so that passengers could use the bathroom. It’s not the first time a flight has had to do that this month.
The American flight makes for a crazy story, though. The pilot announced to passengers while over Kansas that they were going to divert because of a blockage in the lavatory system. The whole system was constipated.
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A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Flight Attendant Videotaped Eating Passenger Meals
A flight attendant is seen (and taped) eating leftover passenger meals.
The person posting this to Facebook analogizes to a restaurant where the chef tastes the food before serving it to the customer to ensure it’s properly seasoned. Plus of course you know if the flight attendant is your food taster, and doesn’t die, the food’s safe.