Last week saw the restoration of commercial air service between the US and Cuba after a 55 year hiatus. We were on board and recorded this episode with guest Cynthia Drescher while on the ground in Santa Clara, Cuba.
DLD 115: The New(ark) World Order
- August 4, 2016
- Tagged as: business class, jetblue, London, Manchester, Newark, Thai Airways, United, United Airlines
Newark Airport is about to get a whole bunch more flights, and we’re not so sure that’s a good thing. London City Airport will also grow and Thai Airways is looking to return to the USA.
DLD 108: Haneda, Helena and Hot Air
- April 28, 2016
- Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, Austin, business class, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Haneda, Japan, jetblue, merger, podcast, Tokyo, United, United Airlines, Virgin America
Applications for Haneda slots are in from the US airlines and St. Helena is almost ready to open. Austin, Texas is on the docket as it more Mint-y freshness from JetBlue.
DLD 103: The TAAG-on Flight
- February 18, 2016
- Tagged as: Air Canada, Cuba, Expedia, Houston, jetblue, JFK, Long Beach, Lufthansa, podcast, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, TAAG
Long Beach is growing, Eurowings is struggling and TAAG may be coming to Houston. Plus, the deal to open Cuba-US flights is ready to fly.
DLD 86: Beaches, Swamps and Back-Room Deals
- July 9, 2015
- Tagged as: American Airlines, Cuba, Delta, Delta Air Lines, jetblue, podcast, Southwest Airlines, United, United Airlines
Capacity collusion, CRJ Coffin Corner and Cuba’s Challenges. Lots of strange stories in this week’s show.
DLD 84: The Lost Episode
- June 25, 2015
- Tagged as: business class, Cuba, Emirates, jetblue, JFK, Norwegian, PaxEx, United, United Airlines
Nuts drive a diversion, United bails on JFK, JetBlue adds Mint to Boston and Seth talks a bit about flying on Cubana.
Today we’re tackling a serious question from a former UA loyalist who is looking to spread his wings elsewhere. We’ll call him Mr. Tilton to protect the innocent.
DLD 67: Buy a Virgin, Launch a Veteran
- November 20, 2014
- Tagged as: Delta, Delta Air Lines, elite status, first class, jetblue, PaxEx, podcast, Premium Economy, spg, United, United Airlines, Virgin America
This episode we look at a new livery celebrating Veterans Day, discuss the lack of creativity from some loyalty programs and discuss whether it is a smart idea to buy a Virgin.
DLD 60: Happy birthday to me!
- August 14, 2014
- Tagged as: American Express, Croatia, jetblue, lounges, podcast, United, United Airlines, Vienna
Arm rest wars, massive delays and lounge food upgrades. Plus some idiocy from lobbyists and insights into two cool European destinations. Enjoy!
DLD 58: Adventures in IROPS
- July 18, 2014
- Tagged as: A330neo, A380, AAdvantage, Airbus, American Airlines, awards, Etihad, Gold Passport, hyatt, jetblue, Qatar, rewards, United, United Airlines
Things don’t always go as planned. We usually recover better than others, even if there is a bit of chaos involved. Still, it is not too common that a simple round-trip requires 10-ish different bookings to make it happen. Oopsie.
