News and notes from around the interweb:
- The diet CIA operatives use to beat jet lag and here are real leaked CIA travel tips.
- Interview with the founders of Bonvoyed.com it still amazes me Marriott failed to register that domain.
- Why you shouldn’t cancel your 737 MAX flight interview with me in Washingtonian. If my take here infuriates you, go there to get driven even madder.
- Struggling Malaysia Airlines could be sold — or shut down. Both outcomes seem relatively unlikely to me, but it’s notable that the government is voicing these options. That may just be to signal credibility in regards to fiscal discipline, while making the case that the alternatives are unthinkable so additional subsidies are necessary.
- Captains take note, when planes delay we’re sick of pizza, please order us burgers. Ok thanks.
We’re currently 2.5 hours into a delay leaving Tulsa on @united and our Captain, Matthew just ordered every single person on the plane lunch from Fat Guys Burger Bar. Good people and customer service do still exist! #UA6329 pic.twitter.com/2raUykf4JT
— get me off this airplane (@samrwalker) March 11, 2019
- Unlike at Delta, JetBlue’s Airbus A220s will not feature a window in the lavatory. The struggle is real.
Sorry folks, there will not be a window in the bathroom of JetBlue’s #A220, says treasurer Ursula Hurley 🤷🏻♂️
— Edward Russell (@e_russell) March 11, 2019
Tip of the hat to United pilot, Captain Matthew, who evidenced solid good judgement for the benefit of his passengers.
Such singular decisions not delayed going up the chain-of-command have significant meaning to those who still cherish resolute leadership.
Never thought about spies on airlines though it’s common.
Marriott is keen to keep Bonvoy members happy? The Skift writer has been sadly misled by Marriott. In fact, Marriott has repeatedly shown contempt for their loyal customers. As bad as the major airline and hotel companies treat loyalty by the paying customer, Marriott says an entirely new standard of antagonism and contempt toward these people.
Just picking a random headline from January 2013: “FAA grounds all Boeing 787 airplanes in the US after second battery-related fire.” Life was more precious then? Software is complex but a burning battery is hard to ignore? Now that drives me even madder.
BTW, Gary, I loved the Einstein Pilot comment in the Washingtonian.
5.5 hour delay leaving JFK last fall, they threw a bag of chips and half a coffee cup (the undercatered the cups) of water at us at 3 hours to avoid a penalty there, turned back to a hard stand but were told we couldn’t get off to avoid the next penalty (but had time to refuel). Luckily we had brought some food and extra water on board so we had something. Tack on our 5 hour flight and it was one long night with no recourse for penalties on the airline.
It’s been a while since I visited untied.com, so I just did. I wish it were still up, considering United and Marriott are partnered on the establishment side.
(1) It should not fall on the pilot to do what is right by the passengers; airlines should be doing this as a goodwill gesture when they fail to deliver the product they promised their consumers (a flight from “A” to “B” that gets you there by a certain time).
(2) Given healthier eating trends, I’d love to see airlines kick pizza/burgers to the curb in favor of something less processed.
Operated by Mesa?. In that case, the EXPRESS pilot probably just spent his whole paycheck on that delay. lol.