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.
A new CEO in the wings and a super technical success top this week’s topics, plus Bhutan and a follow-up on what evacuation simulations are really like.
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.
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.
DLD 242: Cutting profits, cutting losses
- May 9, 2019
- Tagged as: Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, awards, bankruptcy, Bombardier, business class, crash, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, EuroBiz, first class, Heathrow, Jet Airways, Korean Air, LHR, Moscow, premium cabin, rewards, SkyMiles, SSJ100, sukhoi
Cutting money-losing programs makes sense in many cases. Selling off a profitable segment of the business is less normal. But here we are.
DLD 240: It’ll buff right out
- April 18, 2019
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737MAX, A320neo, A330neo, A380, Air Senegal, American Airlines, Avianca Brazil, bankruptcy, Boeing, BOS, Boston, engines, Hi Fly, Jet Airways, jetblue, JFK, London, Midwest Express, New York City, Norwegian, podcast, Stratolaunch, TATL, Transatlantic
London, eventually. Maybe a couple bankruptcies. And a plane that almost tumbled on take-off. Grab on for a fun set of stories this week!
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 224: From numbers to colors
- December 20, 2018
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 8, 737MAX, airberlin, bankruptcy, BOS, Boston, business class, Delta Air Lines, DEN, Denver, first class, Iran, Malaysia Airlines, Norwegian, Russia, San Francisco, SFO, TSA, United Airlines
New boarding groups, new security screening and nearly 50 new airport names in Russia. An “historic” episode comes to life this week!
DLD 223: Where do I get a bulldozer??
- December 13, 2018
- Tagged as: American Airlines, AvGeek, bankruptcy, DEL, Delhi, DEN, Denver, inaugural, India, Jet Airways, Kansas City, MCI, Portsmouth, PSM, routes, United Airlines, WOW, WOW Air
More Wow, more bankruptcy, more airports we love to hate. C’mon in!
DLD 178: The Dots & Lines Memorial Episode
- February 1, 2018
- Tagged as: A350, A350-1000, Air Berlin, bankruptcy, Boeing, Bombardier, business class, CSeries, Los Angeles, Niki, PaxEx, Portugal, Qatar Airways, QSuite, United Airlines, wifi
Naming a stadium costs big bucks. And when the name is poorly phrased that can be all sorts of awkward as United is discovering. Niki gets another new owner, Bombardier won and Qatar faces up to some challenges.
