Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump today. With nonstop flights cancelled and López Obrador refusing to fly on a private jet, he flew Delta instead…in economy class. Why Would The Mexican President...
Introduction: My Son’s Hawaii Initiation
With my wife busy and the little one still in the womb, my three-year-old son Augustine and I took an opportunity to spend a couple days in Hawaii. It was a short but extremely satisfying trip and a great...
United Will Resume Los Angeles – Sydney Service
United Airlines will resume flights between Los Angeles and Sydney this September after a multi-month hiatus. The flight represents hope that United will not abandon longhaul flights out of LAX. United Resumes Los Angeles – Sydney Flights There was...
Qantas Employee Fired For “Accidentally” Watching X-Rated Content On Job…Five Times
If it wasn’t already obvious, don’t ever access questionable websites while on the job. A Qantas employee has been fired for repeatedly watching x-rated content. He claimed he accessed the content accidentally… Qantas Employee Fired For Repeatedly Watching X-Rated...
United Trims Saks Fifth Avenue Bedding Onboard
United Airlines is reducing its bedding onboard with new blankets for premium cabins on select flights to Hawaii and Alaska and all premium transcontinental flights. It will also eliminate the throw blanket from intercontinental flights. United Will Trim Saks...
Windy City Love: New Tel Aviv Service From United + Hong Kong Returns
United will bolster longhaul service from its Chicago hub with new service to Tel Aviv and a resumption of service to Hong Kong. New Chicago – Tel Aviv Service On United Starting in September, subject to government approval, United...
Europe Considers Travel Ban Exemption For “Lovers”
Trending under the hashtags #LoveIsEssential and #LoveIsNotTourism, Europe is considering rolling back travel restrictions for partners and lovers who may not be in a legally-recognizable relationship but wish to reunite. Does an EU exemption for lovers make sense? EU...
EL-AL Accepts Bailout, Faces Nationalization
EL AL Israel Airlines has accepted a bailout worth $400 million from the government that will likely give Israel a majority stake in its flag carrier. EL AL Bailout Details The bailout includes: $250 million government-backed loan – Israel...
Museum Or Mosque? The Battle Over Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia has stood for over 1,500 years, first as a cathedral, then as a mosque, and now as a museum. But a recent battle to return the Hagia Sophia to mosque status threatens to upend decades compromise...
Americans Locked Out Of Europe? Exceptions And Uncertainty Abounds
There’s more to the story about the Americans who chartered a private jet, flew to Italy, then were turned away. Entry exceptions have been made and continue to be made and entering Europe for the determined American traveler is...
Qantas Flight Attendants Will Serve As Hotel Quarantine Wardens After Security Guard Trysts
What happens when security guards engage in congress with the people they are supposed to ensure are lawfully quarantining? Answer: a wave of COVID-19. But now Qantas flight attendants have been summoned to the rescue in a new role...
Chrissy Teigen: Everything Wrong with Your American Airlines Tweet
Chrissy Teigen, supermodel, celebrity, author, and wife of John Legend tweeted at American Airlines yesterday but it was all wrong. If you are considering signing up for a new credit card please click here and help support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If...
