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Month: February 2011

Delta AirlinesDelta SkyMiles

Delta Miles Won’t Expire and SkyTeam Elite Plus Status for Gold Medallions

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

While redemption options on Delta continue to disappoint, the airline is taking steps to improve its SkyMiles program.  Delta SkyMiles will no longer expire. Up until this year, Delta miles expired after 24 months of account inactivity. The new...

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TSAUnited Airlines

Man Attempts to Bypass TSA Via Baggage Carousel

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 14, 2011 Leave a Comment

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I bring you the following story. The title may indicate sinister motives, but once again we have another tale of a love struck youth unable to bear the thought of being away from the girl that he loved....

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Musings

A Flight Attendant’s Duty to Calm a Screaming Baby

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 14, 2011 26 Comments

Does a flight attendant have a duty to at least attempt to quiet a screaming baby? I say yes. Last night I was on a intra-Europe Lufthansa flight where a baby two rows behind me screamed  for nearly every moment...

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Hot DealsUS Airways

Top Tier Status on US Airways for Under $4,000 and No Flying Required

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 14, 2011 7 Comments

US Airways, an airline that has become famous for monetizing its frequent flyer program, is now offering a buy-up to elite status at a price low enough to merit consideration. For years US Airways has sold elite status in...

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Lufthansa Welcome Lounge in Frankfurt

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 12, 2011November 14, 2023 2 Comments

Usually when I arrive in Frankfurt, I am just passing through. With my new home in Germany, however, when I arrived last month on my Lufthansa flight from Los Angeles, Frankfurt was the final destination. That gave me a...

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TSA

Why I Do Not Support the TSA’s New Profiling Proposal

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 11, 2011 3 Comments

The media and blogosphere has been splattered with stories discussing the TSA’s plan to roll out a three-tiered "Trusted Traveler" program to assess passenger risk. The issue merits discussion because without further research, the thought of not having to...

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Award TravelMileage PlusUnited Airlines

United Loosens Routing Rules for Star Alliance Awards

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 11, 2011 4 Comments

IslandSkies, a UA employee who is active on Flyertalk, posted the following details about changes to United Airlines’ Star Alliance award rules coming on 15 Februrary: Steps to Validate Routing for One Award: *Outbound and return routings must be...

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News

Mobile Lounges: Redefined in Geneva

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 10, 2011November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment

Ask any U.S. frequent flyer who passes through Washington Dulles what the phrase “mobile lounge” conjures up and you’ll likely be met by swearing, complaints, and the occasional horror story. I mean, just look at these things: Admittedly, I...

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British Midland (bmi) Diamond Club Will NOT Integrate with Lufthansa’s Miles & More Program in 2011

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 9, 2011 1 Comment

Hot off the press from bmi Diamond Club:  Now that bmi is a part of the Lufthansa group of airlines, we are evaluating being part of Miles & More in the long term. A final decision has not been...

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Musings

Cultural Adjustments in Germany

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 8, 2011 14 Comments

I’ve been in Germany for almost a month and overall, I am adjusting well to the new surroundings and work environment. As someone who has always chosen public transportation over owning a car, I love the ease of getting...

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Humor

Woman Phones in Fake Airplane Bomb Threat to Stop Her Boyfriend from Leaving

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 8, 2011 Leave a Comment

What would you do for love? Deny thy father? Refuse thy name? How about call in a fake bomb threat against an airplane flight? That’s exactly what Grace Guajardo did on Sunday night. Her boyfriend, Rodrigo Gomez, was leaving Santiago, Chile...

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Delta Air Lines Introduces Premium International Economy Comfort Class

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 7, 2011 Leave a Comment

Delta Air Lines has made good on its promise to roll out an enhanced economy class product with details emerging today about a new "Economy Comfort" section coming to Delta international flights this summer.  Benefits will include: Complimentary alcoholic beverages [beer, wine, and...

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American AirlinesNews

New York Pops: Coming Soon to American Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 6, 2011 Leave a Comment

I love classical music, especially on airplanes. It helps me to fall asleep on redeye flights and relax at other times during the day. United Airlines, for example, recently transitioned from XM to Microsoft Zune audio and offers a...

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NewsTSA

Mice to Replace TSA’s Full Body Scanners?

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 6, 2011 Leave a Comment

Could mice be the answer to our airport security woes in America? What if we could leave our shoes on, avoid pat-downs, and avoid virtual strip-searches, all while getting a more accurate assessment of who is concealing explosive devices...

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Trip Reports

Humor and Wit: My Favorite Kind of Trip Report

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 5, 2011 1 Comment

I enjoy writing trips reports (and am working on the report from my trip to Asia last month) and work hard to include a dose of humor here and there in my writings. Humor is difficult for me, though. Not...

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NewsTSA

Feds Allow Limited Collective Bargaining Rights for TSA Airport Screeners

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 4, 2011 2 Comments

Relax. This is not going to be a union-bashing thread. But I’m not happy about the news today that America’s 40,000 Travel Security Officers (TSO’s) have been granted the right to collectively bargain. Before I get into all the...

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Delta Agents Going Back to Charm School

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

It takes only one bad experience, one delayed flight, or one rude gate agent to permanently mar the reputation of an airline in the eyes of a disgruntled traveler. I suppose that is true for just about anything–take my short time...

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Air New Zealand

Maybe I’ll Pass on the Air New Zealand Skycouch…

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 3, 2011 6 Comments

With great fanfare (and my heaping praise), Air New Zealand unveiled their Skycouch product, a row of three economy seats that transform into a lie-flat bad large enough for two people. Billed as the cheaper alternative to flying in...

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Hot Deals

U.S. Winter Storms Mean More Free Lonely Planet Travel Guide Apps

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

When snow pelted Europe last December, Lonely Planet offered free downloads of 13 European travel guide apps for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. With heavy snow hitting North America today, Lonely Planet is offering 13 free travel guides for the...

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New Routes From Around the World

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 2, 2011 2 Comments

New airline routes and destinations pop up all the time and I often have trouble staying on top of these announcements. Thankfully, I no longer have to: I found a place where this information is consolidated. Here’s Air Transport World’s list...

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