Lufthansa will soon start charging for hard liquor and spirits on longhaul flights in economy class and premium economy class, arguing (with a straight face) this is being done “achieve greater customer satisfaction.” Lufthansa Cuts Free Liquor In Longhaul...
United Airlines Partners With PayPal For Touch-Free Inflight Purchases
United Airlines and PayPal are partnering to offer a new way to make touch-free in-flight purchases using QR code technology. United Airlines Will Partner With PayPal For In-Flight Purchases During the pandemic, United was one of the first carriers...
United Airlines Will Open Polaris Lounge In Washington Dulles Later This Month
United Airlines will open a brand new Polaris Lounge at Washington Dulles Airport later this month, its first international business class lounge opening since the pandemic began. United Airlines Will Open New Polaris Lounge In Washington Dulles (IAD) After...
Report: Ethiopian Airlines Used As A Tool Of War
Ethiopian Airlines has been accused of transporting weapons from Ethiopia to Eritrea during the civil war in Tigray. The allegations, if proven true, could have devastating commercial ramifications for Africa’s largest and most profitable airline. Ethiopian Airlines Allegedly Used...
A Day With My Son At LAX: Oh, How Time Flies…
My precious son Augustine turns five today. Rather than buy him a gift he does not need, I took him to Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday for a father-son day. It was a fabulous day and made me...
My Office Is A 767-300 Traveling Between LAX And JFK
As United Airlines transitions from a 767-300 to a 757-200 on its premium transcontinental service between the West Coast and New York JFK, I eulogize the loss of my mobile office and express hope I will see it again....
Interrogated At El Salvador International Airport…By U.S. Federal Agents
I encountered a strange interrogation at El Salvador International Airport by U.S. federal agents. As I stepped off my Copa flight from Panama City (PTY) to San Salvador (SAL), I was met by men in plainclothes on the jet...
Southwest Airlines Joins Other Carriers In Mandating COVID-19 Vaccine For Employees
Southwest Airlines has told all employees they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by early December or request an exemption. Southwest now becomes the latest U.S. airline to compel the jab after a Biden Administration mandate for federal contractors. COVID-19...
Great Coffee In Antigua, Guatemala
Not only is Antigua a charming little city, it also offers a number of delicious coffee options. Great Coffee in Antigua, Guatemala You can work up quite an appetite walking though the colonial streets of Antigua, but whenever you...
United Airlines Presses Flight Attendants To Improve Personalized Service
While not the first time United Airlines has asked flight attendants to step up efforts in recognizing frequent flyers, its latest reminder underscores United’s effort to transform its customer service model. United Airlines Wants Flight Attendants To Provide More...
Copa Airlines Starves Me…
If you think cost cutting masquerading as “health and safety” is limited to the United States, think again. A pair of flights on Copa Airlines and transit in Panama City was a reminder that absurd cost-cutting in the catering...
American Airlines And Delta Air Lines Take Different Approaches To Federal Vaccine Mandate
While American Airlines has told employees there is no escaping the federal vaccine mandate recently imposed on government contractors by the Biden Administration, Delta Air Lines has expressed a reluctance to require employees to be vaccinated. American Airlines: Vaccine...
24 Hours In Guatemala City: My Perfectly Ordinary Day
The purpose of this report is not to wow you with the beauty of Guatemala City or to show you how cultured I am. Rather, it is simply a reminder that international news can be deceiving and Guatemala felt...
First Impressions: Azul Airlines A330-900neo Business Class (Wow!)
The longhaul business class product onboard the Azul Airlines A330-900neo is so superb that I would fly thousands of miles out of the way just to fly it again. The only issue with my flight from Viracopos Airport, outside...
United Airlines Syncs With Apple Health App To Verify Vaccine Status
United Airlines is now integrated with the Apple Health app in iOS 15 to help travelers securely upload COVID-19 vaccination records on their iPhone and validate vaccine status ahead of future travel. United Airlines Partners With Apple Health To Streamline Vaccine Verification Passengers with verifiable COVID-19...
Trevor Noah Is Angry At United Airlines
The Daily Show host Trevor Noah is angry at United Airlines in a problem that seemed to involve a broken seat and oversold flight. Trevor Noah Unloads On United Airlines In Extended Twitter Rant Yesterday afternoon, Noah took to...
Great Coffee In Guatemala City
If you love coffee, you’re going to love Guatemala City. The coffee scene is superb with tasty, reasonable coffee across the city’s 22 zones. Great Coffee in Guatemala City I didn’t even have to branch out past Zone 10 to...
I’m Flying From Houston To Los Angeles Via Brazil, Florida, Panama, And El Salvador
My search for fresh content for Live and Let’s Fly is taking me on a circuitous journey from Houston to Los Angeles, including connections in Sao Paulo, Fort Lauderdale, Panama City, and Sal Salvador (in that order). My Journey...
Man Faces Hefty Fine After Posting Unauthorized Photo Of British Airways 747-400
A so-called “urban explorer” has been fined by a judge after trespassing onto an English airport in order to capture himself onboard a retired British Airways 747-400. Man Fined After Breaking Onto Abandoned British Airways 747-400 For Special Photo...
Only 320 United Airlines Employees Now Face Immediate Termination After Vaccine Deadline
United Airlines announced that non-exempt employees continue to upload proof of vaccination, driving down the number of employees facing termination by nearly 50%. Last-Minute United Airlines Vaccine Uploads Push Termination Numbers Down To 320 United’s vaccine mandate took effect...
