Some areas of the world are coming to the other side of the coronavirus crisis and while the coast is not yet clear in most parts of the world, when will you feel safe enough to fly again? If...
Will You Reward Or Punish Airlines & Hotels For Status Extensions?
Airlines and hotels have been generous with status extensions for 2021. Will you reward them with more business or use the chance to be a free agent while still maintaining your status? With a dwindling number of holdouts, airlines...
Virgin Australia’s New Humanitarian Mission: Toilet Paper
With a worldwide shortage of toilet paper caused by mass hoarding in many nations, Virgin Australia has embarked upon a new humanitarian mission. Instead of its usual April Fool’s Day jokes, Virgin Australia is donating toilet tissue to vulnerable...
Democrats Demand Airline Ticket Refunds For Everyone Who Wants One
A group of nine U.S. Senators from the Democratic Party have signed a letter urging airlines to promptly refund tickets that consumers cancelled due to COVID-19. While I’m sympathetic to such pleas, I think that ship has passed… To...
I’m Dreaming About Future Travel, But Not Planning…
What will next year look like? How about next month? Or next week? Will we contain COVID-19? How much will it destroy the world economy? Short and honest answer: we don’t know. Are You Panning Travel Or Just Dreaming...
Would You Support Airline Bailouts If Executives Chipped In Themselves?
I’m curious, would you be more likely to support a bailout for the airline industry if executives returned the bulk of their compensation or chipped in from their own pockets? Richard Branson, for example, is worth over $4BN, but...
Social Distancing Is Hard Work For This Restless Traveller…
It’s only day three of my self-imposed social distancing campaign and this is proving to be very difficult. This traveler is just not a homebody. Monday was supposed to be the start, but I went into the office…I’m just...
My Surprisingly Smooth Day Of Travel Through Istanbul, London, And Washington
My trip from Cotonou, Benin all the way back to Los Angeles yesterday was surprisingly smooth. I flew from Cotonou to Istanbul via Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on Turkish, connected to London on Turkish, then flew from London to Los Angeles...
Reaction: Flying to Asia This Week
During my ill-advised mileage run to Kuala Lumpur, I had a chance to see the effect of the Coronavirus on airlines and here are my observations. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...
What European Routes Will American, Delta, And United Cut?
With a ban on foreign nationals entering the United States who have visited the Schengen Area over the last 14 days set to go into effect at midnight tonight, U.S. airlines are re-adjusting schedules to Europe in anticipation of...
My Travel Dilemma…Wait Or Return To USA Now?
I may be spared from the European travel ban, but I’m not looking forward to a potential quarantine upon reaching the USA… I listened to President Trump’s speech last night from the bed of my hotel…in Accra, Ghana. My...
Coronavirus Politics: Should Senior Citizens Fly?
There’s hysteria. Then there’s common sense. And as we try to make sense of what is hysteria and what is not, a big question is whether senior citizens should fly. Sadly, that question has become a political issue. The...
Flying Into Coronavirus Zones, For Fun
Coronavirus is highly contagious and can be fatal. So why am I flying into coronavirus zones? For fun. Kind of.
MI6? CIA? Mossad? I Leave My Seatmate Guessing
I had fun with my seatmate on a recent Turkish Airlines flight from Frankfurt to Istanbul, who thought I was a spy. As I shared in my first impressions post, the aircraft swapped from an A321 to an A321neo...
If I Had To Pick An Airport Terminal To Live In…
A six hour layover (which eventually turned into an eight hour layover) might sound horrible, but not with oneworld emerald status in Terminal 3 at London Heathrow. On the contrary, the layover flew by. I’m on my next trip...
Do Commercial Pilots Have A Stressful And Unsatisfying Job?
A new FlightGlobal survey suggests that commercial airline pilots in the United States are burdened with stress and job dissatisfaction. I asked 121pilot, our resident pilot at Live and Let’s Fly, if there was any truth to that claim...
Booked: Finnair A330, Air France A350, And Air Canada 787 Business Class!
It’s time to embark upon another journey that will take me to Helsinki, Paris, and Toronto. Why? To fly the Finnair A330, Air France A350, and Air Canada 787 of course! I’m doing my best to diversify my reviews...
Air New Zealand Economy Skynest: Innovative, But Practical?
Air New Zealand unveiled its Economy Skynest, a concept that seeks to bring bunk beds to economy class. While no doubt innovative, is the product practical? The new beds would be at least 200cm (~79 inches) long and 58cm (~23...
Thanks Ellen, “Recline To One Another” Is A Motto We Should All Live By
Yesterday, Ellen DeGeneres used her opening monologue to defend seat reclining. Specifically, she defended the American Airlines passenger who filmed the man behind her punching her seat. Her “Recline To One Another” motto is one that we should all...
Success! I Now Have Two U.S. Passports
Well, that was smoother than I thought. I went from having one passport with no space left for stamps to two empty passports…in a number of hours. Los Angeles Passport Agency: Easy I was able to make an appointment...
