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AnalysisHyatt

Final Call: Hyatt Just Blew Up The World Of Hyatt Award Chart

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 19, 2026May 19, 2026 23 Comments
World of Hyatt award chart changes

UPDATE: It’s your last chance to book under old rates. New pricing goes into effect tomorrow morning, 20 May, at 9am CT. My original story from February 25, 2026 is below.  Today Hyatt announced a significant update to its...

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Delta Air Lines

The Surprising Reason Passengers Gave A Delta Pilot A Standing Ovation After A Flight Delay

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 19, 2026May 19, 2026 11 Comments
Delta pilot Standing ovation

A Delta pilot delayed a flight, then did something so rare in air travel that passengers actually applauded him: he told them the truth. Delta Pilot Delays Flight For Mechanical Issue, Then Passengers Applaud Him Flight delays are never...

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AnalysisJetBlueUnited Airlines

JetBlue Retreats From Newark, Making A United Merger Even More Likely

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 19, 2026May 19, 2026 15 Comments
a plane parked at an airport

JetBlue is pulling down even more Newark flying, and the message is clear: Newark does not work for JetBlue any more than JFK worked for United. That has implications far beyond a few leisure routes that JetBlue is axing:...

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emiratesIsrael

Israel Wants Emirates A380s To Fly Nonstop From Tel Aviv To New York. Yes, Really.

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 19, 2026May 19, 2026 7 Comments
Emirates A380 Tel Aviv New York

As competition remains depressed in response to geopolitical turmoil, the Israeli government is purportedly courting Dubai-based Emirates to operate nonstop service between Tel Aviv and key destinations like New York and Bangkok. Israeli Government Asks Emirates To Operate Nonstop...

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EVAFlight Reviews

Review: EVA Air 777-300ER Business Class Taipei To Chicago

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 18, 2026May 18, 2026 16 Comments

My 13.5-hour journey from Taipei to Chicago on EVA Air on the 777-300ER in “Royal Laurel” business class was very pleasant and the Taiwanese carrier is able to pull off something most carriers cannot: offer what is in many...

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Law In TravelQantas

“He Bit The Flight Attendant!” Qantas 787 Diverts To Tahiti After Passenger Meltdown

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 18, 2026May 18, 2026 10 Comments
Qantas 787 diverts to Tahiti

A Qantas Boeing 787-9 flying from Melbourne to Dallas diverted to Tahiti after a belligerent passenger allegedly bit a flight attendant, threatened crew, and became so disruptive that continuing the ultra-longhaul flight was no longer a reasonable option. Qantas...

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Law In Travel

Pete Buttigieg Is Right: Sean Duffy’s Road Trip Is Tone-Deaf, And Its Sponsors Are Conflicted

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 18, 2026May 18, 2026 20 Comments
Sean Duffy Road Trip Pete Buttigieg

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s family road trip is not offensive because road trips are bad. Quite the opposite. The problem is that a Cabinet secretary is promoting a travel project funded by companies his own department regulates and during...

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EVALounge Reviews

Review: EVA Air Infinity Lounge Taipei Review (TPE)

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 18, 2026May 17, 2026 9 Comments
EVA Air Infinity Lounge Taipei Review

The flagship business class lounge for EVA Air at its Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport hub in Taipei is by no means a bad lounge, but it’s also a disappointment, especially when compared to the phenomenal product offered onboard in...

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Spirit

Spirit’s Gone, And Now Look What Fares Did On Its Routes

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 17, 2026May 17, 2026 24 Comments
spirit airlines fares

FLL to Dallas jumped from $39 to $124 within 48 hours of Spirit's May 2 wind-down. Two weeks in, the routes Frontier didn't backfill are still up 20%.

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Travel

Europe Just Told Airlines They Owe You Compensation Anyway

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 17, 2026May 16, 2026 16 Comments
KLM Boeing 777 at gate in Amsterdam

Carriers spent two weeks leaning on 'extraordinary circumstances' to dodge EC261. On May 8, the Commission published guidance that said no in writing.

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emirates

Emirates Quietly Killed Its 615-Seat Cattle Car A380

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 17, 2026May 17, 2026 3 Comments
Emirates Airbus A380s stacked

Emirates' 615-seat A380 was the densest jet in commercial service. They just ripped out 46 seats. The premium economy math finally beat the yield math.

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Lounge ReviewsSingapore Airlines

Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Taipei, Where The Garlic Bread Steals The Show

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 16, 2026May 16, 2026 7 Comments
Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge Taipei Review

I really enjoyed my visit to the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge in Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) and the reason can be summed up in two words: garlic bread. Actually, this lounge has a lot of excellent food and...

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Delta Air LinesNews

Delta Air Lines “Mini First Class” Seats Are Coming To New Widebody Jets

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 16, 2026May 16, 2026 8 Comments
Delta mini first class

Delta Air Lines has confirmed that it will offer more spacious “mini first class” seating in the bulkhead rows of its new Delta One business class cabins, though the news slipped out in an odd manner. Delta Air Lines...

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United Airlines

United Airlines Is Bringing The “Death Star” To Domestic First Class

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 16, 2026May 16, 2026 15 Comments
United Airlines Death Star

Look out for Polaris-style salt and pepper globes on your upcoming United Airlines flight in domestic first class, affectionately (or derisively) called the “Death Star” by frequent flyers. United’s Polaris “Death Star” Salt And Pepper Shakers Are Headed To...

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BoeingUnited Airlines

United’s Oldest 777 Returns To Boeing, Fueling 777X Speculation

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 16, 2026May 15, 2026 19 Comments
United Boeing 777X

United flew N774UA, the oldest active Boeing 777 in the world, back to Paine Field this week for what has internally been called a “press event.” That alone is a fun avgeek story. But whenever United, Boeing, and the...

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JetBlueUnited Airlines

United And JetBlue Blue Sky Elite Perks Are Live, But Something Big Is Missing

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 15, 2026May 15, 2026 9 Comments
United JetBlue Blue Sky

United Airlines and JetBlue have rolled out the next stage of their Blue Sky partnership, with reciprocal elite perks now live. That is good news, but for United flyers there is still one glaring weakness for United flyers: JetBlue...

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Department of Homeland SecurityLaw In Travel

Trump Administration Backs Off $15,000 Visa Bond For Some Foreign Visitors

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 15, 2026 7 Comments
Visa Bond U.S.

The Trump administration is waiving visa bonds of up to $15,000 for certain World Cup ticket holders, a sensible carveout that underscores a much broader travel problem: the United States cannot host the world while making it needlessly expensive...

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Delta Air Lines

My Delta Boarding Pass Was Purple. I Had No Idea LAX–ATL Was Delta One

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 15, 2026May 15, 2026 15 Comments
Delta one million SkyMiles redemption

Delta Air Lines has quietly expanded Delta One service to one of its most important domestic routes: Los Angeles – Atlanta. I somehow missed this development when it was first reported months ago, then discovered it by accident when...

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Hotel ReviewsHyattTaiwan

Review: Hyatt Regency Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 15, 2026May 15, 2026 9 Comments

The Hyatt Regency Taoyuan International Airport is an excellent airport hotel with comfortable rooms and a particularly nice gym, pool, and wellness facilities with very easy access to TPE Airport via shuttle or train. Hyatt Regency Taoyuan International Airport...

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EVAFlight Reviews

Review: EVA Air 777 Business Class Bangkok To Taipei

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 14, 2026May 14, 2026 14 Comments
EVA 777 Business Class Review

My 3.5-hour flight from Bangkok to Taipei on an EVA Airways 777 in “Royal Laurel” business class was a smooth and restful ride with excellent service and a delicious dinner. EVA 777 Business Class Review (BKK-TPE) For 87,500 Air...

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