Avelo Airlines is adding four flights to Hollywood Burbank Airport as it seeks to find its niche in an ultra-competitive landscape. Avelo Airlines Is Based In Burbank (BUR) In April, Avelo launched with service from Burbank to the following...
Catfight On Spirit Airlines – Taunts Lead To Blows
Another day, another fight on Spirit Airlines…and an important reminder that fighting onboard is simply not worth it. As much as you might want to give self-entitled jerks a piece of your mind, it is best just to keep...
Delta Air Lines CEO Issues Candid Apology For Long Hold Times
In a refreshing move that offers both a genuine apology and meaningful concessions, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian has addressed the long hold times to reach an agent in an email to SkyMiles members. Candid Apology Over Long...
Great Coffee In Mainz, Germany
Mainz is one of my favorite cities in Germany and I recently found a great new coffee shop that makes me even more excited to return. Great Coffee In Mainz, Germany The coffee shop is called Maldaner and it...
United Airlines Will Offer Complimentary Meals On Hawaii Flights In Economy Class
United Airlines will offer fresh complimentary meals to economy class passengers on longer Hawaiian flights starting in August. Complimentary Meals Return To Hawaiian Flights On United Airlines Effective August 1, 2021, United Airlines will offer a complimentary snack or...
United Airlines Will Allow Economy Class Passengers To Pre-Order Snacks, Beverages
Passengers on United Airlines, no matter the cabin, can soon use United’s mobile app to pre-order meals, snacks, and beverages onboard. The service will initially launch from Chicago this week and expand to all flights over 1,500 miles later...
United Airlines Adds Flights To London
England will fully re-open to vaccinated travelers from the United States and European Union on August 2, 2021. With demanded expected to increase for travel across the pond, United Airlines is adding more flights between London and the USA....
Delta Air Lines Extends Elite Status: Will American And United Follow?
Delta Air Lines extended the elite status of all of its SkyMiles Medallion members yesterday for another year. Will American Airlines and United Airlines follow? Delta Air Lines Extends Elite Status For All SkyMiles Members Yesterday, Delta became the...
Europeans Grow Impatient With United States Over Travel Restrictions
The U.S. border will remain closed to Europeans and the United Kingdom for the time being, with President Joe Biden and health officials citing delta variant concerns. Some European leaders are expressing impatience with the lack of reciprocity, especially...
Plot Thickens: Air Traffic Controller In Belarus Who Instructed Ryanair Flight To Divert Is Missing
The air traffic controller who directed a Ryanair flight to divert from its path to Vilnius and land in Minsk, Belarus has gone missing. Air Traffic Controller Goes Missing In Belarus Oleg Galegov convinced Ryanair pilots to divert to...
Inconsistent Southwest Airlines Throws Three-Year-Old Off For Not Wearing Mask But Twice Allows Him To Fly Without One
Two issues are at play here. First, is the mask mandate itself for three-year-olds. Second, is the inconsistent enforcement of it. Once again, another family was forced to step off a Southwest Airlines flight after their three-year-old son could...
Marriott Is Welcome To Remove Alarm Clocks…I Hate Them
Hotel room alarm clocks are vestiges of the past that more often annoy or frustrate than help. Marriott’s latest idea to ditch alarm clocks is one cutback I can sign onto, especially if it saves breakfast or other amenities...
American Airlines Asks Pilots To Conserve Fuel
American Airlines has asked pilots to conserve fuel, citing supply shortages at downline stations that may soon lead to refueling stops on select routes. American Airlines To Pilots: Please Conserve Fuel Already battling operational difficulties around pilot availability, American...
The Lovely Diane, A United Flight Attendant, Sommelier, And Barista
I’ve enjoyed a lot of good service lately, but want to give a special shout out to Diane, who took great care of me and other business class passengers recently on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to...
E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Makes Secretive Flight to Base Near Area 51
In a rare move, the E-4B “Doomsday” plane made a visit to the secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport in Nevada with the U.S. Secretary of Defense onboard. E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Makes Unannounced Stop At Secretive Test Base The E-4B...
Il-114-300, A New Russian-Built Turboprop Aircraft
The Ilyushin Il-114 was first launched in the 1990s as an update to the original Il-14, that sought to replace the Douglas DC-3 and Lisunov Li-2 in the Soviet Union. While the project flopped, Ilyushin will soon introduce a...
Marriott Is Winning The Race To The Bottom
Marriott has extended its lead in a hospitality race to the bottom. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. New Marriott CEO...
An Open Letter to Sec. Of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
Among the many travel reforms proposed by President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, here are the ones he is missing. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you...
US-Mexico Border Closure Extended- Wait, It Was Closed?
To the shock and dismay of millions of American tourists to Mexico, the border is closed-ish. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us...
Flight Attendant Drags Ranting Mother Off American Airlines Flight
An American Airlines flight attendant hauled off a troubled woman who felt the need to scream out her objections to a number of issues including the “corruption” of Disney and her objection to same-sex marriage. Oh, and she wasn’t...
