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DLD 551: Shaking things up

• September 11, 2025
• Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, 787-9, AENA, Air France, Alaska Airlines, Austrian Airlines, awards, bankruptcy, Boeing, British Airways, Capital One, credit cards, Department of Transportation, DOT, Dreamliner, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, GoWild, HOP!, Horizon Air, Iceland, Icelandair, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, jetblue, KEF, Kuiper, LATAM, podcast, Qatar Airways, rewards, Ryanair, Singapore Air, Southwest Airlines, Spain, Spirit Airlines, Starlink, Tel Aviv, TLV, United Airlines, WestJet

Routes and partnerships slashed in some areas, while others focus on innovation. Plus Spanish airports fight back against Ryanair and lots more.

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DLD 387: Regal in Riga

• June 9, 2022
• Tagged as: A321LR, AirBaltic, American Airlines, AMS, Amsterdam, Austria, Brexit, codeshare, Iceland, KLM, Niceair, podcast, Qatar Airways, Ryanair, SAS, Schiphol, Trip Report

Day two of a trip to Europe always brings along some jet lag challenges. But we’re trying our best.

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DLD 377: MAX or Mask or Electric

• March 24, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, Aeroflot, cargo, China, Comair, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, Dominican Republic, DOT, electric aircraft, Finnair, Iceland, Korean Airlines, masks, Norse Atlantic, pilot shortage, podcast, routes, Russia, SkyWest, South Africa, TATL, Tesla, Transatlantic, ULCC

Mask rules are changing, maybe too quickly for airlines to keep up. Plus electric news and MAX potential.

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DLD 372: Going global

• February 10, 2022
• Tagged as: Air France, ANA, Bangkok, British Airways, business class, COVID-19, Delta Air Lines, Dubai, electric aircraft, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Iceland, loyalty, Mesa, New York City, Newburgh, Play, podcast, Stewart, SWF, TATL, Thailand, Transatlantic, Trip Report, United Airlines

Sure, we’re not really traveling long-haul for leisure right now. But some people are. We had long time friend of the show Han on to talk about a couple recent trips.

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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 251: Widget Wishes

• July 18, 2019
• Tagged as: All Nippon Airways, ANA, ATC, business class, Delta Air Lines, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Iceland, Jeju, JejuAir, JinAir, Korean Air, loyalty, Pakistan, podcast, points, Trip Report, Upgrade, upgrades, WAB Air, WOW Air

A new neo takes flight and old routes reopen. Plus a fancy first class cabin and WOW might make a comeback after all.

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DLD 167: DFW-KEF WTF??

• November 22, 2017
• Tagged as: A380, American Airlines, business class, Delta, DeltaOne, DFW, Emirates, Iceland, Icelandair, Kuwait Airlines, PaxEx, WOW Air

Is Iceland really that popular in Texas? More premium routes and no more A380s are also part of the discussions.

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DLD 117: Just How Premium??

• September 1, 2016
• Tagged as: Air New Zealand, Iceland, Los Angeles, podcast, Premium Economy

How premium is that Premium Economy? Air New Zealand is making changes and some are not happy. Iceland adventures, LAX growing and more in this episode!