Dismissing idiocy of the past rather than owning up to mistakes is an interesting choice for an airline startup trying to avoid being seen as a scam. Think it’ll work?
DLD 435: An eye on the future
- June 1, 2023
- Tagged as: A321, Asiana, British Airways, business class, dining, Dublin, elite status, Embraer, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Florence, FLR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, immigration, ITA, Italia Trasporto Aereo, lie-flat beds, Lufthansa Group, Poznan, premium cabin, Premium Economy, routes, Ryanair, Scoot, Trip Report, United Airlines
New planes, new routes, and new seats all bode well for the future. And some lines being dropped might not be so bad, either.
DLD 430: A long ride home
- April 27, 2023
- Tagged as: A380, American Airlines, ANA, Avelo, awards, Breeze Airways, British Airways, Bus, business class, dining, FLL, Fort Lauderdale, Lufthansa, mistake fare, Munich, podcast, points, Premium Economy, Qantas, rewards, routes, Silver Airways, Trip Report
It is all fun and games until a rules change hits home. Then the rage rises to the surface.
DLD 429: To sleep, perchance to dream
- April 20, 2023
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, A330, Aer Lingus, American Airlines, Avios, awards, British Airways, business class, FLL, Fort Lauderdale, Italy, Japan, JR Rail Pass, rewards, Silver Airways, Sudan, train, Trip Report
What matters most on long-haul flying? And why isn’t it a good night’s sleep??
DLD 428: Squeeze play
- April 13, 2023
- Tagged as: American Airlines, AMS, Amsterdam, British Airways, credit cards, Dubai, DWC, EWR, immigration, JFK Airport, Newark, Norse Atlantic, OTG Experience, points, routes, SEA, Seattle, slots, Upgrade
Trying to squeeze more planes into a terminal is rarely an easy task. When the terminal is brand new and someone screwed up the design work it is even worse.
DLD 419: Where are the mascots?
- February 9, 2023
- Tagged as: 747, Airbus, American Express, AUS, Austin, Avelo, Bali, bankruptcy, British Airways, China, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, DPS, E195-E2, FedEx, FlyBE, Flyr Norwegian, Frontier, inaugural, lounge, lounges, podcast, Porter Air, Qatar Airways, Sky Club, Southwest Airlines, Trip Report, Virgin Atlantic
Competing university mascots at an inaugural flight? Sure, why not. It is Delaware, after all.
DLD 412: Dollar dollar bills, y’all
- December 8, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 787, Air France, Air India, Airbus, American Airlines, Avelo, award, British Airways, certification, cobrand, congress, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, FAA, first class, hydrogen, JAL, jetblue, JFK, JFK Airport, lounges, merger, Norse Atlantic, podcast, reward, singapore airlines, Sky Club, TATL, Thai Airways, Transatlantic, union, United Airlines, Vistara
Singapore Airlines is out spending cash like it is 2019 again, so that seems to be good news for other airlines.
DLD 410: Many millions of milers
- November 24, 2022
- Tagged as: A320neo, Alaska Airlines, Avelo, Breeze Airways, British Airways, Canada, CDG, crash, CVG, Delta Air Lines, elite status, Flair, Frontier, jetblue, LATAM, LIM, Lima, lounges, Paris, Qantas, routes, SkyMiles
How many million milers is too many? Plus a crazy crash and new transatlantic routes on the horizon.
DLD 409: Sorry we missed you
- November 17, 2022
- Tagged as: A321neo, A380, British Airways, business class, Canada, China, credit card, credit cards, Dulles, elite status, Flyr Norwegian, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Heathrow, HSBC, IAD, jetblue, Jetlines, Korean Airlines, LHR, PDX, podcast, points, Portland, premium cabin, security, slots, Star Alliance, TSA, Uber, United Airlines
Maybe we’re supposed to say something in advance when the publishing schedule changes. Oopsie.
DLD 407: No first? No problem!
- October 27, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, A330, A330-300, American Airlines, Bluetooth, British Airways, cargo, China, co-brand, crash, credit card, Delta Air Lines, elite status, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hawaiian Airlines, jetblue, Korean Airlines, Northeast Alliance, Northern Pacific Airways, open skies, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
What happens when you dupe consumers for decades with the confusing names between classes of service then make a change to a tiny part of the fleet? Fun times, indeed.
