Travel in India is hard. And when it goes sideways it can go really sideways. A mix of delays and cancellations this week brought that into stark relief and we’re talking about it on the show.
DLD 228: Sassy stories from Croatia
- January 24, 2019
- Tagged as: A320, Air India, Avianca Brazil, bankruptcy, Bonvoy, China, Croatia, Croatia Airlines, FAA, first class, marriott, Marriott Rewards, Norwegian, PaxEx, podcast, Trip Report, TSA, United Airlines, Zagreb
Telling tales and enjoying a winter holiday in Zagreb, Croatia. The sass mostly comes from others, not us.
DLD 212: No changes, unlikely merger, little fuel
- September 28, 2018
- Tagged as: Air India, American Airlines, Emirates, Etihad, EU261, merger, podcast, United Airlines
Will a Middle East merger happen? Did a plane run very low on fuel? Is the new UA boarding process a joke? Lots of answers in this week’s show!
DLD 187: In it for the (Ultra) Long Haul
- April 5, 2018
- Tagged as: 787, 787-10, Air India, Air New Zealand, Auckland, Australia, business class, Chicago, Dreamliner, El Al, Israel, lawsuit, London, PaxEx, Perth, podcast, Qantas, Saudi Arabia, SIN, singapore, singapore airlines, Sydney, ULH, ultra longhaul, United Airlines
Don’t worry: This episode isn’t nearly as long as the flights we’re talking about. But with Perth-London service launched recently we’re all about the very, very long flights. Plus, special guest Cynthia Drescher is back to join in the conversation.
DLD 180: Engines Turn Or Podcast Speaks
- February 15, 2018
- Tagged as: 777, A321LR, A330, Air China, Air India, American Airlines, AvGeek, China, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, Houston, IAH, India, JFK, Maldives, Panama, Panama City, PaxEx, podcast, Pratt & Whitney, PTY, Rolls Royce, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
No, that’s not really what ETOPS stands for but with the rash of engine issues in the past week we couldn’t help talking about them. Etihad cuts, Air India’s sale plans and American Airlines’ employees have a lot to say to their company. Come listen!
Plane people talking about the a cruise ship?? You betcha! We’re also talking about Air India, Northern Japan and Lukla, Nepal with special guest Cynthia Drescher on this week’s show.
DLD 57: Frogger is more fun in real life
- July 3, 2014
- Tagged as: Air India, Atlanta, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Doha, frequent flier, frequent flyer, jetblue, PaxEx, points, Qatar, Star Alliance, United, United Airlines
What happens when a guy nicknamed Black Cloud for his travel, erm, challenges goes for a run in Ahmedabad at 5am? Many things, including that we managed to get him as a guest on the show to talk about all sorts of fun, including the “real life, high stakes version of Frogger” which ensued.
