Last week was decidedly bad for aviation in many ways. Ugh.
DLD 353: Close connections
- September 30, 2021
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An irrational amount of discussion about connecting flights takes over this episode. But, in our defense, one of you asked about it.
We’ve got a guest on this week, mixing educational fun with a likely new world record!
DLD 293: Turn around or a turnaround??
- May 28, 2020
- Tagged as: Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Air Transat, BER, Berlin, Cape Town, COVID-19, COVID19, CPT, Delta Air Lines, Eurowings, Hertz, India, JNB, lounge, lounges, Lufthansa, merger, podcast, rental cars, routes, SXF, TATL, Tegel, Transatlantic, TXL
An airport closes, possibly forever. Another was already closed when the plane showed up. And airlines are still planning their financial turnarounds as demand starts to creep higher.
Fire in Atlanta, new flights to Tahiti and a hundred new A321s for Delta. Plus LCC flat beds and A310s disappearing. C’mon in for a(nother) fun episode!