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Sun Country

Can Sun Country Airlines Survive? I Doubt It.

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 17, 2017November 14, 2023 14 Comments
Sun Country Restructure

Sun Country Airlines has a new sheriff in town and he’s cleaning house. He must be careful not to dump the baby with the bathwater. Sadly, it appears he has no choice. Jude Bricker is the new President and CEO...

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Caution: Chase Strictly Limits Korean Air SkyPass Transfers

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 16, 2017November 14, 2023 15 Comments
Chase Korean Air Skypass Transfer Limit

Word of warning: Chase points can only be transferred to Korean Air SkyPass once every 24 hours. I learned the hard way. I’m not traveling home tomorrow on Turkish Airlines…or Kuwait Airways. No, I think I’ve got something even...

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JetBlueTrip Reports

Review: JetBlue A321 Mint New York To Los Angeles

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 16, 2017November 14, 2023 27 Comments
JetBlue A321 Mint Class Review

The more I reflect on this flight, the more I realize how much I take mediocre service for granted on U.S. airlines. Put simply, this late-night flight in JetBlue Mint was one of the best domestic flights I have...

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Trip Reports

Incredible Mexican Food in Tashkent

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 16, 2017November 14, 2023 13 Comments
Mexican Food Tashkent

Let me tell you about the wonderful Mexican restaurant Ben and I enjoyed in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. As the sole Mexican restaurant in the city, I was pleased to see that Mexico City Restaurant had over 10,040 likes on Facebook....

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aeroplan

It’s a Miracle! Aeroplan Hold Times Plummet

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 16, 2017November 14, 2023 5 Comments
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Aeroplan is finally wising up to something: providing poor customer service is no way to run a premier loyalty problem. While it may be too late, I’m pleased to report I have not encountered a hold for more than...

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Travel

My “Souvenir” from Uzbekistan: 1.2MN Worthless Soms

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 15, 2017November 14, 2023 19 Comments
Black Market Exchange Uzbekistan

I left Uzbekistan today with about 1,200,000 more Soms than I intended. Two problems: hotels in Uzbekistan do not accept local currency for room payment and Soms cannot easily be exchanged outside Uzbekistan. One of my fondest memories of...

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Air BerlinGermanyNews

Air Berlin Bailed Out by German Government

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 15, 2017November 14, 2023 6 Comments
Air Berlin Bailout

Air Berlin filed for bankruptcy protection today after Etihad Airways pulled the plug on future funding. The German government quickly stepped in to provide a bridge loan so that Air Berlin can continue operations as it searches for a...

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United Airlines

United’s Chief Digital Officer: Overbooking Will Continue

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 15, 2017November 14, 2023 5 Comments
United Airlines Overbooking

Linda Jojo is the Chief Digital Officer for United Airlines as well as the Executive Vice President of Technology. In a recent wide-ranging interview with the Wall Street Journal, she explained why United will continue to overbook flights. Overbooking...

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Review: Airspace Lounge New York JFK (Terminal 5)

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 15, 2017November 14, 2023 1 Comment
Airspace Lounge Review JFK

While it’s great to have a lounge, about the only good thing I can say about the Airspace Lounge in JFK’s T5 is that the shower is nice. Well, maybe that’s not fair. The tap water is free. I...

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Uzbekistan Airways

So Much for Flying the Ilyushin Il-114…

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 14, 2017November 14, 2023 6 Comments
Ilyushin Il-114

Well, we gave it a good try, but it seems flying on the Ilyushin Il-114 simply wasn’t meant to be… As our time in Uzbekistan draws to a close, Ben and I have wasted hours trying to find a way...

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NewsUnited Airlines

United Returns to Historic Airport it Abandoned Decades Ago

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 14, 2017November 14, 2023 1 Comment
United Airlines Paine Field

78 years ago United Airlines launched commercial service from Paine Field (PAE) just north of Seattle. After decades without commercial flights, a new terminal is opening and United will resume commercial service to two hubs. Paine Field was a...

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Connectivity

Which Countries Are Covered by T-Mobile International Plan?

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 14, 2017November 14, 2023 44 Comments
T-Mobile International Country List

Kyle wrote a great piece yesterday on why he is sticking to T-Mobile despite its flaws. I share in his assment, even as I spend this week in two countries that are excluded from T-Mobile’s international “Simple Choice” plan....

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: August 13, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 14, 2017November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
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Hello from Tashkent, where I am spending several days checking out Uzbekistan. The country has defied expectations…in good way. I don’t recommend the national airline, though. On Monday I will finish my current trip report with a review of...

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Defiant: United Will NOT Suspend Flights to Guam Despite North Korea Threat

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 13, 2017November 14, 2023 15 Comments
United Airlines Guam North Korea

North Korea has warned that if provoked, it will strike Guam with a nuclear missile. Despite a bellicose exchange of threats between North Korea and United States, United Airlines is conducting business as usual from its Pacific island hub. United Airlines...

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Family Travel

Benefits of Slow Travel With Children

Carly Stewart Posted onAugust 13, 2017November 14, 2023 3 Comments
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As I previously covered, I spent the better part of six weeks in Asia with my daughter, sister and her boyfriend. There have been a lot of questions as to why we went for such an extended period of...

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Connectivity

Why I Suffer Through T-Mobile Service

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 13, 2017September 16, 2021 274 Comments
t-mobile international

Competitors offer better domestic service but either little-to-no coverage abroad, or way too expensive to be useful. But is it worth it to suffer through bad T-Mobile service most of the year just to make my time abroad easier?...

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HumorUzbekistan

Friendly or Fiendish? An Uzbeki Man Invites Us Home

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 13, 2017November 14, 2023 7 Comments
Uzbekistan Hospitality

In my travels to 128 countries over the last 13 years, I have been swindled, extorted, and battered, but never truly harmed. I’d like to think I’ve become a more discerning traveler, but I’m still trying to make sense...

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Hotel Reviews

Review: Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 13, 2017September 16, 2021 23 Comments
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I often travel to Houston for business and find myself staying in the Galleria area about half of the time. While the Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria has been open for some time. I hadn’t the chance to stay, however,...

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Review: Pakistan Airlines 777 Business Class Manchester To New York

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2017November 14, 2023 23 Comments
Pakistan Airlines 777 Business Class Review

Never has a business class flight been as simultaneously annoying and charming as this one. While there was undeniable appeal to the warm service and authentic food onboard, the Pakistan Airlines 777-200 is simply not a competitive business class...

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Uzbekistan Airways

First Impressions of Uzbekistan Airways 787 Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 12, 2017November 14, 2023 4 Comments
Uzbekistan Airways 787 Review

Earlier this week I flew with Ben from New York to Tashkent non-stop on a brand new Uzbekistan Airways 787-8 in business class. I’m thankful to have flown it for you…so you don’t have to. Let’s start with the...

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