Why is walking through an airport so annoying? And which new airports will some airline passengers soon be walking through?
New seats and new systems unveiled at AIX, and some new leaders needed as two CEOs are out on the same day.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Last week was decidedly bad for aviation in many ways. Ugh.
We’re back in the USA and ready for some news and rants this week. Some of them are even reasonable.
DLD 514: Hub Plays: Alaska’s Long, Southwest’s Short
- December 19, 2024
- Tagged as: AAdvantage, Air Canada, AirTags, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, credit card, credit cards, drones, elite status, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, hubs, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, jetblue, PDX, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Qatar Airways, routes, SEA, Seattle, Southwest Airlines, Spain, United Airlines
Two very interesting and very different sets of route announcements caught our attention this week. Plus premium seats and lots more.
