Troubled South Korean carrier Asiana is eliminating first class this autumn and introducing a new “Business Suite” on the Airbus A380. Earlier today, One Mile at a Time detailed how Asiana intends to stop offering first class effective September...
Time To Buy Delta Air Lines Stock?
With a big disclaimer that I am not a financial analyst and am not offering any sort of investment advice to you, I am contemplating adding some Delta stock to my portfolio. I’ve forayed into buying airline stock twice...
United Airlines Adds Free Meal To Another Hawaiian Route
United will expand its complimentary meal service trial in economy class to a second Hawaiian route starting later this month. Beginning May 15, 2019, complimentary sandwiches will be offered to economy class passengers on flights from Chicago to Honolulu....
Review: Plaza Premium Lounge Rome (FCO)
I raved about the food in this Priority Pass Lounge last week, but will provide details here on the entire lounge experience at the Plaza Premium Lounge in Rome Fiumicino (FCO). The lounge is open 24/7, though there are...
A Patriotic Paint Scheme For Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines has unveiled a new patriotic-themed livery on a Boeing 737-800 ahead of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. The 737-800 features the American flag on the scimitar winglets and a prominent “Honoring Those Who Serve” on the fuselage above...
U.S. Airlines Pandering To President Trump In Gratuitous New Ad
U.S. airlines are hoping to bypass Congress, regulators and other high-level administration officials and take their Gulf Carrier subsidy argument directly to President Donald Trump. Let’s start with the video. Take 30-seconds to watch this: The video starts with...
American Airlines Apologizes After Agent Calls Cop A “Killer”
Words are a powerful weapon and can instantly inflict great pain. As tensions escalated over a missing checked bag, two children grown men exchanged terse insults at Memphis International Airport. Now American Airlines has been forced to apologize for...
Tragic: 41 Killed in Aeroflot Crash
An Aeroflot jet crashed at Moscow on Sunday, sending the aircraft into flames as passengers desperately tried to escape. 41 of the 78 passengers and crew onboard did not survive, including two children and a flight attendant. The Sukhoi Superjet-100,...
Do You Pull Stickers Off Your Passport? How About Fake Stamps?
I was looking at my passport yesterday and smiled at the collection of stickers I have built up on the back. I still have a long way to go before surpassing the number of stickers on my old passport...
American Airlines’ Devaluation Without A Devaluation
Sometimes you don’t have to officially devalue a loyalty program for a real devaluation to occur. American Airlines, at least for now, still has a saver award chart with fixed-rate award prices to each region in the world. This...
British Airways CEO Proud That He Eliminated Free Food And Drink
British Airways’ CEO Alex Cruz has no regret over cutting free food and drink from economy class on shorthaul flights. None at all. In an interview earlier this week, he claimed that negative passenger reaction “didn’t surprise me at...
A γευστικός Greek Breakfast On Aegean Airlines
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. This week’s...
Whew! American Airlines Still Blocking Etihad Award Space…
When I saw that American Airlines added the ability to book Etihad awards online yesterday, my heart sank. Would the floodgates now be open, quickly decimating what remains a treasure trove of award space? The answer appears to be...
Book Cathay Pacific First Class For 14K Chase Points
You can sample the luxurious Cathay Pacific first class lounges in Hong Kong and get a taste for Cathay Pacific’s acclaimed first class product for only 14K Chase points. That’s a value worth considering if you’re in the area....
Delta Air Lines Caught In Political Turmoil…Again
Delta Air Lines has rescinded its sponsorship of an event to honor the Brazilian President. Jair Bolsonaro, the bombastic newly-elected President of Brazil, has been called the “Trump of the Tropics” and was elected by a wave of populist...
Ryanair Accused Of Asking Autistic Teen To Pay Extra Baggage Fee For His Emotional Support Doll
Ryanair is firmly denying that asked an autistic teenager to pay up to check-in his “comfort” doll. Helen Estella wrote on Facebook that her son Leo experienced a meltdown after Ryanair staff told him he’d have to pay to...
Review: Lufthansa 747-8 First Class Frankfurt To Los Angeles
Month after month, year after year, Lufthansa continues to offer a superb first class product. My flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles aboard the Boeing 747-8 was among my best ever. I realize that I write so many Lufthansa...
When You Fly United Express You Are Flying United!
United Airlines’ President Scott Kirby recognizes that when you fly on United Express, you are flying on United. Speaking to United employees in Houston in a recording obtained by Live and Let’s Fly, Kirby addressed the “confirmation bias” of...
Southwest: Delta “Squatting” At Dallas Love Field
Tensions are rising over the use of one gate at Dallas Love Field. Southwest claims Delta is illegally “squatting” while Delta claims it must protect Dallas from Southwest. Dallas Love (DAL) has 20 gates. Technically, 18 belong to Southwest...
“Outgoing” Qantas CEO Will Stay Three More Years
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce’s plans for retirement have been placed on hold…for at least another three years. Today, Qantas announced the veteran CEO would remain at the helm of the Australian airlines until at least 2022. Yesterday, I wrote...
