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Matthew Klint

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.
Family Travel

Man Warns Parents To “Control Your Child Or I’ll Do It For You” On Flight To Denver

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 20, 2024 26 Comments
a girl sitting in a plane

After a child repeatedly spit on a couple seated nearby on a flight from Atlanta to Denver, the man turned to the parents and warned them to “control your child or I’ll do it for you!” While that is...

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Pilots

Union Tells Pilots To Stop Using The Word “Cockpit” And Other “Negative” Terms

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 20, 2024June 19, 2024 73 Comments
Cockpit Offensive

A 2021 guide from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) resurfaced on Fox News and is now making its way around more conservative media. Is the admonition to stop using words like cockpit, manpower, or guys simply wokery run...

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Flight ReviewsWestJet

Review: WestJet 737-700 Premium Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 19, 2024June 19, 2024 7 Comments
WestJet 737-700 Premium Review

From Toronto to Bridgetown we flew WestJet and I splurged for Premium Class, a product WestJet stops short of calling business class, but certainly seemed like business class to me. WestJet 737-700 Premium Class Review (YYZ- BGI) I booked...

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American Airlines

American Airlines Lost Her Luggage. She Found It In A Hollywood Homeless Encampment

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 19, 2024 26 Comments
American Airlines homeless luggage

AirTag to the rescue…again. After mishandling her luggage on an American Airlines flight, a woman tracked her lost baggage to a homeless encampment in Hollywood where she made a very unsettling discovery. Lost Luggage On American Airlines Turns Up...

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Spirit

Toilet Paper Contest On Spirit Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 19, 2024 9 Comments
Spirit Airlines Toilet Paper

A fueling delay on Spirit Airlines led to a toilet paper contest onboard…a reminder of why I don’t fly Spirit, but a cute gesture nonetheless. Passengers Race To Unroll Toilet Paper On Spirit Airlines I fly often and have...

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American Airlines

American Airlines CEO Apologizes For Treatment Of Black Passengers, Vows To Change Culture

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 19, 2024June 18, 2024 35 Comments
American Airlines CEO Black Men

An internal investigation has revealed no justification sufficient to publicly defend removing eight black men from an American Airlines flight to New York on the basis that one may have had unacceptable body odor. Now CEO Robert Isom has...

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Lounge ReviewsPriority Pass

Review: Plaza Premium Lounge Toronto (YYZ – Terminal 3)

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 18, 2024June 18, 2024 3 Comments
Plaza Premium Toronto Terminal 3 International Review

Prior to our WestJet flight to Barbados, we spent some time in the Plaza Premium Lounge in the international departures area of Terminal 3. This lounge got very crowded very early, but I quite appreciated the omelets made-to-order and...

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KLM

$10,661 Business Class Ticket. Downgraded To Economy Class. Only $924 Compensation?!

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 18, 2024 37 Comments
KLM Downgrade

I can’t decide what is worse, the downgrade from business class to economy class itself or the gall of KLM only offering such paltry compensation for the involuntary downgrade. KLM Downgrades Couple On Pricey Business Class Tickets, Initially Offers...

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Air IndiaAirline MealsUnited Airlines

Maggots And Blades: Always Examine Your Airline Meal Before Eating It

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 18, 2024 12 Comments
Examine airline meals

Two recent stories about foreign objects in airline meals provide an important reminder: always examine your airline meal before eating it. Maggots And Blades? Why You Should Always Double-Check Your Airline Meal Before Biting It First up, a metal...

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Travel

Trump Activist Claims American Airlines Flight Attendant Gave Her Poor Service In First Class Due To MAGA Hat

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 18, 2024June 18, 2024 114 Comments
American Airlines MAGA hat

A Trump activist has accused an American Airlines flight attendant of providing poor service in first class. The passenger alleges she was skipped over during beverage service for wearing a MAGA hat. American Airlines Flight Attendant Allegedly Provided Poor...

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Flight ReviewsPorter Airlines

Review: Porter Airlines E195-E2 Los Angeles – Toronto

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 17, 2024June 17, 2024 18 Comments
Porter Airlines E195-E2 Review

We kicked off our trip with a flight from Los Angeles to Toronto on Porter Airlines in PorterReserve class onboard a brand new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. In short, Porter is the upscale JetBlue of Canada and is a pleasure...

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JSXLaw In TravelNews

US Government Announces Plans That Could Effectively Ban JSX

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 17, 2024 15 Comments
a woman walking into an airplane

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced its intention to modify existing regulations to address what it views as a “loophole” in the law allowing “public charter” operators to effectively offer scheduled service, a business model exemplified by JetSuiteX...

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Travel

The Most Divisive Things You Can Do On An Airplane

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 17, 2024 28 Comments
a group of people sitting in an airplane

A new poll reveals what annoys Americans most on an airplane. What do you think is the most divisive behavior onboard an airplane? Poll: The Most Divisive Behavior On An Airplane YouGov polled 1,152 random Americans last month and...

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aadvantageAmerican AirlinesNews

American Airlines Now Automatically Redeposits AAdvantage Miles When Cancelling Award Reservation

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 17, 2024June 16, 2024 35 Comments
American Automatically Redeposits Miles

If what I experienced last night is now a systemwide change (or soon to be one), using American Airlines AAdvantage miles has just become so much easier. The ability to redeposit AA miles from canceled award trips without a...

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Musings

The Necessity Of Father-Son Trips

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 15, 2024June 17, 2024 54 Comments
a man and boy taking a selfie

Boys are complicated creatures and boys can greatly benefit from male figures to help nurture them into being gentleman. As we reach Father’s Day, I am so deeply grateful for the trip of a lifetime I took with my...

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NewsUnited Airlines

United Airlines Plans More 737 Flights From Tokyo Narita

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 15, 2024June 15, 2024 16 Comments
United 737 Tokyo Narita

United Airlines plans to base more 737 aircraft at its former Tokyo Narita hub, intending to fly to cities not currently served nonstop from the USA. United Airlines Plans More 737 Flights From Tokyo Narita Brian Sumers interviewed Andrew...

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NewsSouthwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8 Plunged To Only 400 Feet Above Ocean Near Hawaii After Apparent Pilot Error

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 15, 2024 6 Comments
Southwest Airlines 737 Plunged

A Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8 plunged to only 400 feet above the Pacific Ocean after a junior pilot made a serious mistake onboard. The entire incident happened months ago, but is only now coming to light after Southwest...

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Trip Reports

Introduction: My First Cruise, A Caribbean Voyage On Explora Journeys

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 15, 2024November 7, 2024 10 Comments
a black and white striped building

I already raved about my first cruise on Explora Journeys and now I want to provide more details and share some stories from some of the ports I visited and new airlines I flew to travel to our point...

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LATAM

Child Thrown Off Flight For Refusing To Fasten Seat Belt

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 14, 2024June 14, 2024 23 Comments
Child Thrown Off Seat Belt Flight

A flight was delayed for nearly an hour after a young child refused to fasten his seat belt. He was then thrown off the flight (with his father). But how did it even reach that point? Child Thrown Off...

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Pet Travel

Dog Needs “Service Human” On United Airlines…Are We Really To This Point?

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 14, 2024June 14, 2024 63 Comments
Dog Service Human

I know some of you are getting tired of my frequent stories about service dogs on commercial airline flights, but I cannot ignore them. Today I want to address a recent incident on a United Airlines flight and discuss...

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