All premiums, all the time, but what does that really mean for passengers. Are these new seating options really an upgrade?
DLD97: Fear or Fun – How do you travel?
- December 3, 2015
- Tagged as: American Airlines, DEN, Denver, elite status, Emirates, London, podcast, United Airlines, Virgin America
Does your travel scare you? Even a little bit?? Should it? Plus, 615 seats on the Emirates A380 and more thoughts on AAdvantage’s changes.
A Premium Economy (almost), potential changes to a premium points program and a premium layover city share the stage in this week’s episode.
DLD 91: You’re Fired!
- September 17, 2015
- Tagged as: Airbus, American Airlines, British Airways, Hawaii, Las Vegas, podcast, SAS, United, United Airlines
A CEO gets fired, Emirates may go even longer and we got to wander about the brand new Airbus factory in Alabama. Plus, as always, plenty more.
DLD 90: Four’s Company
- September 3, 2015
- Tagged as: 787, airlines, american, American Airlines, business class, Dreamliner, United, United Airlines
How much would you pay to avoid a middle seat?? All four hosts are back this week and we’ve got plenty to talk about, including systems outages, mistake fares, fleet shuffles and trip planning.
DLD 86: Beaches, Swamps and Back-Room Deals
- July 9, 2015
- Tagged as: American Airlines, Cuba, Delta, Delta Air Lines, jetblue, podcast, Southwest Airlines, United, United Airlines
Capacity collusion, CRJ Coffin Corner and Cuba’s Challenges. Lots of strange stories in this week’s show.
Australia is in for American and the SPG AmEx is improved for many. Dubai is hot and water is wet. Lots of fun on this week’s show.
DLD 83: The Allure of Older Planes
- May 28, 2015
- Tagged as: american, American Airlines, awards, Cuba, Cubana, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Japan, rewards, SkyMiles, Trip Report, United, United Airlines
Old planes sent to the graveyard and a few new apps/websites we wish were similarly fated. Plus a look at the new pseudo-award chart for SkyMiles.
DLD 82: That seems like a mistake
- May 14, 2015
- Tagged as: 787, american, American Airlines, awards, Dreamliner, Etihad, hotels, rewards, United, United Airlines, Wyndham, Wyndham Rewards
The DoT backtracks on its rules, Wyndham flattens its award chart and American Airlines has a new type in its fleet. And, if you’re special enough to the airline you might gain access to a special Twitter account. Enjoy the show!
DLD 79: Hamburg Calling
- April 16, 2015
- Tagged as: airbnb, american, American Airlines, Korean Airlines, PaxEx, Thailand, United, United Airlines
An old cuprit has learned new dirty tricks, Korean Air First Class thoughts from a special guest, finding a bed might be harder than it seems and Cactus is no more. Welcome to DLD Episode 79!
