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Matthew Klint

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.
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Flying Blue Promo Awards for Autumn 2014 Travel

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 8, 2014December 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

I’ve written about Air France/KLM Flying Blue Promo Awards in the past and though the program has become stingier in allocating Promo Award routes, each promotion cycle usually has at least a couple deals worthy of consideration. This fall,...

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More Stringent Airport Security for USA-Bound Flights

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 6, 2014December 6, 2016 3 Comments

There’s a man that U.S. intelligence agencies are watching named Ibrahim Al-Asiri who has been called a master bombmaker for Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). He allegedly is skilled in constructing bombs out of ordinary material that can escape the...

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Free Upgrade to Business Class on Aeroflot

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 5, 2014December 6, 2016 3 Comments

Update: Deal has expired Aeroflot Russian Airlines introduced a premium economy “Comfort Class” last year that provides a hybrid between business and economy similar to Air France’s Premium Economy product. Through the end of August, Aeroflot is offering Comfort...

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Newark AirTrain Back in Service

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

Track corrosion forced the closure of AirTrain service between Newark’s Liberty International Airport and the EWR Rail Station in May, but the restoration work is now complete, more than 10 days ahead of schedule. With runway construction, no rail...

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Lufthansa Lounge Cheat Receives Huge Bill

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 3, 2014December 6, 2016 6 Comments

For one Munich man, a strategic calculation to save money by buying a refundable Lufthansa ticket, enjoying food and drink in the Lufthansa Business Lounge, then cancelling his reservation, has proved a grave mistake. After 36 incidents, Lufthansa had...

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United Airlines Bends Rule, Saves the Day for Sick Boy

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 3, 2014 1 Comment

United Airlines gets a lot of bad press and rightfully so – it has torpedoed the MileagePlus program on both the earnings and redemption side and has severely cut back on in-flight services, particularly in the forward cabin of...

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In My Absence…

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 2, 2014December 6, 2016 40 Comments

Some of you may have noticed that things have been quiet lately…in the four years that I have written Live and Let’s Fly, there has never been a month with as few posts as the last one. Thankfully, my...

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Why I’d Hate to Be a Gate Agent

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 17, 2014 4 Comments

I spend enough time in airports to know that I would never want to be a gate agent. Some agents are just nasty, but most try their best and get gangraped (I suppose that is a bit strong) by...

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United Cuts Winter Service to Rome, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 14, 2014 6 Comments

I wrote about United’s new service to Santiago, Chile yesterday as well as additional flights to Punta Cana and Belize City, but that was only half the story. While the resumption of Santiago service will be a nice addition...

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United Announces New Routes to Santiago de Chile, Punta Cana, Belize City

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 14, 2014 3 Comments

After bludgeoning the majority of MileagePlus members with a customer unfriendly move toward revenue-based award mileage earning earlier this week, United has thrown us a bone in introducing new service to three Latin American cities. Of special interest is the...

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RDMs Will Be Revenue-Based Starting March 01, 2015 on United Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 10, 2014December 6, 2016 14 Comments

When Delta Air Lines announced a revenue-based earnings chart for 2015, I predicted that it would only be a matter of time before United Airlines would match, though I did not expect it to happen so soon. Copying Delta...

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Win 200,000 Flying Blue Miles + Platinum Membership

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 5, 2014December 6, 2016 2 Comments

Air France/KLM Flying Blue wants your best travel pictures from around the world. Three winners will receive 200,000 Flying Blue miles, Platinum-level elite membership for one year, and their photo will be placed on Flying Blue luggage tags for...

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Video: New United Airlines Commercial

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 3, 2014 8 Comments

United Airlines has a new commercial out highlighting its international route map through a light-hearted tale of a man trying to learn catch phrases in several languages. The ad is targeted toward New York City flyers and was filmed...

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Last Day for 100% Bonus on US Airways Purchased Miles

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

It frankly shocks me that US Airways is still selling miles so cheap, but perhaps it should not—after all, Doug Parker is still running the show. I sense a steep devaluation coming, and coming soon, but until then US...

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Free Boingo Internet for American Express Platinum Cardholders

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 31, 2014December 6, 2016 4 Comments

American Express Platinum is on the rebound. It was right to question the value of the $450 annual fee when Continental left Membership Rewards, US Airways lounge access was lost, and Delta lounge access was severely curtailed, but in...

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Scandanavian Airlines SAS Introduces New Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 30, 2014December 6, 2016 6 Comments

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has trailed the competition for years in terms of longhaul business class product. I reviewed business class from Copenhagen to Washington Dulles in 2010 and four years later the seats still have not changed–SAS still does...

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Why Congress Should Mandate All-In Pricing for Hotels Too

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 28, 2014December 6, 2016 6 Comments

As Congress considers whether to allow airlines to hide taxes and fees from consumers until late in the booking process, perhaps a hotel anecdote will be instructive. Hotels and the online travel agencies that sell hotel rooms are not...

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Can I Access An American Express Lounge Without My AMEX Card?

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 28, 2014 6 Comments

I was in Las Vegas today and giddy to check out the American Express Centurion Lounge that opened last year. Available to American Express Black and Platinum cardholders for free or $50 to other AMEX cardholders, the lounge offers...

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An Unrealized Memorial Day Wish

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 26, 2014December 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, a man of so few words he was referred to by many as “Silent Cal”, delivered an uncharacteristically long speech at Gettysburg on May 30, 1928 to commemorate Memorial Day. The context of his speech...

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Is it Safe to Travel to Thailand?

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 25, 2014 6 Comments

A coup d’état has taken place in Thailand with a military junta now running the show. As horrible as that sounds, is it safe to travel to Thailand during this time? In a word, yes. King Bhumibol Aduljadej has been...

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