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Airline MergerAmerican AirlinesAnalysisNewsUS Airways

The Lawyer Behind the AA-US Merger

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 8, 2013December 9, 2016 1 Comment

Never underestimate the capacity of one man to make a difference. The pages of history make that clear and as the dust settles around the almost certain merger of American Airlines and US Airways next week, we are now...

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United AirlinesUpgrades

Confirmed in First Class but No Seat Assignment

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 7, 2013December 9, 2016 12 Comments

Thanks to shrewd planning and a watchful eye, I’ve dodged landmines and avoided most calamities in the post-merger world of United Airlines. Others have not fared so well. Will today be my day of reckoning? I’m flying from Newark...

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Trip Reports

Ticketless In Malaysia Continued

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 7, 2013November 14, 2023 2 Comments
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If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. We Remain Stuck In Malaysia Continuing on from my UN-trip Report started here, then...

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Tips

Changing Travel Plans During Bad Weather

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 7, 2013December 9, 2016 5 Comments

With a fresh Nor’easter headed for New York and New England this weekend, airlines have loosened up rules on restricted tickets in order to help travelers avoid being stranded. For this storm and every other act of nature affecting...

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Uncategorized

Ticketless in Malaysia

Kyle Stewart Posted onFebruary 6, 2013November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
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If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. Un-Trip Report Continued Picking up on my UN-Trip report from last week, here is...

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Award TravelUS Airways

US Airways Call Center Humor

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 6, 2013December 9, 2016 13 Comments

If US Airways and American Airlines do end up merging, I hope the good folks at the US Airways call centers do not lose their positions. I depend on them to get my jollies… I just have to share...

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News

Air Tahiti Nui Removes First Class, Adds New Business Class Seats

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 5, 2013December 9, 2016 5 Comments

Getting to Tahiti using your points (and in general) is not the easiest prospect. Two carriers fly from the continental US non-stop to Papeete–both from Los Angeles: Air France and Air Tahiti Nui (Hawaiian Airlines also offers once-weekly service...

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United Airlines

This is the United Airlines That I Love

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 4, 2013December 9, 2016 3 Comments

I had a great weekend in Chicago. I’m in Philadelphia or Los Angeles, my brother is in San Francisco, and we do not get to see a lot of each other anymore, but we both made time to meet...

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More Sleaze by Air France-KLM Flying Blue

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 2, 2013December 9, 2016 2 Comments

Sleazy ˈslē-zē also ˈslā- (adjective): carelessly made of inferior materials; marked by low character or quality.  I do not use the term “sleazy” lightly, but I can think of no adjective more apt for the Air France-KLM Flying Blue loyalty program. I’ve bemoaned the...

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Four SeasonsHotel Reviews

Review: Four Seasons Beirut

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 1, 2013August 6, 2018 3 Comments
Four Seasons Beirut Review

Beirut is a city of contradictions. It has a rich French-influenced history, a proud culture, and a warm and affable people. Yet Beirut has suffered from great political turmoil over the preceding years and it shows—a strong military presence...

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Trip ReportsUnited Airlines

A Perfectly Good Transcon Redeye…in COACH

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 31, 2013December 9, 2016 6 Comments

I was very critical of United Airlines yesterday, arguing that the carrier’s business model and frankly its persona from the top down would make wining back lucrative business customers much more difficult than CEO Jeff Smisek envisions. I stand...

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Award Bookings

Reaching the Same Telephone Agent Two Times in a Row

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 30, 2013December 9, 2016 5 Comments

While on the phone with US Airways today completing an award reservation, the call got cut off. I redialed and was elated to be connected to the same agent I had just been speaking with a moment earlier. She...

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Trip Reports

You Are Stuck in Malaysia

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 29, 2013September 16, 2021 6 Comments
AirAsia Indonesia Conspiracy

If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. Me:  “So you are telling me we are stuck in Asia with no way...

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AnalysisNewsUnited Airlines

Why United Airlines Will Have Trouble Winning Back Business Travelers

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 29, 2013December 9, 2016 16 Comments

United Airlines announced a new push today to win back business travelers who have been leaving the carrier in droves for the competition. United will have to do more than plead to get these corporate accounts back– Is it...

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Travel

A Trip Report Not to Be Missed

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 28, 2013September 16, 2021 3 Comments
Japan Airlines Low Cost Carrier

If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us today. Trip Report Kuala Lumpur-Tokyo-Bali As many of you know, a couple of weeks ago...

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Award TravelUnited Airlines

Splitting a Record Is Always Possible

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 26, 2013December 9, 2016 17 Comments

In booking award tickets on a daily basis, I often encounter situations in which I must split a record before ticketing. Put simply, say there are two people on an award reservation and they want to use their own...

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Trip ReportsUnited Airlines

Frankfurt to Washington Dulles in United Airlines Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 25, 2013December 9, 2016 5 Comments

After enduring a long and sleepless ride over the Atlantic in economy class, I was prepared to stay in Frankfurt until I was able to secure a seat in United business class going back to Washington. Flying standby meant...

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Escaping the Cold – Back to California

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 23, 2013December 9, 2016 4 Comments

The last couple days have been cold, and I mean cold. As a California native who has spent a handful of winters on the East Coast (and Germany), I honestly cannot recall weather this cold before. It was 13ºF...

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Megabus, TSA, and the 57th U.S. Presidential Inauguration

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 23, 2013December 9, 2016 11 Comments

Let me tell you about my day yesterday. It started when my alarm went off at 4:00a and I hit snooze every five minutes until 4:25a, rolling out of bed with a sigh and doubts over what I was...

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American Airlines

Reserve Your Entrée Before You Fly on American Airlines? No.

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 22, 2013December 9, 2016 3 Comments

After a stressful couple days of standby travel on United, it was time for my girlfriend and me to fly to Los Angeles. I opted for a confirmed ticket on American Airlines and secured an upgrade to first class for...

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