News and notes from around the interweb:
- More people die in the US from drowning in bathtubs than from terrorism and that’s because there aren’t many would-be terrorists outside of war zones.
- Alaska Airlines eliminated predeparture cocktails in first class but will still serve juice and water. They’ll add sparkling wine to the mix November 1.
In my experience Alaska Airlines flight attendants didn’t generally do predeparture beverages anyway (Virgin America did). However Alaska first class gets mini bottles of water at each seat. I’ll take always having water when you board over the inconsistency at American where more often than not I get offered a beverage by legacy US Airways flight attendants but nothing from legacy American Airlines flight attendants.
- Delta will launch Tampa – Amsterdam and add more New York JFK – Tel Aviv and Paris and Los Angeles – Paris and Amsterdam flying.
- 5000 Virgin Australia miles for test driving a Hyundai at an Australian dealership
- The Upside app actually lets you book Southwest Airlines flights though in order to do so you have to be (1) registered with a work email address and (2) booking a trip for travel between Sunday and Friday.
- AirAsia could sell their BIG frequent flyer program
- 1 Alaska mile per dollar spent at Rover the dogsitting app. (HT: Doctor of Credit)
Even fewer people die a year in Bengal tiger attacks, so we should probably let a whole bunch loose on the streets of Manhattan too…inclusiveness and all.
Delta eliminated PIT-CDG as a part of the same move. So not sure if there is a true net increase in seats or just a reshuffle of the deck.
Talking about what US carrier flight attendants serve is sorta comparing Denny’s to what’s the name of that other crappy diner? US carriers are DEAD they one out when America was great Again……….LOL…………God my /California freeways have so MANT chug holes I need back surgery after a short drive………when in France I go an entire 30 days and never hit a bump………..while I’m eating pomme frites no less! God bless America!
Rob- false equivalence- the correct analogy would be, few people die in tiger attacks each year, so we shouldn’t worry about being killed by a tiger.
Someone thinks Air Asia should sell their frequent flier program? LOL- they clearly are not a member. Having signed up, and flown Air Asia ~50 times in the last couple of years (had a business in KL), I can confidently say it’s worthless. I never got a redemption, and in fact just cashed out my remaining Air Asia miles for a $3.40 discount on my next flight. No one would buy that program!
I actually feel better now knowing this idiot is not employed in any job that involves moving parts.
Once Air Asia sell the subsidiaries and still use their services, without control they run the risk of higher prices being charged to them by new owners. That will increase fares ?
But Jeff is a self-proclaimed expert with an MBA degree