The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has declined to extend the antitrust immunity granted to Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico for their transborder operations between the USA and Mexico. At the root of this is concerns that the Mexican...
More Frustration At Turkish Airlines LAX Ticket Counter…
An update to my Turkish Airlines award ticket drama… LAX Ticket Counter Unable To Check Me In On Turkish Airlines Flight I showed up at the ticket counter in the Tom Bradley Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)....
United Airlines Threatens To Terminate Flight Attendants Who Use Personal Devices In Jumpseat
United Airlines is cracking down on flight attendants who use their own personal devices onboard, warning of discipline including job termination for those who do not abide by the rule prohibiting the use of such devices when seated in...
Irreconcilable Differences Divide American Airlines Flight Attendants And Management
Flight attendants at American Airlines are reasonable to want a new contract. Management at American Airlines is reasonable to point out that it cannot afford a generous contract. The context of the latest battle is the paltry profit-sharing AA...
Passenger Booted Off American Airlines Flight…For Farting
“We all breathed a sigh of relief when he was removed.” An American Airlines flight returned to the gate after a disgruntled passenger refused to stop passing flatus. No, farting is not a legitimate tool of revenge on AA...
FTU Washington, DC Returns In 2024
Frequent Traveler University is returning to Washington, DC next month and I’d love to see you there for our leadoff event of 2024. FTU is a full day of expert-led sessions on trending travel topics and manufactured spending. It’s...
My Turkish Airlines Award Ticket Horror Story…
As much as I love Turkish Airlines–and I do love Turkish Airlines–trying to rebook a canceled Miles & Smiles award ticket has become an exercise in hopeless futility and endless frustration. While Turkish offers great value in mileage redemptions,...
United Airlines CEO Clarifies Future Of Boeing 737 MAX 10
Comments made by United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on CNBC suggested his carrier was considering canceling its Boeing 737 MAX 10 order, but that is not the case. If anything, the comments were strategically aimed at extracting further concessions...
737 MAX 9 Cleared For Return To Service On Alaska Airlines + United Airlines
The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared the Boeing 737 MAX 9 to return to service and Alaska Airlines and United Airlines have now outlined their specific plans to return this aircraft to the skies. 737 MAX 9 Will...
United Airlines Adds Chicago – Athens Service
United Airlines will add nonstop flights between Chicago and Athens this summer, creating a nonstop link between the Windy City and the City of the Violet Crown. Chicago – Athens Nonstop On United Airlines Launches May 23rd United will...
Chaos In Denver International Airport Abates After Overnight Train Repairs
Denver International Airport has returned to normal operations after urgent repairs to the airport’s intra-terminal train system were completed overnight. Train System Restored At Denver International Airport…For Now Chaotic scenes of thousands of passengers waiting for trains dotted headlines...
Chinese Tourists Forget They Are In London
It’s fairly common to hear the derogatory refrain “Ugly American” when it comes to US tourists abroad, but the strange and offensive antics of a Chinese group in London may warrant a new designation of ugly… Chinese Group Gets...
The Pathetic Future Of Air Malta Business Class?
I’ve written fondly about my flight on Air Malta last summer and also how the carrier is in the process of restructuring. Does a suspicious meal from Berlin give us a concerning taste of what is to come for...
Air Canada Passenger Restrained After Trying to Open Aircraft Door On London Flight
Air Canada provides us with a textbook example of how to handle an unruly passenger onboard who tried to open the 787-9 aircraft door mid-flight. No diversion was necessary…it rarely is. The Right Call: Air Canada Flight Does NOT...
Two Flight Attendants Sue Alaska Airlines, Claim They Were Fired Due To Their Christian Faith
A lawsuit seeks damages against Alaska Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) after two flight attendants were fired for what they claim was the expression of their Christian faith in “Alaska’s World,” an internal employee-only communication network....
United Airlines Blames Q1 Loss On Boeing 737 MAX 9
United Airlines is projecting a first quarter loss in 2024, which it blames on the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 9. Even so, compensation from Boeing might impact final numbers. United Airlines: Boeing 737 MAX 9 Will Result...
FAA “Recommends” Boeing 737-900ER Inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recommended visual inspections of Boeing 737-900ER mid-exit door plugs, expanding the scope of the investigation after the mid-flight incident on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. FAA Now Recommends Visual Inspections Of Boeing 737-900ER...
Deranged Mother Loses Her Temper When Passenger Won’t Trade Her Middle Seat For Aisle Seat
It’s totally reasonable to reserve and aisle seat and window seat in hopes the middle seat will remain empty. I do it all the time. But it’s quite unreasonable to demand that the passenger in the middle seat take...
Exclusive: Congressman Crenshaw Tells A One-Sided Story Of Interaction Between United Airlines And Wife Over Dog
A November 8, 2023 incident at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston involving United Airlines and the family of US Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) over a dog appears to be far more complicated than the Congressman has thus far admitted....
No, Protestors Blocking Airport Access Are Not “Exercising First Amendment Rights”
The folks running Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport are advised to take a rudimentary course on the First Amendment to the US Constitution. No, blocking airport access roads is not a valid exercise of First Amendment rights. Washington National...
