Has Delta found a new recipe for international growth? Have we discovered the secret to a great stay in the French Quarter? Will a new LCC alliance in Asia make travel even easier? Believe it or not, we’ve got some thoughts on these topics and more in this week’s show.
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.
A hijacked plane led to the most talked about selfie since Ellen’s Oscars product placement. Plus Hungary wants to add US service with Emirates and Havana is already cracking under US tourism stress.
Jon Khoo is our guest this episode, talking about his wanderlusting behavior, exploring the world while still working most of the time. Abandoned buildings, safaris and an almost helicopter recovery are all in there.
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.
Is Narita dead as an airline hub? What is Iran doing with so many A380s? And why is Chicago building yet another runway at O’Hare?
We tried to talk about our typical travel topics but six bottles of port wine and Seth’s ramblings derailed that a bit. Still some fun discussions in there, though.
DLD 100: The Century Club
- January 21, 2016
- Tagged as: Delta, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Japan, podcast, Portugal, Tokyo
Celebrating our 100th episode with Port in Porto, plus the usual complement of random news and discussions.
Mistakes, Africa, award routings and ramblings. Join Keith and Seth talking about all sorts of fun & crazy travel stuff in this week’s episode.
Does your travel scare you? Even a little bit?? Should it? Plus, 615 seats on the Emirates A380 and more thoughts on AAdvantage’s changes.