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 94: London Calling, or is it??
- October 22, 2015
- Tagged as: Cuba, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Havana, London, United, United Airlines
What’s the deal with London? Is it a top destination or a bore? Also, fun new routes coming to the middle of nowhere and all the latest news from the past couple weeks.
DLD89: Trouble in AvGeek Paradise
- August 20, 2015
- Tagged as: AvGeek, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, lounges, United, United Airlines
Tresspassing on airport property, a new world’s longest flight and yet another airline switches to revenue-based loyalty.
DLD 87: With a Globetrotting Guest
- July 23, 2015
- Tagged as: awards, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, first class, podcast, rewards, SkyMiles
All sorts of changes in the past week or so with the Delta SkyMiles program, plus a special guest talking recent premium cabin travel on a handful of airlines.
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.
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 81: Bumpy Landings
- April 30, 2015
- Tagged as: Delta, Delta Air Lines, economy class, lounges, PaxEx, Priority Pass., Turkish Airlines, United, United Airlines
A bit of a rough week with a few emergency landings and some earnings calls which were tremendously positive, but also very cautious on the outlook. What’s on the horizon??
DLD 78: The Episode of Argentine Aggression (repost)
- April 6, 2015
- Tagged as: Antartica, awards, Brazil, Chile, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Haneda, podcast, rewards, Seattle, Tokyo, United, United Airlines
Somehow a conversation about a cruise to Antarctica gets derailed by the politics of Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Because we’re awesome like that. Hacked loyalty accounts, award sales and Haneda are also on the show. Enjoy!
DLD 78: The Episode of Argentine Aggression
- April 2, 2015
- Tagged as: Antartica, awards, Brazil, Chile, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Haneda, podcast, rewards, Seattle, Tokyo, United, United Airlines
Somehow a conversation about a cruise to Antarctica gets derailed by the politics of Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Because we’re awesome like that. Hacked loyalty accounts, award sales and Haneda are also on the show. Enjoy!
DLD 77: The China Clipper
- March 19, 2015
- Tagged as: American Airlines, business class, China, Delta Air Lines, lounges, PaxEx, Ryanair, United, United Airlines
Another mistake fare in the news this week, this time on American Airlines in business class to China. Delta is changing Medallion qualification rules slightly for the better and United gave its lounge food offerings a bump up. Also, Ryanair may actually fly TATL, or it might not.
