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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.
EasyJet

“I Want To Send A Message To Trump!” Man Tackled After Shouting “I’ve Got A Bomb” And “Death To America” On Scotland Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 30, 2025July 31, 2025 29 Comments
easyJet bomb threat Trump flight

Panic erupted onboard an easyJet flight when a man stood up and shouted that he had a bomb and wanted to “send a message to Trump.” easyJet Passenger Tackled After Yelling “I’ve Got A Bomb” And “Death To America”...

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JetBlueUnited Airlines

DOT Approves United And JetBlue Blue Sky Partnership, Clearing Way For Loyalty Reciprocity

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 30, 2025July 29, 2025 6 Comments
the wing of an airplane

JetBlue and United have received approval from the Department of Transportation to move ahead with their Blue Sky collaboration, offering new loyalty perks and booking flexibility. United and JetBlue Gain DOT Approval for Blue Sky Collaboration JetBlue and United...

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United Airlines

No Surprise: United Airlines Flight Attendants Overhwhelmingly Reject New Contract

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 29, 2025 37 Comments
United Flight Attendants Reject Contract

By a wide margin, flight attendants at United Airlines rejected a tentative agreement that would have provided substantial pay raises and backpay, but failed to address other workplace concerns in a satisfactory way. United Airlines Flight Attendants Reject New...

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Delta Air LinesLaw In Travel

Update: Federal Agents Storm Delta Cockpit, Arrest Pilot On Child Sex Abuse Charges

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 29, 2025July 29, 2025 43 Comments
a man in a white shirt

A Delta co-pilot was arrested onboard moments after his flight landed in San Francisco. The charges against him are extremely lurid, helping to explain the curious nature of the arrest. Here’s the latest we know about this matter. Delta...

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LifeMiles

Avianca Canceled His Flight, Refused A Refund, Then Threatened His Lifemiles Account

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 29, 2025July 28, 2025 4 Comments
an airport with a large window

When it comes to credit card disputes, Avianca Lifemiles plays hardball in the most egregious of ways…yet another reason to boycott the Avianca LifeMiles program. Avianca Canceled His Flight And Then Threatened To Ban Him Over A Credit Card...

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DenmarkMexican Food

Great Mexican Food In Copenhagen

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 29, 2025July 29, 2025 16 Comments
Best Mexican Food Copenhagen

Denmark is an underrated culinary destination and I was elated to find delicious and authentic Mexican food in Copenhagen at a restaurant called La Neta. Best Mexican Food In Copenhagen I try “Mexican” food around the world, often for...

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Flight Reviewssas

Review: SAS A350 Business Class (Los Angeles – Copenhagen)

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 28, 2025July 28, 2025 13 Comments
a sign on a wall

My 10.5-hour SAS A350 flight in business class from Los Angeles to Copenhagen was another excellent overall experience on Scandinavian Airlines, though a trio of factors onboard limited my rest on what is ordinarily a flight perfectly timed for...

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American AirlinesCiti

Pros And Cons: American Airlines AAdvantage Now Citi Transfer Partner

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 28, 2025July 28, 2025 17 Comments
American Airlines Citi Pros Cons

American Airlines is once again a Citi transfer partner. That presents a valuable new use of those points, increases the attractiveness of AAdvantage, but also will likely accelerate the next American Airlines devaluation. New Citi Partnership Likely Signals An...

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Law In TravelVueling

Spain’s Minister Of Transport Urges “Patriots” To Support Vueling Over “Israeli Brats”

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 28, 2025July 28, 2025 44 Comments
a plane with yellow engine and stairs

In a shockingly ignorant tweet, Óscar Puente Santiago, the Minister for Transport and Sustainable Mobility in Spain, called on Spanish “patriots” to stand with Vueling against the “Israeli brats” at the center of a controversy over anti-Semitism on a...

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Air FranceLos Angeles LAXLounge Reviews

Review: Air France Lounge Los Angeles (LAX) – A Delightful Experience

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 26, 2025July 26, 2025 34 Comments
a room with white and black walls and a black wall with a logo on the wall

I brought you pictures from this lounge the day it opened and a summary of my recent visit, but here’s a full review of the beautiful Air France Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Air France Lounge Los...

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American AirlinesLaw In Travel

American Airlines Flight Attendant Slapped With 18.5-Year Sentence For Filming Girls In Lavatory

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 26, 2025July 26, 2025 30 Comments
a man in a black cape

UPDATE: American Airlines Flight Attendant Sentenced To 18+ Years In Prison For Secretly Filming Girls In Lavatory A former American Airlines flight attendant has been sentenced to 18.5 years in federal prison for secretly filming young girls as they...

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Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Flight Plunges After Close Encounter With Fighter Jet

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 26, 2025 9 Comments
Southwest Airlines Fighter Jet

Passengers got the unexpected “roller coaster” experience on a Southwest Airlines flight departing from Southern California after a fighter jet got too close for comfort. Southwest Flight 1496 Makes Sudden Drop After Alerts in Burbank Airspace, Sending Passengers Flying...

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Paris

Are Paris Restaurants Ripping Off Americans? Here’s What To Know

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 26, 2025July 26, 2025 24 Comments
Tourist Traps Paris Restaurants

A Le Parisien report suggests that American tourists are being targeted with higher prices than locals in some Paris restaurants. Is this a widespread problem…or a problem at all? How To Avoid Tourist Traps In Paris Restaurants Two French...

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American AirlinesNews

American Airlines Upgrades LAX–JFK Route With Dedicated Premium Economy Cabin

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 25, 2025July 25, 2025 7 Comments
American Airlines Premium Economy LAX-JFK

American Airlines plans to introduce Premium Economy class on select transcontinental flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and New York (JFK), providing travelers a compromise between Flagship business class and economy class. American Airlines Adds 777s, Premium Economy On LAX–JFK...

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American Airlines

American Airlines CEO Blasts Delta’s “Bait And Switch” AI Pricing Plans

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 25, 2025July 25, 2025 4 Comments
American Airlines AI

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom expressed concern over Delta’s use of artificial intelligence to price airfare, implying that it constituted “bait and switch” and “trickery.” Isom says American Airlines will use AI in a way that will build customer...

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Travel

Breeze Airways Moves In As Avelo Abandons Burbank Routes

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 25, 2025July 25, 2025 4 Comments
a blue and white airplane on a tarmac

Just days after budget carrier Avelo announced its exit from Hollywood-Burbank Airport hub and broader West Coast operations, Breeze has responded by announcing service to five of those same underserved markets beginning in March 2026. As a local resident,...

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CubaNewsUnited Airlines

United Airlines Suspends Cuba Flights Amid Trump Travel Crackdown

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 24, 2025 34 Comments
United Airlines Cuba suspension

United Airlines is pausing service to Cuba, citing lower seasonal demand thanks to new travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration. United Airlines To Suspend Houston–Havana Route As Travel Restrictions Bite Currently, United Airlines is the only US carrier...

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JetBlueLaw In Travel

JetBlue Flight Turns X-Rated: Couple’s Mile High Club Tryst Ends In Arrest

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 24, 2025July 24, 2025 10 Comments
a row of seats with monitors on the back of the plane

A married couple got a bit too giddy on a JetBlue flight to Florida and were arrested for trying to join the Mile High Club from row 25…in full view of children and other passengers around them. Couple Performs...

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Vueling

50 Jewish Students Kicked Off Vueling Flight After Singing In Hebrew

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 24, 2025 31 Comments
Vueling jewish Students

A group of 50 French students returning from a Jewish summer camp were kicked off a Vueling flight in Spain. The group claims anti-Semitism is to blame, with one crewmember reportedly calling Israel a “terrorist state” once the children...

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Trip Reports

Introduction: A Return To Enchanting Prague On SAS + KLM

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 23, 2025July 23, 2025 19 Comments
Prague Trip

Welcome to my next trip report, which will cover my recent trip to beautiful Prague, my first return to Czechia in nearly 20 years, and will include longhaul business class reviews of SAS and KLM, several lounge reviews, and...

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