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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.
American AirlinesNews

American Airlines Announces Supersonic Aircraft Order

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 16, 2022November 13, 2023 15 Comments
a plane flying in the sky

American Airlines has agreed to purchase 20 Boom Supersonic Overture aircraft, with an option for an additional 40. AA nows joins United Airlines as a Boom customer, with hopes to usher in a new era of high-speed travel. American...

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News

Woman Strips, Shouts “Allahu Akbar” As She Storms Cockpit

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 16, 2022November 13, 2023 15 Comments
a collage of people in an airplane

A scary and frankly odd incident onboard a Jet2 flight after a woman stripped and rushed for the cockpit, claiming to have explosives that would detonate if she was not allowed in. Allegedly unable to stop her, flight attendants...

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Lounge Reviews

Review: Krakow Business Lounge Schengen (KRK)

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 16, 2022November 13, 2023 6 Comments
a green and white counter with food on it

Prior to my flight to Chicago I spent some time in the Krakow Business Lounge located in the Schengen area of John Paul II Kraków-Balice International Airport. It was crowded and I wasn’t hungry, so I did not stay...

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Safety

Disabled Woman Humiliated After Pilot Blames Her Wheelchair For Delay

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 15, 2022November 13, 2023 13 Comments
a blue chair with a plane painted on it

A disabled woman claims she was humiliated by a Jet2 pilot, who blamed her wheelchair for a flight delay and also by flight attendants, who warned her that they would not help in case of an emergency. Jet2 Pilot...

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American Airlines

Oops: American Airlines Sends Unaccompanied Minor To Wrong State

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 15, 2022November 13, 2023 22 Comments
a plane in the sky

American Airlines sent an unaccompanied minor to the wrong state after a telephone reservations agent booked the child to Columbus, Ohio instead of Columbus, Georgia. The incident reminds us that we should not take an agent’s word for something...

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United Airlines

United Airlines Gets Creative Over Flight Delay But Passengers Still Upset…

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 15, 2022November 13, 2023 27 Comments
a plane on a tarmac

United Airlines responded to a flight delay by making a strategic choice to divert to Iceland for a crew change rather than delay the flight by a full day. That did not stop passengers from griping. United Airlines Flight...

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Spirit

Spirit Airlines Agent Strikes Woman On Head After She Taunts Him

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 15, 2022November 13, 2023 32 Comments
a collage of a man and a woman

A Spirit Airlines agent has been suspended after exchanging blows with a woman who accosted him with racial and homophobic slurs then slapped him on the head. Taunting Woman Is Struck On The Head By Spirit Airlines Agent In...

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HiltonHotel Reviews

Review: DoubleTree Hotel Krakow

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 15, 2022November 13, 2023 14 Comments
DoubleTree Krakow Review

In Krakow, we stayed at the DoubleTree by Hilton because it was less than half the price of the Sheraton Grand Krakow. I found the hotel wholly satisfactory and would return. DoubleTree Hotel Krakow Review At $69/night, this was...

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Monkeypox

Flight Attendant With Monkeypox Claims He Caught It From Dirty Hotel Room Or On Airplane, Not Copulation

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 13, 2022November 13, 2023 84 Comments
a collage of a man with acne

A flight attendant who is quarantining in Florida claims he caught monkeypox from a dirty hotel or airplane, not through sexual or other intimate relations with another person. It’s a concerning allegation as monkeypox cases explode in the United...

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Delta Air LinesLaw In Travel

Delta Air Lines Flight Attendant Terminated For Trump KKK Cartoon, Now Suing For Racial Discrimination

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 13, 2022November 13, 2023 39 Comments
a group of people on stage

A Delta Air Lines flight attendant who was sacked for sharing a controversial political cartoon on Facebook about former President Donald Trump is now suing Delta, claiming racial discrimination. Delta Flight Attendant Suing For Racial Discrimination After Being Fired...

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Law In TravelRyanair

Ryanair Ordered To Pay Damages After Hot Tea Burns Child Onboard

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 13, 2022November 13, 2023 6 Comments
a woman standing in an airplane

Ryanair agreed to pay £3,500 in damages after a flight attendant purportedly failed to secure the lid on a hot cup of tea, leading to an eight-year-old being burned on her legs and stomach. Ryanair Will Pay Damages After Child...

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CoffeePoland

Great Coffee In Krakow, Poland

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 13, 2022November 13, 2023 8 Comments
a patio with tables and umbrellas

I hesitated even stopping for coffee since we got a rather late start to the day, but I’m glad we did, for I found a great little café in the heart of Krakow. Best Coffee In Krakow, Poland With...

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SpiceJet

Man Smokes Cigarette On Plane, Receives Ridiculous Punishment

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2022November 13, 2023 16 Comments
a man with a beard and mustache smoking a cigarette

If you knew that smoking on the plane would only result in a 15-day ban on the airline, would you smoke? A viral video and the ridiculous punishment the passenger received raises questions over aviation safety in India. Ridiculous...

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Los Angeles LAX

Boys’ Night Out At LAX

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2022November 13, 2023 45 Comments
a child pointing at an airplane

The summer is winding down for my five-year-old son Augustine. With school starting next week, I decided to take him to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for a boys’ night out. Beautiful Memories From Boys’ Night Out At LAX...

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PhotosPoland

Photo Essay: Birkenau Extermination Camp

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2022November 13, 2023 22 Comments
train tracks leading to Auschwitz concentration camp

After visiting Auschwitz, my next stop was Birkenau. As I walked though the Birkenau Extermination Camp at dusk, it hit me like a freight train once again how depraved the human race is. Birkenau Extermination Camp, A Photo Essay...

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NewsTravel Technology

Witless Teenager Busted For Stealing Passenger Luggage After Apple AirTag Leads Police To His Home

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2022November 13, 2023 21 Comments
a man with a mustache

A young man who worked as an airline subcontractor decided to help himself to the passenger baggage he was entrusted to handle. Only the witless teenager neglected to find that one suitcase he stole had an Apple AirTag in...

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United Airlines

United Airlines Adds New Air Traffic Control Game To Mobile App

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 11, 2022November 13, 2023 5 Comments
a person holding a phone

United Airlines had added a new air traffic control game called “Cleared to Land” to its mobile phone app, augmenting a flight simulator added earlier this year. United Airlines Adds Air Traffic Control Game “Cleared to Land” To Mobile...

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NewsUnited Airlines

United Airlines Places Deposit On Flying Taxis

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 11, 2022November 13, 2023 5 Comments
a plane on the ground with the sun setting behind it

United Airlines just put down a $10 million deposit for 100 electric-powered flying taxis, a technology it hopes will one day serve urban markets. This marks the first cash commitment for an electric aircraft by a commercial airline. United...

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FrontierLaw In Travel

Frontier Airlines Throws Off Two-Year-Old Who Wanted To Sit In Her Father’s Lap

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 11, 2022November 13, 2023 12 Comments
a man and a child posing for a selfie

Frontier Airlines ejected a father and his two-year-old daughter in a controversy involving whether a toddler can sit in a parent’s lap or must remain in her seat. While Frontier Airlines is legally correct, it probably could have handed...

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Korean Air

I’m Planning A Korean Air First Class 747-8 + A380 Trip…

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 10, 2022November 13, 2023 30 Comments
a plane on the tarmac

Now that the Korean Air Boeing 747-8 is flying again, I’m setting my sights on a first class award trip on Korean Air…hopefully including an Airbus A380 as well. Korean Air First Class Award Trip – Finally Within Reach...

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