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DLD 450: Wait, there’s now lounge elite status??

• September 21, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 8, 757-200, A350, Allegiant, American Express, Boeing, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, elite status, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, lounge, lounges, medallion, merger, Mexico, Mexico City, New York City, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, seating, seats, Sky Club, SkyMiles, slots, Spirit Airlines, Swiss, Trip Report, United Airlines, Upgrade, Vietnam Airlines

Delta made waves with its SkyMiles/SkyClub rules changes last week. Plus, new seats, new routes, and an end to revenge.

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DLD 449: Trademarks and diversions

• September 14, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Biman Bangladesh, business class, catering, CFM, China, Condor, Delta Air Lines, diversion, engines, JAL, jetblue, New Pacific Airways, New York City, Northern Pacific Airways, Pratt & Whitney, premium cabin, routes, singapore airlines, Thai Airways, Trip Report, United Airlines

Intellectual property is a very real thing. So are weather-induced diversions these days.

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DLD 432: You want fries with that

• May 11, 2023
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, Air Canada, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, awards, Bermuda, Bermudair, Breeze Airways, business class, Delta Air Lines, dining, Etihad, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, flyDubai, Frontier, Haneda, HND, JFK, LaGuardia, Mexico, New York City, Norse Atlantic, premium cabin, rewards, routes, Saudia, seating, seats, SLC, slots, Tahiti, Trip Report, United Airlines

Can fries be reasonably served as a side on board? And, quite frankly, why not tater tots instead??

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DLD 426: Spring cleaning

• March 30, 2023
• Tagged as: Air Traffic Control, ATC, business class, El Al, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, frequent flier, frequent flyer, insurance, Japan, lawsuit, Lebanon, Mileage Plus, New York City, Qatar, South Africa, United Airlines

Spring is here! The Northern IATA season started last weekend, and even if the weather isn’t entirely cooperating, new routes are alive.

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DLD 421: Terminal Condition

• February 23, 2023
• Tagged as: Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, EWR, jetblue, JFK, JFK Airport, KLM, Lufthansa, MIAT, Mongolia, New York City, Newark, routes, Scoot, singapore airlines, slots, strike, United Airlines, Virgin America

A few “whoopsies” at terminals this week left many a traveler affected.

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DLD 402: Three planes you’ll probably never fly. Or maybe four.

• September 15, 2022
• Tagged as: Aeroflot, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, bagtag, Boeing, Boom, Boom Supersonic, Companion Pass, EWR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, IATA, Irkut, ITA Airlines, Italy, JFK, JFK Airport, MC-21, New York City, Newark, NFTs, Russia, Southwest Airlines, SSJ100, sukhoi, Tupelov, United Airlines

Can Russia produce more than 300 commercial aircraft by the end of the decade to backfill the Boeing and Airbus frames that will be inoperable by then? And would you fly on one if they do??

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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.

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DLD 390: Back from Europe

• June 30, 2022
• Tagged as: A321XLR, A380, Airbus, alliance, alliances, American Express, AUS, Austin, Blade, business class, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, first class, Gatwick, Heathrow, helicopter, jetblue, LGW, LHR, London, Lufthansa, New York City, Norse Atlantic, Oman Air, Oneworld, Polaris, premium cabin, routes, slots, Trip Report, United Airlines, WestJet

Summer travel is definitely here. Good luck with that.

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DLD 383: Gettin’ Flighty with it

• May 5, 2022
• Tagged as: Australia, New York City, Norse Atlantic, Project Sunrise, Qantas, routes, seaplanes, special guest, SYD, Sydney, Tailwind, TATL, Transatlantic, ultra long haul, ultra longhaul, Washington DC

Flight status. Travel history. Connection updates. And lots more. That’s the promise from Flighty, and we’ve got founder Ryan Jones on this week’s show to talk about it.

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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.