U.S. legacy carriers should be very afraid of Air Italy. The Italian airline is doing so well it has announced it will halt service to two U.S. cities and one Canadian city this winter. Were you saying something about...
United Officially Unveils New Plane Design
After a leaked image of United’s new paint job made headlines yesterday, United officially unveiled its new livery today in Chicago. Since the images (and later video from United) circulated yesterday, today’s ceremony had no surprises. Nevertheless, I was...
First Impressions: United Premium Plus (SFO-FRA)
This week I decided to try out United’s new Premium Plus product for my trip to Frankfurt. As far as premium economy products go, this one is a winner. I was on UA926, United’s retrofitted 777-200 from San Francisco...
Crime And Intrigue Surrounding Hong Kong Airlines
Two factions are fighting for control of the airline and one side has made an explosive claim of break-in and theft. Now a court has ordered the airline to publicly choose a leader. Welcome to the drama of Hong...
Photos: United Reveals New Livery + My Thoughts
It probably was not as planned, but United Airlines has officially revealed the next phase of its livery. The photo above leaked yesterday evening, a half-day ahead of the planned reveal ceremony today in Chicago. After the leak, United...
Hot Deal: Business Class From Europe To USA From €1200 R/T
Thinking about a trip to the United States this summer? Why not splurge on business class? If you act now, you will not even pay much more than for an economy class ticket. Via God Save the Points, Star...
Chase Enters The World Of Transfer Bonuses
Chase has entered the world of transfer bonuses with a generous transfer bonus to British Airways. Through June 16, 2019 (11:59 PM ET), you can receive a 30% bonus when you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to British Airways...
JetBlue As The “Goldilocks” Airline
JetBlue styles itself as the bowl of porridge that is not too hot, not too cold, but just right. It believes customers, let’s call them Goldilocks, will always choose JetBlue when they can. You remember the story of Goldilocks...
Cathay Pacific SHOULD Crack Down On Flight Attendant Theft, Including Ice Cream
Cathay Pacific not only has a right to crack down on flight attendant petty theft onboard, but such a crackdown should be applauded. It’s simple. You don’t take from your employer. Doesn’t matter how inexpensive it is. Doesn’t matter...
Review: Wizz Air A321 Basel To Warsaw
My Wizz Air flight from Basel-Mulhouse to Warsaw was spartan and late, but clean and comfortable. I booked my ticket the day before travel for only 58CHF (about $57). I paid an extra 8CHF for a second carry-on bag,...
Review: Star Alliance Lounge Rome (FCO)
The Star Alliance lounge in Rome Fiumicino (FCO) is so lovely that I’d get to the airport early just for a few minutes in it. Located in the intra-Schengen Area (Zone D) of Terminal 3, this lounge offers a...
Sweet Discount On Frequent Traveler University Chicago
Frequent Traveler University is coming to Chicago the first weekend in June. Through midnight PT, you can save $30 on the price of admission. Both Kyle and I will be speaking on behalf of Live and Let’s Fly. Other...
Review: United 787 Business Class Munich To San Francisco
It was nice to catch up on sleep aboard an 11-hour flight from Munich to San Francisco in United Polaris Business Class. This was again on a 787-9 in business class, a hard product I have reviewed several times...
Why Is Lufthansa Losing Money?
Why has Lufthansa already lost over 300 million euros this year? For the first three months of 2019, Lufthansa lost 336MN EUR (~ $380MN USD). Blaming rising fuel costs and overcapacity in Europe, the German airline swung to loss after reporting a...
Final Clues As United Prepares To Reveal New Livery
United Airlines will reveal an “evolution” to its livery on Wednesday morning in Chicago. Leading up to that event, the carrier has offered us a couple more clues of what we may expect. Take a look at the video...
The Sri Lanka Attacks Could Have Been Far Worse…
As horrific as the coordinated attacks were at hotels and churches in Sri Lanka yesterday, we were spared from even greater carnage than originally planned. The death toll has risen to 290. Authorities are still discovering more bodies. Terrorists...
Avianca Award Changes Model Pricing Variability
Avianca announced positive changes to their award chart for domestic United States awards with some variability, It is a perfect model for how US airlines, like American, can avoid throwing out award charts but still adding value to both...
Scammed: Citi American Airlines Credit Card
A reader recounted their story of how their Citi American Airlines Credit card fell victim to a fraud scam due to convenience features of Citi’s payment system. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...
Restaurant Review: Lhong Tou Bangkok Thailand
Though we have been to Bangkok, Thailand more times than we can count, my family continues to search out new places to eat and are rarely disappointed. On this occasion, we found Lhong Tou and enjoyed their dim sum menu. ...
Economy Class Breakfast On Qatar Airways
Each week, 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. This week’s...
