How does just one out of service plane cause so much trouble for a major airline?? But it worked mostly in our favor, so no complaints this time around.
DLD 345: Teaming, trimming & traveling
- August 5, 2021
- Tagged as: Aeroplan, Air Canada, Allegiant, Allegient Air, alliance, alliances, American Airlines, Chase, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, dining, economy class, elite status, ExpressJet, first class, frequent flier, frequent flyer, high-speed rail, jetblue, JetSMART, KLM, lie-flat beds, London, loyalty, Lufthansa, medallion, Nordica, podcast, premium cabin, train, TSA, Uzbekistan, WestJet
More airline partnership and a key route trimmed. Plus, cool new trains and airlines and loyalty plays.
DLD 325: Flip-flopping along
- January 28, 2021
- Tagged as: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, Angola, British Airways, Canada, Chengdu, China, COVID-19, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Ghana, KLM, LCC, LCCs, Norwegian, O'Hare, ORD, podcast, Porter Air, routes, TAAG, TATL, Transatlantic, transcon, United Airlines, WestJet
The air travel industry is seeing policy changes at an incredible pace, often flipflopping between opposing positions with minimal warning. We’re just trying to keep up…
DLD 316: I don’t BERlieve it!
- November 5, 2020
- Tagged as: 777, Airbus, airports, ANA, BER, Berlin, COVID-19, JAL, Japan, KLM, Mobile, mobile app, podcast, Rouge, SAA, South African Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
BER is open and a whale caught a runaway train. Both of those things really happened.
The infamous Cranky Flier joins us this week to talk route planning, biz travel’s collapse, and some fun with airport ratings.
DLD 294: It’s Electric!
- June 4, 2020
- Tagged as: A350, Air Canada, Air Transat, American Airlines, AMS, Amsterdam, bankruptcy, British Airways, Cessna, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, DOT, electric aircraft, Executive Club, frequent flier, frequent flyer, KLM, LATAM, loyalty, MagniX, refunds, Schiphol, SpaceX, United Airlines
Whether taxiing to the runway or taking off for the skies, electric power is a growing part of the flying experience. Which is pretty damn cool.
Major cuts extending beyond China and beyond planes. Plus old enemies are friends and another dream of beds in long-haul economy…C’mon in!
Will O’Hare shift its role for American Airlines, losing its global gateway status? Also, dedicated crew for airline executives and lots of news about Alitalia, which is still alive for some reason. Oh, and vomit fraud. C’mon in for another great show!
DLD 165: Ch-ch-ch-changes
- November 2, 2017
- Tagged as: Avro, awards, Brussels Airlines, DEN, Denver, Fokker, KLM, SIN, singapore, Southwest, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
Everything is changing, from routes to aircraft types to terminals to award charts. And there’s a good reason it is happening now. Plus, concerts on planes and a major airport expansion on the horizon.
This week’s episode talks about new seats coming, some much more comfy that others. Also a promo on the horizon from SPG and American gives a nod to its history.