The United Kingdom launched a 3-tier lockdown with respect to its pandemic response and limitations. Does this threaten the proposed New York-London travel corridor this winter? If you are considering signing up for a new credit card please click...
Basic Business Class Expansion a Welcome Sight
ZIPAIR, a new Japanese carrier owned by Japan Airlines, is offering Basic Business Class and it’s a great solution to a problem many travellers face. If you are considering signing up for a new credit card please click here...
Pandemic Chicken Dinner On United Airlines
My Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. Domestic meal service on...
United CEO Eternally Optimistic About Return Of Business Travel
We’ve written a lot about the rapid decline in business travel on Live and Let’s Fly. I’ve even opined that it may never return to pre-pandemic levels. But United CEO Scott Kirby puts forward two reasons why he believes that...
Today: Chicago Seminars 2020
Today marks the 11th annual Chicago Seminars, the “original” travel conference that brings experts and novices together to talk miles, points, credit cards, airline, and hotel loyalty programs in a low-key format. This year’s event will be in the...
Whew: Lufthansa Reaffirms Commitment To First Class, Despite Pandemic
For the first time in decades, Lufthansa will not offer a single flight to the USA with a first class cabin. The majority of its fleet with first class seating has been mothballed. But worry not: Lufthansa still has...
Great Coffee In San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
I recently had a long layover at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and took the time to try out two coffee shops. One was far better than the other. Great Coffee At SFO My first coffee, and by coffee...
United Airlines Announces Eight New Latin America Routes
United Airlines will add eight new routes and also bolster service to other warm-weather destinations in Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico in a last-minute tweaking to its winter schedule. United Adds Eight New Latin America Routes Earlier today I...
United Airlines “Playing United Nations” And Relying On “Gut Feeling” When It Comes To International Route Planning
United Airlines, like other air carriers, finds itself in the middle of the worst crisis in the history of aviation. But the pandemic has hit international travel much harder than domestic travel. That has created particular difficulty for United,...
United CEO Promises “Aggressive” Return To New York JFK
United CEO Scott Kirby told investors this week that United Airlines is planning an “aggressive” return to New York JFK after abandoning the airport in 2015. It’s the first official confirmation that United is actively trying to return to...
New Cabin Airflow Study: Virtually Non-Existent Risk Of COVID-19 Transmission
A new study conducted by United Airlines and the Department of Defense has found that the risk of COVID-19 transmission onboard is virtually non-existent. New Study By United Airlines Finds Virtually Zero Risk Of COVID-19 Transmission On Airplanes The...
Trump Supporter Thrown Off Southwest Flight Speaks Up
The young man thrown off a Southwest Airlines flight over a facial mask has clarified his story, appearing on a popular conservative podcast with the woman who filmed the onboard discrepancy. Does the interview tell us anything more about...
