American’s turn for a meltdown, plus slower recoveries, a big Heathrow boost, and planes shifting national registries for some reason.
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 349: It’s a conspiracy!
- September 2, 2021
- Tagged as: 787, 787-10, 787-9, A321neo, A380, Air New Zealand, alitalia, awards, cash & points, Chicago, cruise, Delta Air Lines, frequent flier, frequent flyer, ITA Airlines, O'Hare, ORD, podcast, points, Qantas, rewards, singapore, Singapore Air, singapore airlines, South African Airways, United Airlines
Kicking off the show with a bad conspiracy theory about hurricanes probably isn’t our strongest play, but here we are. It gets better pretty quickly.
They might all be terrible ideas, but we’re still going to talk about them and figure out if any of it makes sense.