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Is Spirit Airlines Breaking the Law With Passenger Usage Fee?

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 5, 2020September 13, 2021 62 Comments
spirit bankruptcy

One of my favorite flight hacks is to buy Spirit Airlines tickets at the airport and save the online-only passenger usage fee. But based on a recent experience, it seems they may be breaking the law through false advertising...

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HyattUnited AirlinesUpgrades

Spend Your Upgrades Early and Often

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 5, 2020November 14, 2023 1 Comment
Park Hyatt Paris-Vendome

Hotels, airlines and even car rental companies give us benefits that are good all year, but sometimes we treat them too preciously. This is the year to spend your upgrades early and often! If you are considering booking travel or signing...

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Loyalty Programs

Loyalty in 2019, Plan For 2020

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 5, 2020September 13, 2021 Leave a Comment
United Washington Dulles Expansion

At the turn of the year (and in this case, the turn of the decade) reflection is important before forging ahead. My loyalty experience in 2019 was interesting, 2020 feels more intentional already. If you are considering booking travel or signing...

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Delta Air LinesLaw In Travel

Delta Air Lines Should Capitalize On Atlanta Smoking Ban

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 4, 2020November 14, 2023 53 Comments
Delta Smoking Atlanta

The indoor smoking ban at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has officially gone into effect. Delta should capitalize on the restrictive new law with an innovative use of its SkyClub patio in Terminal F.  I read through the language of the...

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IsraelTravel Security

Geopolitics Complicates My Trip To Israel

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 4, 2020January 4, 2020 27 Comments
Safe To Visit Israel 2020

A U.S. airstrike in Iraq has complicated my plans to take my family to Israel tomorrow. Still, I don’t plan on suspending my trip. Yesterday, Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was blown up via a U.S. airstrike while leaving Baghdad International...

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Travel

Lovely: Man Urinates In Airport Gate Area As Shocked Passengers Stare In Disbelief

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 4, 2020November 14, 2023 14 Comments
a group of people sitting on chairs

A man was captured on camera relieving himself in an airport gate area as shocked passengers stared in disbelief. The popular Instagram account PassengerShaming shared the video yesterday, which has quickly amassed over 250,000 views:   View this post...

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Travel

10 Flights I Look Forward To In 2020

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 3, 2020November 14, 2023 12 Comments
Aspirational Airline Premium Cabins 2020

As we enter 2020, there are a number of airline premium cabin  airline products I look forward to trying this year. Here’s the top-10 I will target, in order of priority: 10. American Airlines 777-300ER First Class American is...

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American Airlines

A Reasonable Threat From American Airlines Pilots

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 3, 2020November 14, 2023 14 Comments
American Airlines Pilots Threat

A diplomatic warning from pilots at American Airlines should be taken very seriously by upper management. As of January 1, 2020, AA pilot contracts became amendable. This means that the existing contract is still in force, but can now...

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Israel

Help Me Plan My Trip To Israel!

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 3, 2020November 14, 2023 62 Comments
Israel Trip 2020

I’ve decided to take my family to Israel next week. That doesn’t give me much time to plan. For years, I’ve wanted to take my family to the Holy Land. With so much uncertainly in the air for 2020,...

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Law In Travel

“Lucky” Airline Passenger Fined $17,000 For Good Luck Stunt

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 3, 2020November 14, 2023 8 Comments
Airline Engine Coin Lawsuit

I feel very sorry for Lu Chao. An innocent act has landed him in a heap of trouble with a fine he claims he cannot pay. Airline Passengers Fined For Tossing Coin Into Aircraft Engine Last February, I wrote...

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Musings

My Silent Seatmate From Sydney…

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 2, 2020November 14, 2023 16 Comments
Silent Seatmate

My seatmate from Sydney to Los Angeles was an odd bird. I still cannot figure her out… I’m not much of a talker on flights, short or long. I’ll generally engage my seatmate if I am first engaged, but...

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Flight ReviewsUnited Airlines

Review: United Airlines 787-9 Business Class Sydney To Los Angeles + Lounge Hopping In SYD

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 2, 2020November 14, 2023 32 Comments
a plane parked at an airport

After a fairly mediocre flight to Sydney, my return flight was a far better overall experience, even with an inferior seat. After arriving  in Sydney from San Francisco a bit late, I had two hours before my “connection” back...

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British AirwaysNews

Three British Airways Cabin Crew Members Killed in Car Crash Outside Heathrow

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 2, 2020November 14, 2023 8 Comments
British Airways Car Crash

Sad news out of London, where a deadly crash on New Year’s Eve killed three British Airways cabin crew members and seriously injured a fourth. A Mercedes HGV big rig (or “lorry” in the UK)  plowed into a Toyota...

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Boeing

Boeing Wants To Cut Pilots Out Of Flying

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 2, 2020November 14, 2023 14 Comments
Boeing Automation

Boeing wants to transfer more control over its aircraft from pilots to computers. But is automation the answer? After the crash of two 737 MAX aircraft within weeks of each other in 2019, Boeing determined to accelerate its push...

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Year in Review

Utter Failure: Revisiting My 2019 Travel Goals

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 1, 2020November 14, 2023 8 Comments
Travel Goals Failure

So much for my grand plans for travel in 2019… I flew over 200,000 miles in 2019 and visited dozens of countries. In that sense, it was another great year of travel. But in reviewing two posts I wrote...

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Elite Status

My Airline + Hotel Status Goals For 2020

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 1, 2020January 1, 2020 7 Comments
Airline Hotel Status 2020

Two unexpected twists may make 2020 a different year of pursuing status than in years past. Let’s start with hotels and then move to airlines. 2020 Hotel Status I hold elite status in three hotel programs: Hyatt Globalist (through...

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British Airways

British Airways Faces A Lounge Challenge In London Heathrow

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 1, 2020November 14, 2023 2 Comments
British Airways Lounge Refresh

As part of its New Years resolutions for 2020, British Airways announced it will “refresh” its lounges in London Heathrow. That presents quite a challenge to a lounge network that is already overburdened with guests. My family and I...

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Musings

20:20 Vision For 2020 On Live And Let’s Fly

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 1, 2020November 14, 2023 9 Comments
a side view mirror of a plane taking off

Happy New Year dear readers from around the world. It’s time to reflect back and look ahead. As I explained in my Christmas Day post, 2019 was a tough year for me. In fact, in many ways it was...

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Year in Review

The 10 Most Popular Live And Let’s Fly Posts Of 2019

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 31, 2019November 14, 2023 14 Comments
Most Popular Posts

What is “popular” is a funny thing. As we close out the year of 2019, I’m looking at back at the 10 most popular posts of 2019 in terms of traffic on Live and Let’s Fly. The trend is...

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Year in Review

My 10 Worst Flights In 2019

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 31, 2019November 14, 2023 4 Comments
Lufthansa Last Row

Unlike my 10 Best Flights of 2019 post from earlier today, I’d say this list is a bit more controversial. After all, how bad can any premium product really be? But listing my 10 worst delayed domestic flights would...

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