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Category Archives: News

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Scorpions on a Plane!

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 16, 2015December 5, 2016 1 Comment

I am not an animal person–to put it mildly. I was bitten by a dog when I was five while riding my bike outside my grandma’s house and have always had a fear of dogs. I was stung by...

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I’m Booked on the American Airlines 787 Inaugural!

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 14, 2015December 5, 2016 10 Comments

I had a great time on the Qatar A350 inaugural from Doha to Frankfurt last month — there is something special about being on inaugural flights. American Airlines took delivery of its first 787-8 this week and has just...

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NewsUnited Airlines

DOT Examining United Danish Kroner Mistake Fares

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 14, 2015December 5, 2016 4 Comments

The DOT has taken the unusual step of issuing a press release noting that it is examining the “United Airlines mistaken fare” and will determine whether or not United must honor the fares purchased. My gut tell me this...

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NewsUnited Airlines

United Will NOT Honor $50 Transatlantic First Class Mistake Fares

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 12, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

I generally silence my iPhone at night and woke up this morning to a flood of tweets, text messages, e-mails and Flyertalk PMs about a “DKK” fare sale from United Airlines. My first thought was “where the heck is...

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NewsQantas

Qantas A380 Diverts to Ontario Airport (Video)

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 6, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

A Qantas A380 was forced to divert to Ontario International Airport yesterday due to fog at LAX. Poor ONT does not see a lot of mainline jets anymore, let alone A380s so it was quite an event. Post by...

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Business ClassNews

Aer Lingus Business Class A330 Fleet Will Be Fully Lie-Flat by 01 April 2015

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 2, 2015December 5, 2016 4 Comments

Aer Lingus is installing new fully lie-flat business class seats throughout its longhaul A330 fleet and the retrofit will be complete by the end of March. The New Seat The new seat is a variant of the Vantage Seat by Thompson...

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NewsUnited Airlines

United Slashes Partner Earning Rates

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 30, 2015December 5, 2016 8 Comments

With cuts coming left and right in the world of airline loyalty programs, I must admit I no longer wince in pain when a new devaluation announced. The question of devaluation is not if, but when and how much....

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NewsOneWorld

IAG Group Moves Closer to Aer Lingus Acquisition

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 25, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

IAG Group, parent company of British Airways and Iberia, has made its third offer to acquire Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus, this time at €2.50/share. Irish news sources are reporting the Aer Lingus board is “set to accept” the latest...

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HumorNews

Illiterate Chinese Farmer Fined for Smoking Onboard Cathay Pacific Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 25, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

The “glory days” of smoke-filled 747 lounges with baby grand pianos and circular staircases has been replaced with a harsh new reality–light up onboard and you’ll face a heavy fine or jail time. From Britiain’s finest news source, it...

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NewsStar Alliance

No Imminent Star Alliance Membership Announcement for Royal Air Maroc

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 24, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

I knew it sounded too good be true — could Star Alliance really woo Royal Air Maroc into its alliance when it already was the dominant alliance in Africa? Would EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, South African Airways, and Brussels Airlines...

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NewsStar Alliance

Royal Air Maroc to Join Star Alliance?

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 20, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

The formalities are not complete, but a Swiss news agency is reporting that Royal Air Maroc, the national carrier of Morocco, will join Star Alliance. Royal Air Maroc would bolster’s Star’s dominance in the region, joining Egypt Air, Ethiopian...

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News

The Cuba Travel Ban is Over!

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 17, 2015 1 Comment

While pure tourism is still not technically allowed for Americans in Cuba, the travel ban is over – the veil has been lifted and Cuba is now open legally to all. Under new rules issued in response to President...

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News

No Tourist Visas After All for Saudi Arabia

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 6, 2015 7 Comments

Well, when something seems too good be true, even if we are just talking about a visa to Saudi Arabia, it probably is… The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has now denied that it will issue tourist visas starting...

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NewsSkyTeam

Saudi Arabia to Offer Tourist Visas Starting in June 2015

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 6, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

06 JAN 15 UPDATE: No Tourist Visas After All for Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is not quite the hermit kingdom of North Korea, but it remains an elusive destination, difficult to enter and currently impossible to be an official tourist...

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NewsUnited Airlines

United Humiliates Family with Disabled Child or Family Shamefully Tries to Game System?

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 4, 2015 2 Comments

A story called United with Ivy has been gone viral over the last 48 hours. It goes something like this– Large family (of 16) traveling from Dominican Republic to Newark together Husband and wife have four children Youngest child,...

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News

Breaking: AirAsia Flight from Surabaya to Singapore Missing

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

In a year in which two Malaysian Airlines aircraft have tragically been lost, another airliner has sadly lost contact with air traffic control this evening. The AirAsia Indonesia A320 was (hopefully is) carrying 155 passengers and seven crew members. An...

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NewsUnited Airlines

Woman Spends Weekend in Jail for Changing Seats on United

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 25, 2014 13 Comments

When I was thrown off a United Airlines flight for taking a picture of my seat, many were quick to attack — blaming me for being over-entitled and concluding that I was wrong to even question the FA’s confusion...

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Air New Zealand to Start Auckland to Buenos Aires Route

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 16, 2014December 5, 2016 5 Comments

For Star Alliance flyers trying to connect between Australia or New Zealand and South America, options are not just limited — there are no flights at all. Connecting via North America or Africa is required, adding hours to an...

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United Airlines Now Processing Lufthansa GPU Upgrades Electronically

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 11, 2014 3 Comments

United Airlines and Lufthansa were both founding members of the Star Alliance and have maintained a close relationship as both codeshare and joint venture partners over years. United’s top-status 1K flyers receive six GPUs (Global Premier Upgrades) each year...

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NewsUnited Airlines

United Airlines Announces Service to Venice, Additional Service to Dublin and Paris

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 25, 2014 3 Comments

United Airlines announced three new Summer 2015 routes today, including new service from Newark to Venice and Chicago to Dublin as well as a second daily flight from Washington to Paris. Newark to Venice The 767-400 scheduled on this...

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