First thoughts on United’s new Polaris soft product, American Airlines cutting back in Cuba, Norwegian growing in the USA and a trip to Taiwan are just a few of the fun bits in this week’s show.
DLD 124: Too hot to handle
- November 25, 2016
- Tagged as: Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, ATC, LAS, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis, MSP, Norwegian, podcast, routes, Seattle, United, United Airlines
Norwegian feels the heat in Vegas, Transatlantic traffic keeps growing and United’s Basic Economy is ready to fly. Plus a special mini-episode for a good cause.
Are alliances dead? How many gates is too many to give up to consummate a merger? And just why would Emirates be interested in flying to Buffalo, New York? Listen to the show to find out the answers to these questions and more!
Welcome to Thailand, where modern development mixes with traditional culture in a way that confounds one of our hosts. Fortunately we’ve got a guest this week to help clear up some of that confusion.
We’ve got Matthew Ma from www.TheFlightDeal.com on the show and we’re talking all about deals, including how they find them and how they choose which ones to share. Also, do deals really even matter to destinations?
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.
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!
A farewell flight on Thai Airways punctuated the difference between it and Lufthansa for this episode’s special guest, Josh Zepps. Plus, a new terminal in Orlando and some of the crazy that comes from visiting India.
Obscure city pairs on a helicopter? Out of the way airports to ease immigration? Airshow updates? We’ve got all that and more in this week’s show!
When the fourth longest route in the world suddenly has direct competition something crazy is happening in the industry. Or, you know, airlines gonna airline.