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Air France

My Air France Trip Cancelled by Strike!

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 13, 2018November 14, 2023 10 Comments
a man in a suit

I’m going to have to wait a bit longer for my first flight on Air France…my flight to Paris was cancelled due to a strike. My afternoon flight from Venice to Paris was unceremoniously canceled sometime between 8-12 hours...

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Will “People Mover” Fundamentally Change LAX?

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 12, 2018November 14, 2023 20 Comments
LAX People Mover Pictures

The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously approved a people mover at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Will this project fundamentally transform LAX? Is it worth the nearly $5BN price tag? At the outset, let me say that I’m...

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ItalyTrip Reports

Italy Road Trip Day 3: Italian Happy Hour

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 12, 2018November 14, 2023 5 Comments
Lake Maggiore Hotel

Read More of My Italy Road Trip: Introduction: Road Trip Though Italy Italy Road Trip Day 1: Roaming Around Rome Italy Road Trip Day 2: A Lunch to Remember Up at 8am, we had some breakfast at the hotel...

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Finally, A Chance To Fly Air France!

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 12, 2018November 14, 2023 10 Comments
a large airplane on a runway

Believe it or not, I’ve never flown Air France in my life. That’s about to change. No, it won’t be a glamorous longhaul in first class. In fact, it will not even be business class. But it will be...

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ItalyTrip Reports

Italy Road Trip Day 2: A Lunch to Remember

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 11, 2018November 14, 2023 13 Comments
Florence Restaurant Recommendation

After a quick breakfast at the hotel, we hit the road…just as the sun popped up on the horizon. The weather was clear and the air crisp. We hit heavy traffic on the way to our meeting. An accident...

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Law In TravelUnited Airlines

Aviation Officer Who Dragged Dao is Suing United Airlines and City of Chicago

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 11, 2018November 14, 2023 4 Comments
a colorful lights on a ceiling

A disgruntled ex-aviation officer who was terminated for dragging David Dao off an aircraft is suing the City of Chicago and United Airlines. It has now been a year since the Dao incident. Most have moved on, but ex-Chicago...

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Next United Polaris Lounge Opens April 30th at SFO

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 11, 2018November 14, 2023 5 Comments
a counter in a room

United Airlines’ next Polaris lounge will open on April 30, 2018 at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The two-level, 28,000-square-foot lounge will include an a la carte dining area, buffet, sleeping/rest area, showers, and of course ample seating and...

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Italy Road Trip Day 1: Roaming Around Rome

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 10, 2018November 14, 2023 14 Comments
a bar with a person behind it

After an unexpected night in Zurich, I landed in Rome Fiumicino Airport to pouring rain at 8:50a, ready for a big day ahead. No time for a coffee at Mercedes Benz this morning. I had about an hour to get...

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Lufthansa

Lufthansa A380 Returns to Frankfurt on LAX Route in October

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 10, 2018November 14, 2023 3 Comments
Lufthansa A380 Los Angeles

Recently, I wrote about Lufthansa’s A380 shuffle at LAX. The carrier has swapped aircraft, sending the A380 to Munich to A340 to Frankfurt. With the winter schedule now filed, Frankfurt will reclaim the A380 in late October. Lufthansa not...

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Law In Travel

U.S. Airline Faces $50MN Lawsuit by Chinese Tourists

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 10, 2018November 14, 2023 3 Comments
XTRA Airways Lawsuit

A group of Chinese tourists as well as five businesses located in a remote U.S. territory are suing Florida-based XTRA Airways for racketeering. The claim: the airline took money for charter operations with no intention of actually starting service. XTRA...

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Uber

Why is My Uber Rating Dropping?

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 9, 2018November 14, 2023 20 Comments
uber scheduled rides

Here’s the paradox of tipping coming to Uber: I now tip far more generously than before, but my rating is dropping. Honestly, I care much more about any secret comments on my Hyatt or United profile than what my...

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ItalyTrip Reports

Introduction: Road Trip Though Italy

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 9, 2018November 14, 2023 4 Comments
a city with a river and mountains in the background

Greetings from beautiful Italy, where I’ve spend most of the week…on the Autostrade. I’m on a 10-11 day trip in Italy with one of my salesman from my other line of work. We started in Rome and will be...

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Pilot Stranded Miles Away from Airport by Angry Lyft Driver

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 9, 2018November 14, 2023 16 Comments
Lyft Abandons Pilot

It happens often, but it is not always captured on video. An airline pilot was ditched in a grocery store parking lot seven miles from Los Angeles International Airport. Why? His Lyft driver had no desire to travel to...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: April 08, 2018

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 8, 2018November 14, 2023 2 Comments
SkyCouch

Buona sera from Milano. I’m in the midst of a fast-paced business trip through Italy. I’ll provide some detail on it in the days ahead…it will not be a typical trip report. It was a fairly light week of...

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EditorialElite Status

Free Agent Is The Best Status to Hold

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 8, 2018September 15, 2021 20 Comments
UA 319

After years of chasing status (I still do), sometimes being a Free Agent when it comes to choosing your travel product is the most liberating of all. While I still hold elite status, on a recent trip my family...

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Review: Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 8, 2018September 15, 2021 7 Comments
Bonnet Creek, a Disney Good Neighbor Hotel

Navigating the Orlando hotel scene can be a challenge, even when presented with a limited set of parameters. I had a chance to review the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort on a recent Disney trip and was pleased with...

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Family Travel

Flying By The Seat Of Our Pants

Carly Stewart Posted onApril 8, 2018April 8, 2018 10 Comments
Walking the beach

The more points and miles we have and the more we travel, the finer we cut our trips. However, the trip we took this last week was booked in part while we were on it, leaving surprises at every...

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Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand Unveils New Flat Beds in Economy Class for Infants

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 7, 2018November 14, 2023 4 Comments
Air New Zealand New SkyCouch

Although it has been eight years since Air New Zealand launched its innovative SkyCouch product, a new variant will allow more undisturbed sleep for toddlers. The modified seats will include a dedicated infant harness and belt, allowing little ones to...

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Alitalia, ANA Form Strategic Partnership

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 7, 2018April 7, 2018 3 Comments
Alitalia ANA Partnership

Alitalia and ANA are linking up…further proof of the waning power of alliances. Until recently, Alitalia and ANA would have been viewed as strange bedfellows. Alitalia is a member of SkyTeam and ANA a member of Star Alliance. But...

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Venezuela Bans Copa Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 7, 2018November 14, 2023 2 Comments
a white airplane flying in the sky

In an escalating diplomatic spat between Venezuela and Panama, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has banned Copa Airlines from flying to the Bolivarian Republic. Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela shrugged over the news. Although word of the ban sent Copa stock tumbling...

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