I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. After we visited the Air India Lounge and both JFK T4 Delta SkyClubs, we returned to Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse ahead of...
Maybe We Should Have Flown Through Cairo After All…
I’ve been discussing flying through Cairo ever since I began planning my SAS Million Mile challenge, but I ultimately chose to fly via Tunis instead after securing an even cheaper premium cabin fare. But in light of what has...
A Tale Of Two Delta Sky Clubs In JFK Terminal 4
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. We visited both Delta Sky Clubs in JFK Terminal 4 and while both were fine, one was far better than the...
Review: Air India Maharaja Lounge New York (JFK)
Other than the sign reflecting Air India’s new logo, nothing about this Star Alliance lounge in JFK Terminal 4 has changed much over the last few years. I’ve provided updated pictures of the food and drink selection, all of...
Breakfast In Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse JFK
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at JFK is a treat and I enjoyed a great breakfast here. We checked in for our...
JetBlue A321LR Redeye: Solid, Even In Economy Class
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. I find JetBlue such a positively consistent product. While it is never ideal to fly in economy class on a redeye...
Route Planning For My SAS Million Mile Challenge
I’m moving forward with the SAS EuroBonus Million Mile Challenge and taking my son along. Here’s how I planned it, booked it, and the prices I paid for each ticket. Planning And Booking My SAS EuroBonus Million Mile Challenge...
Captain Tells Shirtless Passenger, “You’re Only Making Things Worse For Yourself!”
An EasyJet flight traveling from Turkey to the UK was forced to divert in Greece after at least one young man could not control his alcohol intake. His behavior became so bad, including removing his shirt and fighting with...
Spirit Airlines Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Continues Flying
Spirit Airlines announced today that it has submitted filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and debt restructuring and will continue flying and selling tickets. If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us...
Lufthansa Plans To Trim Workforce In Favor Of AI, Automation
Lufthansa hopes to cut 20% of current administrative jobs by 2028 as the carrier struggles to turn a profit amidst higher operating and labor costs. The German carrier is banking on using automation and artificial intelligence to fill in...
What’s Going On With Alitalia Aircraft?
Alitalia went out of business officially in 2021 with ITA replacing the storied carrier, but what’s going on with its aircraft? If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. From...
Review: Hyatt Vacation Club At Coconut Cove
Our one-night stay at Hyatt Vacation Club at Coconut Cove was a mixed bag for reasons obvious and self-inflicted but a few outside our control too. If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed us...
BermudAir Added Three US Destinations For Spring
BermudAir, the startup airline from the island of Bermuda has added three new destinations for spring and they are all in the United States. If you are considering booking travel LiveAndLetsFly.com appreciates your support. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add...
Contract Negotiations At United Airlines Take An Ugly Turn For Flight Attendants
With time running out for the labor-friendly Biden Administration, flight attendant contract negotiations at United Airlines remain stalled with the two sides far apart and the union now resorting to petty name-calling. Report: Contract Negotiations At United Are Not...
“We Don’t Work For Free!” Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Shames First Class Passenger Over Drink Request
Understandably, flight attendants at Alaska Airlines are angry that their union has failed to negotiate a new contract ahead of the incoming Trump administration, but barking at a first class passenger who requested a cup of coffee is just...
Hyatt Globalist Suite Upgrade…And Suite Downgrade
What happens when a hotel says you are upgraded during online check-in but then downgrades you by the time you arrive at the property? One Hyatt Globalist found out the hard way. Hyatt Regency DFW Downgrade: Suite Upgrade Taken...
From Haiti To Texas…Southwest Airlines 737 Struck By Gunfire In Dallas
If you thought that commercial aircraft being shot at was limited to Haiti, think again. The latest commercial aircraft to come under gunfire was a Southwest Airlines 737-800 at Dallas Love Field in Texas. Southwest Airlines 737 Struck By...
Heartwarming Air New Zealand Ad On Becoming A Pilot
For all the laughs we enjoy from Air New Zealand’s well-designed safety videos, its “Never Stop Dreaming” ad is better than all of them. That’s my opinion, of course, but I really enjoyed this ad. It shares the story...
The Bleak Future Of Partner Award Travel
While it appears Alaska Airlines will resolve its last-minute partner award blocking, that was but a symptom of a wider and ongoing problem: the death by a thousand cuts of partner award travel. Partner Award Travel Is Harder Than...
Man Says Frontier Airlines Employees Tried Extorting $50 “Tip” From Him Just To Get On Aircraft
What’s worse, the employee demand or the fact that I’m not surprised it took place on Frontier Airlines? A Frontier Airlines passenger claims two employees in Atlanta tried to extort him for money as he was boarding his flight....
