The United Airlines CRJ-550 offers the most spacious and comfortable regional jet experience in the skies. This review covers my first class journey from Newark to Washington, DC. United Airlines CRJ-550 First Class Review For a background on the...
United Airlines Celebrates A Major Milestone
United Airlines will return to positive core cash burn for the month of March. That doesn’t mean profit, but it’s a huge milestone and step in the right direction. United Airlines Predicts Positive Cash Burn In January, United disclosed...
The Incredible Value Of Frequent Flyer Programs
The pandemic has clarified one issue we long-suspected but now have numbers to back-up: airlines are in the loyalty business to make money and those frequent flyer programs are the reason why airlines performed so well financially prior to...
Oneworld Award Space Bonanza – Four Business Class Seats Per Flight
Two of my favorite oneworld carriers have released a glut of award space for travel in early 2022 – many flights have four award seats. If you have the points, now is a great time to book travel for...
United Airlines Launches Spring Break “Pi Day” Sale
Happy π Day! To commemorate this day of mathematics, United is launching a flash sale to spring break destinations. United Airlines Pi Day Sale Pi (π ) is the ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of...
A Cool New Way To Board A Plane, But Good Luck…
Brazilian airline Azul deserves great credit for its innovative new boarding process, even though I am skeptical that it will work in theory. New Azul Boarding Process Is Great…In Theory In what appears more like a Disneyland ride than...
Photo Tour: JetBlue A321neo With New Mint Business Class
I’ve written about JetBlue’s fabulous new business class product debuting later this year onboard the Airbus A321neo. A friend of mine toured the new cabin yesterday and sent me a number of photos I want to share with you....
Man Faces Stiff Prison Sentence After Urinating On His Seat During Alaska Airlines Flight
A Colorado man faces up to 20 years in jail and a $250,000 fine after refusing to wear a mask then standing up and urinating onboard an Alaska Airlines flight. Man Faces Up To 20 Years In Prison After...
Review: United Club Newark (EWR)
This lounge is now closed for remodeling. It will re-open in 2023. In the meantime, you can visit the C123 lounge. While not much has structurally changed since my last review of this lounge in 2018, I thought a...
Texas Grandpa Receives Sweet Offer From Waldorf Astoria
A cute story to end the week featuring a grandpa, a “Waldorf Astoria” and a real Waldorf Astoria. Texas Storm Lands Grandpa Holley In Waldorf Astoria Ezell Holley is 91 years old and lives in Dallas. Like millions of...
Review: United Airlines 787-10 Polaris Business Class [2021]
As the pandemic hits its first anniversary, what can you expect onboard a transcontinental flight on United in the forward cabin? This review covers United Airlines Polaris business class onboard the 787-10 Dreamliner from Los Angeles to Newark. United...
Horrible: Uber Driver Attacked By Vicious Female Trio
Profanity. Racial slurs. Assault. Pepper spray. All in one Uber ride? For what? Asking a passenger to wear a mask. Uber Driver Viciously Attacked By Three Women In San Francisco For, Subhakar Khadka, this nightmare became a reality earlier this...
One Year Later, JetBlue Rolls Back Another Coronavirus Policy
As we look back upon all the ups and downs of the last year, JetBlue finds itself right back where it started when after rolling back another coronavirus policy: back-to-front boarding. Boarding has reverted to pre-pandemic zone boarding as...
After The Pandemic, I Will Go Back To China
My friend Gary Leff penned a thoughtful piece explaining why he will not return to Mainland China, even after pandemic-related travel restrictions are lifted. My viewpoint differs from his. Why I Will Continue To Visit China After The Pandemic...
Southwest Kicks Off Disabled Man For Not Wearing Mask, Despite Federal Exemption
Southwest Airlines kicked off a young disabled man for not wearing a mask despite federal law on his side, proof of vaccination, and a negative COVID-19 test. Southwest Removes Disabled Passengers For Mask Violation Bryan Crislip and his mother...
EasyJet Settles With Woman Who Was “Forced” To Move Seat To Accommodate Religious Passengers
As I predicted, easyJet has settled with a woman who sued after being “forced” by flight attendants to move seats in order to accommodate two Haredi Jewish passengers on a flight to Tel Aviv, then was “intimidated” to move...
How Easy Is Overland Transit Via France?
You all provided such great wisdom and insight concerning my recent Central America question that I wanted to put another question out to you. How easy has it been to get into France lately for non-French citizens? My France...
Review: American Airlines 777-200 Business Class
In terms of transcontinental premium products, American Airlines currently offers a better overall product than either Delta or United. This review covers my journey from JFK-LAX aboard American Airlines 777-200 in business class. American Airlines 777-200 Business Class Review...
Thailand Reduces Quarantine Period For Vaccinated Travelers
Starting next month, visitors to the Kingdom of Thailand who have been vaccinated will have their mandatory quarantine period halved. Thailand To Shorten Quarantine For Vaccinated Travelers At a press conference on Monday, Anutin Charnviranku, Thailand’s Public Health Minister,...
Female Passenger Tied To Her Chair After Streaking On Flight
To Russia, where a 39-year-old woman was tied to the seat by her fellow passengers after she repeatedly took her underwear off and walked up and down the aircraft aisle. Yes, there’s video. Russian Woman Tied To Her Seat...
