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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.
NewsUnited Airlines

United Airlines Adds San Francisco – Manila Route, More Transpacific Service From Los Angeles

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 18, 2023November 13, 2023 19 Comments
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Starting this autumn, United Airlines will be the first US airline to launch nonstop service to Manila from the US mainland. It will also relaunch two routes from Los Angeles including Hong Kong and Tokyo Narita and double service...

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British Airways Pilot Stabbed, Robbed At Gunpoint In South Africa

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 18, 2023November 13, 2023 18 Comments
a gated area with cars and buildings

A British Airways captain was robbed and gunpoint and stabbed in the leg after venturing outside the secure Melrose Arch compound in Johannesburg to go running. British Airways Pilot Robbed At Gunpoint, Stabbed In Leg in South Africa A...

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Hotel ReviewsHyatt

Review: Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 17, 2023November 13, 2023 13 Comments
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We drove out to Palm Springs for the Independence Day holiday and tried out the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa, located about 20 minutes beyond Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley. Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort &...

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American AirlinesUpgrades

American Airlines Agent Slips Free First Class Upgrade To Popular Pastor

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 17, 2023November 13, 2023 40 Comments
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The idea that one hand washes the other is about as old as time itself, but usually this is not something that you choose to broadcast so publicly. When an American Airlines ticketing agent recognized a pastor heading to...

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United Airlines Pilots Would See Up To 40% Pay Hike Under New Deal

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 17, 2023November 13, 2023 18 Comments
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United Airlines and the union representing its pilots have reached an agreement in principle on a new labor contract that would put an additional $10 billion in the pockets of pilots over the next four years, representing up to...

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United Airlines

The Odd Reason Why United Airlines Kicked Florida Family Off Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 17, 2023November 13, 2023 23 Comments
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A family of four senior citizens was kicked off a United Airlines flight from Tampa to Chicago after boarding due to a very odd ticketing issue that raises substantial red flags about an online travel agency called Wholesale Flights....

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DCRestaurant Reviews

Old Ebbitt Grill – My Favorite Washington, DC Restaurant

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 15, 2023November 13, 2023 17 Comments
Old Ebbitt Grill Review

Over the years on more occasions than I can even remember, I have enjoyed dinner at Old Ebbitt Grill in Washington, DC. Thinking about this restaurant always makes me smile. Old Ebbitt Grill Washington, DC Review – Always A...

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American Airlines

American Airlines Flight Attendant Chides Woman For Breastfeeding On Airplane

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 15, 2023November 13, 2023 34 Comments
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An American Airlines flight attendant asked a woman to cover up while breastfeeding on a fight because “there were men and children around,” after a passenger complained. How should we think about this particular incident and about breastfeeding on...

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Alaska AirlinesLaw In Travel

41-Year-Old Servicemember Charged With Molesting Multiple Teenage Girls On Alaska Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 15, 2023November 13, 2023 23 Comments
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An Army Warrant Officer has been charged with molesting not just one, but two teens onboard an Alaska Airlines flight–two months apart. Charge: Army Servicemember Molested Two Teenage Girls On Alaska Airlines James Benecke, 41, is a noncommissioned officer...

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EVAMeal of the Week

Economy Class Breakfast On EVA Airways

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 15, 2023November 13, 2023 31 Comments
a plate of food on a tray

My airline journey back to Asia took a strange turn enroute to the Cambodia, Nepal, and Bhutan portion of the trip…which I will save for the trip report…and I wound up on EVA Airways from Taipei to Singapore in...

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Travel

Clueless Passenger Is Confused By Onboard Lounge Seating

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 14, 2023November 13, 2023 19 Comments
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Meagan may be too young to remember Southwest Airlines, but there was a time when it was much more common for airline passengers to face each other rather than all face forward. Lounge Seating On Airplanes Is Still A...

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Law In Travel

Absurd: Bill That Would Obscure Airfare Prices Advances In House

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 14, 2023November 13, 2023 45 Comments
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A House Committee has advanced on a 63-0 vote a must-pass bill that includes a controversial provision that would allow airlines to obscure the actual cost of airline tickets. It is essential the full House of Representatives or, as a...

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Delta Air Lines

How A Delta Air Lines Flight Attendant Saved A Passenger’s Honeymoon

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 14, 2023November 13, 2023 14 Comments
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When a passenger left her passport at home, it could have torpedoed her honeymoon. Instead, it gave a Delta Air Lines flight attendant and his colleagues a chance to shine. Delta Air Lines Flight Attendant Goes The Extra Mile...

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Air France

Air France First Class Upgrades Become Even More Elusive

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 14, 2023November 13, 2023 8 Comments
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You snooze, you lose. My plan to buy a business class award ticket on Air France and upgrade during check-in was dashed by a new policy change that further tightens just who is eligible for upgrades to first class...

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Travel Security

Airline Pilot Turns Fear Into Profit

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 13, 2023July 13, 2023 7 Comments
Dial A Pilot

Are you afraid to fly? A commercial pilot is happy to hold your hand through a consultative phone call. But have your credit card ready. Dial A Pilot: Airline Pilot Offers $50 Phone Call To Help Calm Your Fears...

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Chicago ORDNewsUnited Airlines

Iconic United Airlines Tunnel Becomes Storm Shelter For Thousands

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 13, 2023November 13, 2023 17 Comments
a large group of people in a room

The iconic tunnel connecting the B and C conncrouses of Terminal 1 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport became a storm shelter for thousands of travelers as a tornado ripped through the Windy City. United Airlines Tunnel Serves As Tornado...

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United Airlines 777 To Amsterdam Diverts After Passenger Becomes Unruly When His Preferred Business Class Meal Was Not Available (Video)

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 13, 2023November 13, 2023 32 Comments
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UPDATE: A video has emerged on TikTok of the man yelling at flight attendants onboard, which prompted the diversion. The NSFW video is filled with vulgar language, but is comically pathetic. Dude, it’s just an airline meal. He claims...

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New Air Canada Lounge At SFO Blows Me Away!

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 13, 2023November 13, 2023 17 Comments
a lounge area with chairs and tables

I stopped by the new Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge in San Francisco (SFO) earlier this week and was blown away by how nice it was. What a treat this lounge will be to Star Alliance Gold and business...

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Lyft

Passenger Laughs As She Points Gun At Lyft Driver

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 13, 2023November 13, 2023 59 Comments
a man in a car with a gun

One of the many reasons I do not ride share drives at Uber or Lyft: when a passenger suddenly decides to point a gun at you for no good reason. Lyft Passenger Wantonly Points Gun At Driver A disturbing...

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Ryanair

American, Brit Exchange Blows On Ryanair Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 12, 2023November 13, 2023 13 Comments
a group of people sitting on a plane

Wild video has remerged of a British and American man exchanging blows on a Ryanair flight to London. The reason for the fight? Absolutely pathetic. Yankee Doodle Dandy: Blows Exchanged Between Brit And American On Ryanair Flight To London...

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