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Month: February 2019

Spirit

Spirit Airport Booking Is My Favorite Travel Hack

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 24, 2019September 15, 2021 31 Comments
Photo credit: Tomás del Coro buy spirit airlines tickets at airport

Spirit is the king of a la carte fares. They promise cheap seats on direct flights but everything is extra, even paying for your ticket incurs a $15-20 convenience fee when you buy online. We decided we don’t want...

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DCIHG

Why The Willard InterContinental Is My Favorite Hotel In Washington, DC

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 23, 2019November 14, 2023 16 Comments
Willard InterContinental Hotel Memories

I’m generally a very loyal Hyatt patron, but there are exceptions. Washington, DC is one such exception. In the District, my favorite hotel is not one of the three Hyatt properties, but the Willard InterContinental. I first stepped into...

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Venezuela

Air France Cancels Venezuela Flights While Air Europa Offers Crews Kidnapping Advice

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 23, 2019November 14, 2023 16 Comments
Air Europa Venezuela Kidnapping

In the wake of escalating civil unrest, Air France is temporarily halting flights to Caracas. Meanwhile, Air Europa has issued an advisory to crews on how to avoid kidnappings… It is a historic day in Venezuela. The Maduro regime...

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American Airlines

Please Don’t Go Kamikaze On Us American Airlines!

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 23, 2019February 23, 2019 27 Comments
AA SWU upgrade restrictions

Rumors are swirling that American Airlines is considering restricting the use of systemwide upgrades to only recipient account holders. To do so would take AAdvantage on an unnecessary kamikaze mission. The rumor comes from reliable insider JonNYC. Over the...

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News

Airfare Is Cheaper* Than Ever Before

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 22, 2019November 14, 2023 11 Comments
an airplane on a runway at night

With inflation factored in, average airfare in the United States is lower than it has ever been since the government started keeping track. But do note the asterisk in my title. Government record keeping began in 1995 and this...

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United Airlines

United’s Secretive Top-Tier Status Has Nice Perks…

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 22, 2019November 14, 2023 17 Comments
United Airlines Global Services Status

When it comes to airline loyalty programs, there is “top-tier” status, and then there is true top-tier status… While Premier 1K status is the top published status level at United Airlines, there’s one level above it. And the perks...

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Law In TravelOnline Travel Agencies (OTAs)

An Online Travel Agency Invites You To “Break The Rules” (But Be Careful…)

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 22, 2019November 14, 2023 6 Comments
Throwaway Ticketing Risk

A popular European online travel agency has promised to pay your legal fees if an airline sues you for throwaway ticketing. Or maybe not. Let’s take a closer look. Last week I wrote about Lufthansa suing a passenger for...

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amtrakNews

Amtrak Faces A Daunting Dilemma

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 22, 2019November 14, 2023 61 Comments
Amtrak Restructure

Amtrak, America’s state-run passenger railroad company, faces a daunting dilemma. Its path to profit is to cut what its Congressional overlords seem unwilling to even consider eliminating. I’m taking about long-distance rail service. Storied routes like the Empire Builder...

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United Airlines

Scammed By A Fake United Airlines Call Center

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 21, 2019November 14, 2023 54 Comments
Scam United Airlines Call Center

You must be ever vigilant that when you call an airline you are actually calling that airline. One United passenger learned the hard way. The sad story is shared on Flyertalk. A passenger needed to change a reservation and...

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American Airlines

Hilarious: An “All-American” Breakfast On American Airlines…

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 21, 2019November 14, 2023 17 Comments
American Airlines All-American Breakfast

Your “All-American” breakfast on American Airlines includes Canadian bacon… Appropriately shared by @FakeOscarMunoz, the parody account of United CEO Oscar Munoz, the menu clearly features this apparent paradox. Now I can already anticipate an AA rebuttal. I picture it...

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A380

The Wall Street Journal Battles The Airbus A380

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 21, 2019November 14, 2023 31 Comments
Airbus A380 Wall Street Journal

In a hit-piece entitled Airbus’s Lesson for Young Socialists, a Wall Street Journal column heaps scorn on the Airbus A380 program. The column is by Holman W. Jenkins Jr, a long-time columnist and editorial writer for the Journal. He starts by...

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WestJet

WestJet Debuts First Safety Video

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 21, 2019November 14, 2023 2 Comments
WestJet Safety Video

With WestJet morphing into a full-service airline to compete with Air Canada, it was only a matter of time before the airline created its own safety video. Airlines take safety videos very seriously. And I don’t mean the message,...

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Award BookingsUnited Airlines

ANA Award Space Blocked For United MileagePlus Members

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 20, 2019November 14, 2023 18 Comments
United Airlines ANA Award Block

Add ANA to the list of United MileagePlus Star Alliance partners that are currently not bookable using your United miles. This fix, however, will hopefully be quicker than the other partner award problems still present. Last night, All Nippon...

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Iceland

I Want To Go To Iceland. Now.

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 20, 2019November 14, 2023 17 Comments
Northern Lights Iceland

One of the top goals on my bucket list is to see the Northern Lights. For years I have put it off but one image has placed it again at the forefront of my travel agenda. NASA releases an...

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NewsSouth African Airways

South African Airways Denies Three-Way Split

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 20, 2019November 14, 2023 4 Comments
a group of people wearing blue uniforms

South African Airways is denying a report that it will split into three units. News surfaced yesterday that beleaguered South African Airways would split into three separate entities, one for domestic, one for regional, and one for international flight routes....

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LufthansaNewsTurkmenistan Airlines

Turkmenistan Airlines Turns To Lufthansa For Help

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 20, 2019November 14, 2023 3 Comments
a row of blue seats in an airplane

Earlier this month, Turkmenistan Airlines was banned from European Union airspace after the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) deemed the carrier unsafe. Now the airline has turned to Lufthansa for help. The Lufthansa brand has many hats; far more than...

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747British Airways

British Airways’ Stunning New 747 Paint Job

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 20, 2019November 14, 2023 6 Comments
British Airways BOAC Livery 747

British Airways has unveiled its new 747 retro paint job and I am very impressed… Last month, I wrote about BA’s plan to repaint one of its Boeing 747-400s with classic British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) livery. British Airways...

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Air CanadaNews

Why Air Canada Lost Money Last Quarter

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 19, 2019November 14, 2023 1 Comment
Air Canada Foreign Exchange Loss

On the operational side, Air Canada is looking strong. Revenue is up and so are fares. So why did Air Canada report a loss last quarter? Foreign exchange losses. The Canadian dollar is weakening and many costs are fixed...

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hawaiian airlines

First Impressions: Hawaiian Airlines A330 First Class

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 19, 2019November 14, 2023 8 Comments
Hawaiian Airlines A330 First Class Impressions

Greetings from Hawaii. Yesterday I flew in Hawaiian Airlines First Class aboard the A330-200 from Los Angeles to Honolulu and want to share my initial impressions of the flight here. Hawaiian Airlines took delivery of its first A330 with...

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LOTNews

LOT Polish Plans To Create Hub In Budapest

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 19, 2019November 14, 2023 3 Comments
a group of people walking by an airplane

Polish carrier LOT, a Star Alliance member, is creating a hub…outside of Poland. The flag carrier is slowly but steadily expanding operations in Budapest, Hungary. LOT already serves Chicago (ORD), Krakow (KRK), London (LCY), New York (JFK), and Warsaw...

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