A secret team of Airbnb agents from across the world including Dublin, Montreal, and Singapore serve as “black box” operatives for the vacation rental chain, with virtually unlimited discretion to keep disasters out of the press through hush money...
United Airlines Calls Cyber Attacks Its Greatest Threat
Cybersecurity has come a long way from writing our easy-to-guess passwords on post-it notes and placing them on our oversized monitors. Nevertheless, the recent proliferation of cyber attacks has companies like United Airlines fearing for what might be catastrophic...
Justified: Air Canada Fined $25 Million By United States
Crime doesn’t pay. Financial difficulty does not justify theft. Now Air Canada may really going to have to pay up thanks to a stiff fine from the United States Department of Transportation. United States DOT Proposes $25.55 Million Fine...
United Airlines Offers Free Snack Boxes Today On Intra-California Flights
California fully re-opens today, with capacity restrictions lifted and mask requirements relaxed. To celebrate, United Airlines is offering free snack boxes on intra-California flights. Free Snack Box Today On United Airlines Intra-California Flights It has been a long road...
American Airlines Denies Boarding For “Late” Family, But Has Plenty Of Time To Accommodate Standby Passengers Who “Needed” To Get On Flight
A family, including an eight-month-old baby, was denied boarding on American Airlines in order to accommodate standby passengers after the gate agent claimed they were too late. But not only did the family have a valid reason for being...
United Airlines Restores Hot Meals: What To Expect Onboard
Today United Airlines restored hot, plated meals on several routes after more than a year with much more limited meal service onboard. Here’s what to expect onboard if you are traveling in first class. United Airlines Domestic First Class...
Airbus-Boeing Feud Ends In Joint Bid To Counter China
The United States and European Union have agreed to suspend the trade war between Airbus and Boeing and instead focus on a common rival: China. Airbus-Boeing Feud Ends In Joint Bid To Counter China For 16 years, Airbus and...
Have We Learned Anything? Wash Your Hands PLEASE…
I got off a flight a couple days ago in Los Angeles and made a beeline for the restroom. I wasn’t the only one. But apparently I was the only one who remembered to wash his hands. Wash Your...
American Airlines Has Sinister Motives In Removing Award Charts
It’s very simple: award charts promote accountability, transparency, and predictability. The latest hints that American Airlines will soon remove its award chart must be met with deep skepticism and indeed a reasonable assumption that sinister motives are at play....
United Airlines Adds Florida Transcontinental Routes
United Airlines is adding a trio of new transcontinental flights between California and Florida, ramping up competition ahead of the busy winter travel season. United Airlines Adds Tampa Service From Los Angeles + San Francisco Starting October 31, 2021,...
Swiss Voters Reject New Airline Carbon Tax
By a narrow margin, Swiss voters rejected a new aviation tax meant to offset carbon dioxide and reduce greenhouse gasses. Swiss Voters Reject New Airline Tax Switzerland is a direct democracy in which questions are put to citizens via...
Is It Really The Masks? The Root Cause Of Airplane Misconduct
Frequent readers of Live and Let’s Fly would be forgiven for thinking this luxury + adventure travel blog has turned into a tabloid covering daily onboard antics of poorly-behaved passengers on commercial flights. But while we go where the...
Delta Captain Pleads For “All Able-Bodied Men” Onboard To Assist In Restraining Out-Of-Control First Class Passenger Wearing Crash Helmet
Onboard disturbances are becoming so frequent that it is hard to distinguish one from another. But last night, another incident occurred when a disturbed passenger wearing a white helmet onboard a Delta flight to Atlanta became so agitated that...
South African Airways Sold By South African Government
At long last, there is light at the end of the tunnel for South African Airways, the beleaguered flag carrier of South Africa. The South African government has announced plans to sell a majority stake of the troubled airline...
Man Strikes Woman With Mobile Phone On Southwest Airlines, Sparking Smoke And Diversion
Sadly, domestic violence occurs even at 40,000 feet in the air. An escalating argument onboard led to a lurid case of battery, a mobile phone catching fire, and the Southwest flight eventually diverting. Southwest Airlines Pensacola Diversion After Heated...
Delta Air Lines 767-300 Diverts After Drunk Passenger Loses Control
Another week, another alcohol-fueled diversion, this time on Delta Air Lines. But even as she was hauled off the aircraft handcuffed and in a stretcher, the passenger remained deeply unrepentant. Delta 767-300 Diverts After Drunk Passenger Causes “Threat” Onboard...
Elimination Of American Airlines Magazine Is The American Way
After 55 years, American Airlines will eliminate its in-flight magazine, American Way, at the end of the month. I can’t say that I will miss this hallmark of in-flight entertainment, as I view magazines as about as relevant as...
Visa On Arrival In Turkey Beats Pricier E-Visa
The price for an e-visa to Turkey for American citizens recently more than doubled in price. If you’re on a tight budget, it now pays to avoid the Turkish e-visa and obtain a visa on arrival at Istanbul Airport...
How To Obtain A Visa On Arrival In Istanbul
Despite its new e-visa regime, it is still possible to obtain a visa on arrival in Istanbul. Where To Obtain A Visa On Arrival In Istanbul (IST) When Turkey transitioned to an e-visa system in 2013, numerous reports suggested...
American Airlines Flight Attendant Rant 100% Justified
An American Airlines flight attendant took to the PA system on a flight to Charlotte and ranted about passengers. His conduct was 100% justified and I am happy he decided to speak up and shame the hapless passengers who...
