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DLD 270: Thanksgiving travel is crazy. Literally.

• December 7, 2019
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, A320neo, A350-1000, ARN, bankruptcy, Boeing, Copenhagen, CPH, DGCA, El Al, engines, FAA, GoAir, grounding, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Airlines, India, IndiGo, Norwegian, podcast, Pratt & Whitney, Stockholm, ULH, ultra long haul, ultra longhaul

Flying on Thanksgiving Weekend can be a crazy experience. But this year it seems someone took one of those idiotic “how to get upgraded for free” stories a bit further than they probably should have.

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DLD 269: The Bob Seger special

• November 28, 2019
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737MAX, 777X, 787-9, A350, Air Asia, AirAsia, Airbus, Annapurna, Avatar Airlines, Boeing, dining, Dubai Air Show, Emirates, Juneyao, Kathmandu, Nepal, routes, singapore, trekking, Trip Report

No, we’re not the first people to make that joke about a trip to Kathmandu (and beyond in Nepal). But Seth is there now and having way too much fun so we’re talking about it and lots of other fun travel news as well.

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DLD 268: I promise it isn’t a sales pitch!

• November 14, 2019
• Tagged as: podcast, routes, SIN, singapore, Trip Report

What’s better than running in to a fan of the podcast in Singapore on a random business trip? Getting to chat with them about some cool technology that helps make travel better. Oh, and some fun dots and lines accumulated over the years.

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DLD 267: Shut down LaGuardia

• November 7, 2019
• Tagged as: A320neo, Air Europa, Bus, China, Delta Air Lines, IAG, IndiGo, International Airline Group, LaGuardia, LGA, MAD, Madrid, MSY, New Orleans, New York City, Norwegian, routes, SSJ100, WestJet

Would the NYC aviation world be better served if LaGuardia shut down? For some reason that came up in this week’s show.

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DLD 266: Ultra ludicrous-haul

• October 31, 2019
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 777X, 787, A320neo, A321neo, Air New Zealand, Airbus, Boeing, Cuba, DOH, Doha, grounding, India, podcast, routes, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines

When ultra long haul just isn’t enough, welcome to ludicrous haul. Plus some time spent with United executives, more delays from Boeing and more orders for Airbus.

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DLD 265: A luxury CRJ200 experience

• October 24, 2019
• Tagged as: 777X, 787-9, A220, A350, Airbus, Boeing, business class, Companion Pass, CRJ200, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, LAX, London, Los Angeles, loyalty, Lyft, New York City, PaxEx, premium cabin, priority boarding, Project Sunrise, Qantas, routes, SkyMiles, SkyMiles Select, Southwest Airlines, subscription, Swiss, SYD, Sydney, Uber, ULH, ultra long haul

Is there such a thing as a nice CRJ200 ride? And why might a new world’s longest flight be a bad idea?? Plus another top tier got harder to realize and LAX is moving its pickup zone outside the terminal loop.

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DLD 264: Maybe it isn’t entirely awful??

• October 17, 2019
• Tagged as: 737, 737 MAX, 737 NG, 737MAX, American Airlines, antitrust imunity, ATI, Avianca, Azul, Boeing, business class, Copa Airlines, Delta Air Lines, economy class, engines, General Electric, GEnx, joint venture, JV, LATAM, lie-flat beds, South America, Starlux, United Airlines

A bad week for many United Airlines frequent flyer members and probably an even worse week for Boeing lead this weeks show. Plus SIM cards and South America and swanky Starlux.

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DLD 263: A Hong Kong connection

• October 10, 2019
• Tagged as: American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong, Mileage Run, podcast, Trip Report

With 4.5 hours to connect in Hong Kong there are a few options on the table. Sure, the first class lounges call, but a quick trip into town to chat with a friend can also be a smart play.

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DLD 262: Hello from Hanoi!

• October 3, 2019
• Tagged as: Bamboo Airways, Hanoi, Jetstar Pacific, Trip Report, Vietjet, Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines

A bit of a trip report this week, with tales from Hanoi and how we got here.

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DLD 261: Silent Flight

• September 26, 2019
• Tagged as: Aeroplan, Air Canada, Balloon, bankruptcy, Heathrow, LHR, London, Thomas Cook, Vietnam, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, XL Airways

Two airlines disappearing in a month is bad news, but that seems to be what’s happening right now. Plus some loyalty changes in Canada and Australia and a silent ride over Oregon in a balloon.