A Cape Air flight from Boston to Provincetown crashed while attempting to land Thursday, injuring everyone onboard. Cape Air Crash In Provincetown During Bad Weather, Injuring Seven Cape Air flight 2072 (also marketed as Cape Air 345) from Boston...
Free Tickets: Travel & Adventure Show Dallas
This weekend I’ll be speaking at the Travel & Adventure Show in Dallas and am pleased to offer Live and Let’s Fly readers free ticket for those who wish to hear me come and speak. Travel & Adventure Show...
United Airlines Upgrades Catering To Hawaii
United Airlines is further improving its soft product to Hawaii and premium transcontinental flights with a number of catering changes starting later this month, impacting both economy class and premium cabins. Catering Upgrades Coming To Hawaii + Premium Transcon...
United Airlines Pushes Back On Vaccine Religious Exemptions
In what may be a test case for many U.S. companies, United Airlines is pushing back on religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine by warning that employees who are granted one will face unpaid personal leave starting next month....
Pure Joy: Qantas Flight Attendant Puts On Her Uniform For First Time Since Pandemic Began
Some good news, for change – something to make you smile. A Qantas flight attendant who clearly loves her job displayed infectious joy while putting on her uniform after a long hiatus from work. Qantas Flight Attendant Puts On...
A Disgusting New Low: Passengers Engage In Congress On American Airlines While Flight Attendants Willfully Ignore…
Have we really come to this point? Have we really reached a state of affairs in which flight attendants will simply ignore sexual acts being performed on an airplane for everyone to see? Because that is exactly what appears...
Woman Tells Jet Blue Flight Attendant She Cannot Wear Mask Due To Menopause, Fear Of Flying
A woman was escorted off a JetBlue flight in handcuffs and a wheelchair after refusing to wear a mask, first claiming she was too afraid of flying and later claiming she could not keep it on due to menopause....
American Airlines’ Pilots Plan Airport Protests
The union representing pilots at American Airlines is preparing to commence picketing at hub airports in the coming weeks over continuing disagreements over working conditions and a new contract. Pilots At American Airlines Will Protest At Hub Airports Working...
Lufthansa Predicts USA Will Not Reopen To Europeans Until Christmas
A prominent Lufthansa board member has predicted that U.S. borders will not reopen to Europeans until Christmas. Is he being far too pessimistic or perhaps even too optimistic? Lufthansa Board Member: U.S. Will Remain Closed To Europeans Till Christmas...
Review: United Club Houston (IAH – Terminal B)
Although only offering pre-packaged food items, the Terminal B United Club was the least crowded of the four I visited at Houston Bush Intercontinental (IAH) and very much an old-school Continental lounge in terms of appearance. United Club Houston...
When Hannibal Lecter Flies On American Airlines…
I recently watched Silence of the Lambs for the first time, a 1991 psychological thriller centering on a cannibal named Dr. Hannibal Lecter. A recent incident on American Airlines in which a man growled as he chewed on his mask...
Mission Accomplished: A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The First Class Terminal
Success! The trip was not in vain. I secured my Lufthansa COVID-19 duck! I arrived early at the First Class Terminal, 5:40am to be exact. Thankfully, the woman from the previous day was not there and I was instead...
The Privilege And Blessing Of Work
As we look back on the Labor Day holiday in the United States and look ahead to the busy fall season, I stop and reflect upon the profound blessing it is to work and what a privilege I have...
“Fat Trophy Wife” Claims She Was Kicked Off Alaska Airlines For Wearing Crop Top…
A woman who proudly calls herself “Fat Trophy Wife” claims she was harassed by an Alaska Airlines flight attendant over her choice to wear a crop top before being thrown off the flight, even after she covered up her...
American Airlines Thanks U.S. Taxpayers By Gutting Consumer Protections
How did American Airlines thank U.S. taxpayers for generous payroll support that saved the jobs of every domestic employee during the pandemic? By further eroding consumer protections for delays and cancellations in its latest revision to the contract of...
Update: A Rough Start To My Lufthansa Duck Trip
An update to my Lufthansa duck story. I arrived in Frankfurt and headed over to the First Class Terminal. It’s a short walk from Terminal 1. This was not to access the Terminal, which is only available to same-day...
United Airlines Adds Lounge Access For Premium Passengers At JFK
United Airlines has (finally) added lounge access for business class passengers traveling from New York JFK. United Airlines Will Use Alaska Airlines Lounge For JFK Business Class Passengers Recently, both British Airways and Alaska Airlines lounges re-opened. The Alaska...
Why I Love The New Virgin Atlantic Seating Concept On A350
I recently reviewed the new Virgin Atlantic A350-1000 in Upper Class and remarked that the lounge area was wasted space. But Virgin’s creative use of this space onboard its leisure-configured A350s, dubbed “The Booth,” is pure genius if marketed...
I’m Flying To Germany For A Lufthansa Rubber Duck…
I know I’m crazy, but hear me out…I’ve decided to fly from Los Angeles to Frankfurt only to turn around and fly right home. Why? All for a rubber duck from the Lufthansa First Class Terminal. It’s truly a...
Courage Or Cowardice? Alaska Airlines Takes Middle Road On Employee Vaccinations
Alaska Airlines will not require its existing employees to be vaccinated or fine them for choosing to forgo the jab. However, those employees will be subject to “regular” testing and other restrictions. In leaving it up to employee, is...
