Doing our best to prove that there’s no such thing as a quiet airport lounge anymore, and part of the problem, too.
DLD 468: More MAX than you can shake a stick at
- February 1, 2024
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8, 737 MAX 9, A321neo, Air Europa, American Airlines, Breeze Airways, Dulles, Haneda, Hawaiian Airlines, IAD, IAG, ITA Airlines, lawsuit, Lufthansa Group, merger, Ryanair, slots, Tulsa, United Airlines
The MAX continues to dominate news cycles, but there’s lots more out there also worth talking about.
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 399: Direct to you
- September 1, 2022
- Tagged as: A321LR, A321neo, aha!, Air New Zealand, AKL, Alaska Airlines, Auckland, Delta Air Lines, Denver, dining, Doha, DUB, Dublin, Dulles, economy class, Emirates, Finnair, Frontier, IAD, jetblue, JFK, JFK Airport, Lagos, LOS, meals, New York City, Nigeria, Paine Field, Phoenix, PHX, pilot shortage, Play, Qantas, Qatar Airways, regional jets, routes
Another airline disappears, but we’re still here. You can decide if that’s a good trade or not.
DLD 380: Finding faults
- April 14, 2022
- Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Bamboo Airways, Bus, Delta Air Lines, DEN, Denver, Dulles, Hawaiian Airlines, IAD, jetblue, Landline, merger, Philadelphia, PHL, podcast, routes, Spirit Airlines
Who is to blame? And does it matter when you finally admit that? Plenty of challenges in the industry these days and more flight cancellations are coming.
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??
DLD 254: Shut it down!
- August 8, 2019
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, American Airlines, Antitrust Immunity, Delta Air Lines, Dulles, Hong Kong, IAD, ICN, Incheon, joint venture, LIN, Milan, MXP, narita, NRT, singapore, SkyTeam
Sure, we can just close that airport for a few months. No big deal. And maybe close down tourism in a city, too. And close a hub while we’re at it. Lots of fun stuff in this week’s show!
A quick bonus hit this week, covering American’s new routes to Europe and United’s new plan to keep flight attendants happy.
