Dots, Lines & Destinations

• Podcast
• Trip Reports

DLD 532: The Trip That Didn’t Happen

• May 1, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, A330-900, A330neo, Adient, Air Inuit, awards, business class, Canada, flyadeal, JAL, Japan Air Lines, Jason Rabinowitz, Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, jetblue, lie-flat beds, Malaysia Airlines, Montreal, premium cabin, Quebec, Real ID, rewards, special guest, Virgin Atlantic

Flying the Air Inuit 737-200 Combi to Puvirnituq’s gravel runway is an AvGeek bucket list item. Alas, the 47-year old plane had other ideas. But we still had an interesting/good time.

• Podcast

DLD 531: Walk this way

• April 24, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, China, Delta Air Lines, IFC, IFEC, immigration, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Key West, routes, United Airlines, wifi

Why is walking through an airport so annoying? And which new airports will some airline passengers soon be walking through?

• Podcast

DLD 530: What’s new?

• April 17, 2025
• Tagged as: 777-300ER, AirBaltic, Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIX, AIX25, American Airlines, Avelo, Delta Air Lines, earnings call, Frontier, Icelandair, jetblue, routes, Spirit Airlines, TrueBlue

New seats and new systems unveiled at AIX, and some new leaders needed as two CEOs are out on the same day.

• Podcast
• Trip Reports

DLD 529: HAMming it up

• April 10, 2025
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, AUS, Austin, Avelo, British Airways, Canada, Delta Air Lines, Global Airlines, GlobalX, HKG, Hong Kong, lawsuit, routes, Trip Report, United Airlines, Vietjet, WestJet, wifi

A funky trip to Hamburg, a new mini-hublet, and wondering about inbound international travel (again) among our ramblings this week.

• Podcast

DLD 528: Lies, Damn Lies, and Booking Data

• April 3, 2025
• Tagged as: A321XLR, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Canada, DCA, E195-E2, Flightradar24, FR24, Heathrow, Iberia, LCY, LHR, London City, Seoul, SJU, slots, Washington DC

Just how dire is the coming summer for US-bound travel? We’re looking at various data sources to try to figure it out.

• Podcast

DLD 527: Power Up!

• March 27, 2025
• Tagged as: Air France, Allegient Air, Canada, crash, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Endeavor, first class, Frontier, GlobalX, Heathrow, Korean Airlines, lounges, Porter Air, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Southwest Airlines, Starlink, United Airlines, WestJet

Got power? That’s usually not an issue for airlines and airports, but this week is different.

• Podcast
• Trip Reports

DLD 526: Not so express

• March 20, 2025
• Tagged as: 787, Allegient Air, American Airlines, ancillary, ancillary fees, DCA, earnings, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, IndiGo, Korean Airlines, lifetime, livery, Los Angeles, Marrakech, NTSB, PAE, Paine Field, routes, Seattle, Southwest Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Transatlantic, United Airlines

Marrakech remains a mess for connections. And there are plenty of other messes around the world. But we find some good news, too.

• Podcast
• Trip Reports

DLD 525: Hip to be Square

• March 13, 2025
• Tagged as: Air Traffic Control, ATC, British Airways, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, dining, elite status, FAA, Finnair, Heathrow, JetZero, LaGuardia, LGA, LHR, lifetime, lounges, Lufthansa, mileageplus, Pan Am, SpaceX, special guest, train, Trip Report, United Airlines

Which cards to cancel and where to fly? We’ve got Ed from Miles To Go on the show this week to help answer those questions and lots more.

• Podcast

DLD 524: TO/GA

• March 6, 2025
• Tagged as: ACC, Accra, Africa, Air France, Airbus, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, ANA, Boeing, British Airways, Chicago, Delta Air Lines, dining, E175-E2, E195-E2, EasyJet, elite status, Embraer, Expedia, FedEx, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, jetblue, loyalty, Lufthansa, Manchester, Marrakech, MDW, MHT, MIdway, OTAs, Peach Airlines, Qatar Airways, RAK, regional jets, routes, Southwest Airlines

Another close call, and a lot to consider as new orders and new routes come online.

• Podcast

DLD 523: Thanks, I hate it

• February 27, 2025
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, business class, Cape Town, Choice Privileges, Dallas, Delta Air Lines, DFW, diversion, electric aircraft, Flagship Suite, hotels, lie-flat beds, loyalty, premium cabin, San Francisco, SFO, South Africa, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines

New seats, nicer hotels, and crazy photos from a diversion are three of the five bullet points we talk about in this week’s show.