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DLD 395: Ripe for disruption

• August 4, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 7, 777X, 787, A330-900, A330neo, A350, Aeroplan, Air Canada, Air France, American Airlines, awards, Boeing, British Airways, business class, crash, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, IAG, Iberia, International Airline Group, jetblue, Krisflyer, merger, points, rewards, routes, seating, seats, singapore airlines, Spirit Airlines, Virgin Atlantic

More leisure travelers than expected, plus some gardening tips. Oh, and lots of airline news, too.

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DLD 373: Cocoon or carpet?

• February 17, 2022
• Tagged as: Boeing, business class, certification, Condor, Finnair, Frontier, merger, PDX, Portland, premium cabin, Premium Economy, SpaceX, Spirit Airlines, Starship, TATL, Transatlantic, ukraine, union, United Airlines

New seats, new routes, and a comeback of quality flooring round out this week’s top stories.

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DLD 363: Picking up the pieces

• December 9, 2021
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, A350, Allegiant, Allegient Air, Antitrust Immunity, Caribbean, China, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, joint venture, Mileage Plus, Qatar Airways, United Airlines, upgrades, VivaAerobus

Sometimes the best plan when a trip gets complicated is to just walk away. Or at least strongly consider the possibility in the face of ever changing travel restrictions.

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DLD 346: Multiple meltdowns

• August 12, 2021
• Tagged as: A380, British Airways, COVID-19, COVID19, elite status, Emirates, eVTOL, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, Honduras, hotels, JFK Airport, Joby, London, New York City, Qatar Airways, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, vaccines, Virgin Atlantic

Airline meltdowns happen form time to time, but this past week’s performances are surprisingly ugly.

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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??

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DLD 297: Pantsless Professionals

• June 25, 2020
• Tagged as: 747, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Cambodia, Changi, COVID-19, COVID19, Department of Transportation, DOT, electric aircraft, Frontier, India, jetblue, Lufthansa Group, MCO, Orlando, routes, SIN, singapore, South African Airways, TSA

As borders start to reopen the requirements for entry to some countries can be onerous. Or completely reasonable. But the inconsistencies make it really challenging for travelers to plan.

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DLD 296:Vigilantes on the loose

• June 18, 2020
• Tagged as: Air India, ARJ, ARJ21, ARJ21-700, COMAC, Cuba, Frontier, GoAir, India, LaGuardia, LGA, marriott, MItsubishi, MRJ, routes, SpaceJet

What happens when people take to Twitter seeking justice and then transition that into real-life doxxing? And what about when it is a case of mistaken identity? A couple recent incidents in the travel space remind us that this is stupid and bad in many ways.

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DLD 289: Regional consolidation

• April 30, 2020
• Tagged as: Air Sinai, American Airlines, Boeing, COVID-19, Delta Air Lines, Delta Flight Products, Embraer, Frontier, jetblue, joint venture, podcast, routes, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia

Is it time for airports to join the consolidation game? We talk a lot about airlines and mergers (and bankruptcies these days) but airports might also benefit from joining forces.

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DLD 137: But WHY did you fly there?

• April 13, 2017
• Tagged as: AirBaltic, Bombardier, Cork, CS300, CSeries, Frontier, Ireland, Norwegian, ORK, Providence, PVD, Stewart, SWF

Norwegian might need to pop a Cork, Frontier looks to cash out, the CS300 is sexy and some discussion on why we travel so much.

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DLD 126: The divorce is final; what about the kids?

• December 22, 2016
• Tagged as: Aeromexico, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Denver, Etihad, Frontier, JFK, Lufthansa, merger, Mexico City, podcast, Seattle, Virgin America

The Delta/Alaska Airlines divorce is final as Alaska secures its future with Virgin America. What does that mean for passengers? Plus Mexico City, Abu Dhabi and Denver all make the show this time around.