Effective 01 October 2011, special meals will no longer be available on most United domestic, Canadian, Central American, and Caribbean flights. Special meals will still be available on transcontinental flights between LAX/SFO-JFK/EWR and Hawaiian flights. Furthermore, the following special...
More on Leaked Changes to United Mileage Plus Program
In all honesty, it is 0305 on Sunday morning, I have driven over 500km today to attend a wedding in Baden-Württemberg, just spent an hour on the phone booking an award with British Airways, and I just do not...
Leak: United to Completely Overhaul Mileage Plus Program?
Ben brings us the following changes under consideration for United Airlines’ Mileage Plus program from what he terms a “reliable” source: Class of service bonuses: Class of service bonuses for full fare tickets and paid premium cabin tickets will...
Free Membership in EL AL Matmid Frequent Flyer Club + 30 Bonus Points
The EL AL Matmid frequent flyer program tends to be one to avoid. With high redemption charts, fuel surcharges on award tickets, and a membership fee to join ($25), you are much better using your American Airlines miles if...
83,871 American Airlines AAdvantage Miles for $4.96?
While it appears this is a fleeting promotional error, AAdvantage Shopping is offering 83,871 miles for a $4.96 Palm® wireless phone charger through Verizon. Simply follow this link, click on “Buy Now”, login to your account or register for...
Hot Complimentary Food Returns to British Midland Economy Class
It is rare that an airline reinstates complimentary amenities for passengers, especially those behind the curtain. Yet British Midland International (bmi) plans to bring reintroduce hot food to premium economy and economy classes starting August 17th: Customers travelling with...
Review: Park Hyatt Seoul
It comes as no surprise that you will always be pampered at a Park Hyatt property. Indeed, that that is to be assumed in a luxury hotel chain. The question then becomes whether price, location, and amenities make a...
Hotels.com Buy-One-Get-One-Free Booking Promotion (up to $400 value)
Book now and save big at hotels.com. If you have never joined hotels.com’s Key Card Collectors Program or have joined but never booked a hotel room through the website, the Great Unloyaling Promotion is for you. Through this offer...
40% Discount on Lufthansa Mileage Upgrades to Business Class
Through September 19th, Lufthansa is discounting transatlantic business class mileage upgrades. Full (Y or B) fare tickets can be upgraded for 20,000 miles per person each way, instead of the normal 35,000 miles. Discount G, H, M, Q, U...
Just Another Bad Apple at the TSA
While I do not derive any sort of pleasure from blogging about Transportation Security Administration officers constantly being busted for breaking the law, there is a reason I choose to cover these sorts of stories. After blogging about the...
TSA Officer Indicted for Stealing $23,000 Worth of Watches at LAX
While the official Transportation Security Administration motto might be “not on my watch,” the more apt phrase is “that’s my watch” after another TSA Officer was indicted for stealing last week. Paul Yashou, a now disgraced ex-TSO at LAX,...
Follow Live and Let’s Fly on Twitter
Social media tools have never really appealed to me. It took an impostor to get me to sign up for Facebook and I deliberately avoided other tools like Twitter and Four Square because I figured they would be to...
Disaster Avoided at German Airports
Disaster has been avoided, as German Air Traffic Controllers just moments ago called off a strike planned for tomorrow after a court ruled they could not strike earlier in the day. The move comes too late for some carriers,...
That’s One Way to Get to Cuba!
A United Airlines flight from Washington Dulles to Cancun was diverted to Havana on Sunday when crew members reported a “strong odor” in the cabin. Some later reported that a burning smell (Cuban cigars perhaps?) was emanating from the...
Update: Continental Airlines Saves the Day
I was pretty bummed last night upon discovering that a Continental agent inadvertently misspelled the names of 3/4 of the passengers on a complex award reservation, then being told that there was no solution to the problem. But the...
Free Gogo Wi-Fi Internet on Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines is offering free Gogo Wi-Fi on smart phones and iPod Touches during the months of August and Spetember. Sponsored by Visa, the promotion does not apply to laptops and tablet devices. Rates for those machines start at...
Fixing an Award Booking that Continental Destroyed
I cannot think of anything more aggravating than spending hours upon hours constructing and booking an award reservation only to find the tickets were issued incorrectly and the prospects for correction are slim. I have been working all week...
Exploring Berlin Tempelhof Airport
One of the most storied airports of all time, Berlin Tempelhof Airport is brimming with history. The airport site was once Knights Templar land in medieval Berlin, and from this beginning came the Tempelhof name. The airport officially opened...
TSA Hints at New Behavior Detection Plan
Could the Transportation Security Administration be moving toward the Israelification of airport passenger screening? Currently, the TSA stations Behavior Detection Officers (BDOs) at 161 airports across the country that look for psychological or physiological signs that a passenger may be...
Alaska Airlines Migrates to Electronic Upgrades, Adds Restrictions
Upgrading on Alaska Airlines is always a pleasure–and often free. You see, the airline issues paper upgrade certificates to elites that can be transferred to anyone and applied over the phone to any fare class, as long as there...
