Amtrak offers upgrade bidding that I successfully used to upgrade from business class to first class on Acela for less than half the retail price of a first class ticket. Perhaps even more lucrative, you can also bid for...
LOL: Good Luck With That AirTags Ban Air New Zealand….
Air New Zealand has officially banned Apple AirTags, even while suggesting that its policy could change at a future point. My response: good luck enforcing that… Air New Zealand Bans Apple AirTags – Will Use Honor System To Enforce...
Review: Amtrak Acela First Class New York – Washington
For many years I’ve flown between New York and Washington, but recently decided to take Amtrak instead and splurged for Acela First Class. I’m glad that I did. Amtrak Acela First Class Review The door-to-door journey time might not...
American Airlines Passenger Physically Detained By Captain While Flight Attendant Grabs His Mobile Phone
An aviation photographer was physically detained on a recent American Airlines trip by crew members after a flight attendant suspected he was taking pictures of the flight crew. American Airlines has now responded. Man Is Physically Detained By Flight...
Calibrate: United Airlines Launches Aircraft Technician Apprenticeship Program
First, there was Aviate. Now, there is Calibrate. As United Airlines seeks to shore up its next generation of aircraft technicians, it is investing in a new “earn and learn” program called Calibrate to both grow and diversify its...
Review: Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge New York (NYP)
Amtrak has drastically upped its lounge game with its beautiful Metropolitan Lounge at the Moynihan Train Hall adjacent to New York Penn Station. Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge New York Review The National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak for short) is a...
First Impressions: Air Algérie A330 Business Class
After an unexpectedly heartfelt welcome onboard my Air Algérie A330 flight from Algiers to Doha, how did the flight go? Here are my first impressions of business class. Air Algérie A330 Business Class – My First Impressions After the...
Supreme Court Declines To Overturn TSA Mask Mandate On Planes, Trains
The Supreme Court refused to overturn a lower court ruling upholding the broad power of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to require masks onboard planes, trains, and other modes of public transport. TSA Authority To Issue Mask Mandate On...
Man Screams At Qantas Flight Attendants, “Tell Security To Come And Take Me By The Balls!”
How far would you go to defend your spouse? A man was thrown off a Qantas flight to Sydney after a verbal escalation with flight attendants. The purser claimed he cursed out her colleagues. He claimed they cruelly made...
Review: Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Augustine and I had a great father-son evening at the Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport, which is conveniently located just a few paces from LAX. Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport Review I live close enough to LAX...
My Utterly Delightful Surprise Onboard Air Algérie
After my rough check-in and passport control experience at Algiers, I was admittedly anxious to board my Air Algérie flight to Doha. Would the onboard experience be bad too? Even my driver had warned me earlier that Air Algérie...
FAA Ends Slots Waivers At JFK – A Path For United Airlines To Return?
The Federal Aviation Administration has now officially ended its pandemic-era international slot waiver program at congested U.S. airports like New York Kennedy. Might this be the way United Airlines can permanently return to JFK? Will Elimination Of International Slot...
Qatar Airways Battles Qantas And Emirates In Australia
Qatar Airways wants to double service to Australia but is facing strong opposition from Qantas, which wants to protect its own turf, and its partner Emirates. Qatar Airways Wants To Double Service To Australia, But Not If Qantas (And...
The Eerily Quiet Algiers Airport
The new passenger terminal at Houari Boumediene Airport is beautiful, but I have never seen an airport so quiet or empty. Houari Boumediene Airport In Algiers: Ghost Town In 2019, Algiers opened an impressive new airport terminal, which actually marked...
Great Service Can Overcome An Otherwise Unremarkable Flight
As I reflect more on my Kenya Airways 787-8 journey from Nairobi to New York in business class, I cannot help but point out how much warm service can make a difference in influencing how I rate and review...
Detained At Passport Control In Algiers Airport…
What is with me and being detained at passport control this year? After a very scary experience in a Doha, something similar happened in Algiers on my way out of Houari Boumediene Airport. Detained At Passport Control In Algiers...
Great Coffee At New York JFK Airport
Coffee options abound at an airport as massive as New York Kennedy (JFK), but great options are few and far between. Thus far, I’ve managed to find three. Best Coffee At New York JFK Airport The best coffee at...
Passenger Sneaks Cigarette On EL AL 777-200, Manages To Set Lavatory On Fire
Why does every modern aircraft still have an ashtray onboard? Precisely for what should have been avoided on an EL AL 777-200ER flight when a passenger tried to sneak a cigarette in the lavatory but instead set it on...
United Airlines Denies It Is Indirectly Reimposing Change Fees
A new fare type on flights to Japan may look like United Airlines is experimenting with the return of change fees, but that is not the case United has assured Live And Let’s Fly. United Airlines Says Change Fees...
My Air Algérie Trip Is Off To A Roaring Start…
While I am hardly surprised, I am still disappointed that my Air Algérie trip is off to a rough start. First off, Algiers was beautiful. I only spent a couple days here, but Algeria’s capital city was really wonderful, particularly...
