A new airline has surfaced in the highly-competitive Southeast Asian market. Does Vietnam have room for another airline? Bamboo Airways is now operational and will initially operate domestic flights within Vietnam. Here’s the initial route map: Introductory fares start...
Is There Actually A “Bad” Business Class Product?
My good friend Ed from Pizza in Motion recently wrote a story entitled, Here’s Why Most Of What You’ve Heard About Business And First Class Is Rubbish. This post represents my response to him. Ed takes issues with the...
10 Airlines I Hope To Review In Business Class
As much as I love reviewing first class products, I think business class reviews tend to be more helpful to more readers. Here’s a list of 10 airlines I hope to review this year in business class, but I’m...
JetBlue And Singapore Airlines Cozy Up
Singapore Airlines and JetBlue have expanded their codeshare relationship, further deepening ties. But one key benefit is still lacking. The current codeshare agreements sees Singapore Airlines codesharing on the following JetBlue flights to/from JFK: Austin, Texas (AUS) Boston, Massachusetts...
The Flirt On My London Flight…
I’ve got to admire people for trying…but here’s a hint: snoring is generally a turnoff. There was a young woman sitting across the aisle from me on my flight to London last week. She was traveling alone and good...
First Impressions: Lufthansa A340-600 First Class
I flew home from Frankfurt aboard a Lufthansa A340-600 in first class, my first flight on this aircraft in many years. Very little has changed on Lufthansa in 2019. Service was excellent as usual and the meals onboard very...
Live TV Now Free On United Airlines
United Airlines is making over 100 channels of live DIRECTV available free of charge from gate-gate, effective immediately. 211 Boeing 737s in the United fleet are equipped with seat-back live television, totaling more than 30,000 seats. All live channels of...
Rebuttal: Passengers Of Size To Blame, Not Poor Passenger In Middle
Reader Blake sent me the rebuttal below to my story yesterday on the fat-shaming passenger on United. I am publishing it, in full, because it is well-intentioned and does not denigrate others. Matthew, Your over-the-top political correctness blinded you to key...
Video: Captivating Airport Landing In Greenland
I’ve written often about how much I want to visit Greenland this year. The video below is a perfect reason why. This is video of an Air Greenland Dash 8 aircraft approaching Maniitsoq Airport (JSU) at dawn. I love it. The...
A Chance To Compare Lufthansa And Air France In First Class
After flying Air France First Class last month, I now want to offer a detailed comparison between Air France and Lufthansa. Thus, when I flew from home from Europe last week I chose Lufthansa First Class. That way, we’ll...
Fat-Shaming Passenger Has Meltdown On United Airlines
A fat-shaming passenger was escorted off a United flight after complaining bitterly about having to sit between two passengers of size in economy class. The flight occurred on January 2, 2019 from Las Vegas (LAS) to Newark (EWR). Norma Rodgers,...
John Kasich Poaches First Class Seat After Involuntary Downgrade
A comedian has alleged that former Ohio governor John Kasich poached her first class seat and refused to get up after being involuntarily downgraded on an Alaska Airlines flight. Comedian Julie Klausner claims that Kasich was downgraded after Alaska needed...
Russia’s Plan To Save Cubana
The communist kinship between Russia and Cuba may have soured after the breakup of the Soviet Union, but the geopolitical advantage of keeping Cuba happy is too much to ignore. Thus, Russia is helping Cubana get back on its...
The Rude Canadian In LAX Polaris Lounge
How would you handle a rude passenger in the confined space of an airline lounge? First, an explanation on the title. I try hard not to ever generalize in a negative way, but I don’t think there is anything...
The Death Of A Flight Attendant
A Hawaiian Airlines flight made an unscheduled stop in San Francisco after a flight attendant died onboard. It’s another sobering reminder that all of us will face death, sometimes when we least expect it. Flight 50 was traveling from...
United’s Loss Is Emirates’ Gain
Emirates is considering restarting a Fifth Freedom route between Hamburg, Germany and New York JFK. It’s a bold move in the “America First” era, but hardly a route so odd that it merits scorn. Without formal announcement, United suspended...
Frequent Traveler University Seattle – Come See Us!
Frequent Traveler University is a seminar-filled weekend with some of the best experts in the business divulging the secrets of the frequent traveler lifestyle. From loyalty program insider access to manufactured spending and travel trends, there is something for...
Confirmable Suite Upgrades Places Hilton Diamond Status Above Peers
Hilton has been trialing a new Honors Diamond perk, confirmed suite upgrades. If Hilton adds the perk to their program permanently, Honors would be the hotel loyalty program to beat and Diamond status the best in the business. If...
American Airlines Award Availability Abides Abysmally
American Airlines has been stingy with award availability specifically since the merger with US Airways management. They say things have gotten better, but how do they explain wide open flights, 300 days in advance with no premium saver seats?...
Cathay Pacific Should Not Bother With This Slop…
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. Although the...
