So Delta, is traveling with you safe or unsafe? Apparently, it depends upon the audience… Visit delta.com and you’ll see Delta taking about how it is delivering a “safe, healthy, clean” travel experience. Delta has rolled out “Delta Clean”,...
Air France Must Cut Domestic Flights In Exchange For State Aid
As an exchange for state aid, Air France must aggressively cut carbon emissions, which will include a suspension of domestic flight sales on routes that are well-served by high speed train. Air France Close To Receiving €7 Billion In Aid...
United Airlines Extends Change Fee Waiver
United Airlines has extended its change fee waiver another month, with free changes and cancellations now permitted through May 31, 2020. Yesterday evening, each MileagePlus member received an email from Toby Enqvist, United’s Chief Customer Officer. The letter was full...
United Raises Partner Award Costs: Here’s The Breakdown…
When the going gets tough, stick it to them where it hurts…United Airlines has raised the cost of awards on partner airlines by at least 10% across the board. Earlier today I wrote about United Airlines’ decision to no...
13 Nations Demand EU Suspend Mandatory Refunds For Cancelled Flights
13 European nations have formally asked the European Union to stop requiring refunds for cancelled flights. Will the EU finally cave in at the expense of consumers? I’ve already written about how Germany has backed Lufthansa’s efforts to deny...
United No Longer Publishes Star Alliance Award Chart
United Airlines has removed its Star Alliance award chart from its website. Are prices on partner awards about to go up further? While chatting with a United spokesperson about the changes to earning on partner flights, she volunteered that...
LOT Polish Airlines Wants To Convert 787 Dreamliners To Cargo Aircraft
In another sign of the times, LOT Polish Airlines has approached Boeing for help in converting its 787 Dreamliners into freighter aircraft. A LOT spokesperson told Reuters, “We are in talks with the aircraft manufacturer about … adapting the...
New Aircraft Boarding Procedure At United Airlines
Through at least the end of May, United Airlines is avoiding zone boarding and will instead board by rows. United Airlines has used zone boarding for years. After the merger with Continental, it briefly tried boarding by rows (as...
UPDATE: Earning MileagePlus Elite Status On Partner Flights + Waivers + Timeline
A few updates for you on the news this morning that United is dramatically slashing the number of elite status points you can earn on partner flights. PQP Limit Is Per Segment, Not Ticket When United updated its website...
Analysis: United’s New Partner Earning Policy Is Fair, But Tone Deaf
Earlier today I wrote about United’s new earning structure for partner flights, effective July 1, 2020. While the policy penalizes those outside the USA, I would not call it unfair. At the same time, I cannot think of a...
Lufthansa Considers Strategic Bankruptcy
As Lufthansa negotiates for a huge government bailout, it is also exploring bankruptcy as another path toward sustainability. The Süddeutsche Zeitung reports that Lufthansa is considering filing for bankruptcy. It is quickly burning through its remaining cash and finds...
Mandatory Masks On JetBlue: Enforceable?
JetBlue will require all passengers to wear face coverings effective May 4th both at the airport and onboard. But how enforceable in practice is the new masks requirement? Will planes start diverting if passengers refuse to wear them once...
United Socks It To MileagePlus Flyers Outside USA With New Earning Cutbacks
Hoping to earn United Airlines MileagePlus elite status by flying partner airlines? It just became much harder. For those outside the USA, the latest move further diminished the value of crediting flights to United. I wrote about the “loophole”...
My Refund Experience With United Airlines
While it is just one data point, I want to report I had a very smooth refund experience with United Airlines after a flight cancellation. The refund has already hit my card. I have a handful of trips still...
Super Rich Escape COVID-19 With Private Jets And Pricey Vacations
What do you do if you have a lot of money and want to escape from COVID-19 hotspots? Travel. When everyone else is at home, you have an advantage. The Los Angeles Times recently featured an interesting story discussing...
Airbus Warns Of Steep Production Cuts, Job Losses
Any hopes of a quick recovery and return to the old normal have been dashed, with Airbus now weighing painful cuts as it fights to adapt and survive. Airbus CEO Warns Of Painful Cuts Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus,...
German Government Debates Micromanaging Lufthansa
Lufthansa is on the cusp of receiving a massive bailout from four European governments. But with money comes coercion and the debate now shifts to how much control should be asserted over the German airline group. Lufthansa Group Poised...
Remote Working Creates New Travel Opportunities
During the coronavirus crisis, nearly everyone learned to work remotely. As the world reopens new travel opportunities will arise as a result. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com....
Hawai’i Proposes Tourist Tracking, No Thanks
A proposal in Hawai’i this week would make tourists submit to tracking in an effort to fight COVID-19 proliferation. I’ll pass. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If...
Positive News From the Travel World
If you watch the news right now, it’s all doom and gloom but there are good things happening too. Here’s some positive news from the travel world. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card...
