This week’s episode is a little different. It’s just Fozz and Stephan, as Seth is soaking in all the avgeekery he can at the Dubai Airshow and there hasn’t been a ton of news. But, some of the highlights are:
American’s turn for a meltdown, plus slower recoveries, a big Heathrow boost, and planes shifting national registries for some reason.
The brand new Breeze A220 is top of mind this week, as we have a crew chatting just hours after the unveiling. Plus AAdvantage and Bonvoy news that might matter to you.
DLD 356: Celebratory deaths
- October 21, 2021
- Tagged as: 787, Aeroplan, Air Canada, alitalia, American Airlines, Belgium, Boeing, Dreamliner, elite status, EWR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, ITA Airlines, Italy, jetblue, LaGuardia, lawsuit, LGA, marriott, Newark, podcast, routes, Ryanair, Sun Country, taxes, Trip Report, United Airlines
So much noise for a handful of new routes. Is it really worth the hype? Plus an airline blocks customers and a hotel sues its parent brand.
DLD 353: Close connections
- September 30, 2021
- Tagged as: alliance, alliances, American Airlines, ARN, Bilt Rewards, British Airways, BUR, Burbank, credit card, credit cards, DCA, elite status, Eurowings, Executive Club, Finnair, FlyBE, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Gatwick, GOL, jetblue, LGW, London, loyalty, Northern Pacific, podcast, points, routes, South African Airways, Stockholm, Transatlantic, Trip Report, Washington DC
An irrational amount of discussion about connecting flights takes over this episode. But, in our defense, one of you asked about it.
How does just one out of service plane cause so much trouble for a major airline?? But it worked mostly in our favor, so no complaints this time around.
Airline meltdowns happen form time to time, but this past week’s performances are surprisingly ugly.
DLD 345: Teaming, trimming & traveling
- August 5, 2021
- Tagged as: Aeroplan, Air Canada, Allegiant, Allegient Air, alliance, alliances, American Airlines, Chase, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, dining, economy class, elite status, ExpressJet, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, high-speed rail, jetblue, JetSMART, KLM, lie-flat beds, London, loyalty, Lufthansa, medallion, Nordica, podcast, premium cabin, train, TSA, Uzbekistan, WestJet
More airline partnership and a key route trimmed. Plus, cool new trains and airlines and loyalty plays.
Many things are happening in the aviation and travel world. We’re talking about some of them in this week’s show.
DLD 329: Dots, Lines & Losers
- March 25, 2021
- Tagged as: Cancun, cargo, Cathay Pacific, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Dulles, elite status, FedEx, FreeSpirit, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, HKG, Hong Kong, IAD, Iceland, loyalty, quarantine, routes, special guest, Spirit Airlines, taxes, tourism
Is this a good episode title? Probably not. Is it a good episode, though??