Doing our best to prove that there’s no such thing as a quiet airport lounge anymore, and part of the problem, too.
DLD 453: Shuffling the deck
- October 12, 2023
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8200, 787, A321neo, Air Canada, Air France, Air Malta, Airbus, Allegiant, awards, Boeing, business class, Delta Air Lines, Dreamliner, EAS, economy class, Essential Air Service, ExpertFlyer, Global Airlines, Hi Fly, Ireland, KLM, LOT, MEX, Mexico, Mexico City, NLU, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Recaro, rewards, routes, SAS, seating, seats, SkyTeam, Southern Airways, Star Alliance, Sun Country, United Airlines, VivaAerobus
Thank goodness change is such a constant in this industry. Otherwise what would we have to talk about every week?
DLD 452: Order Up!
- October 5, 2023
- Tagged as: 787, 787-10, A321neo, A350 XWB, A350-1000, Air Canada, Air France, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, British Airways, business class, Cathay Pacific, economy class, Euphony, first class, HK Express, JAL, KLM, LATAM, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Safran Aerosystems, Trip Report, United Airlines
So many aircraft orders announced in the past week, and we didn’t even cover all of them. Plus, a suite new seat.
DLD 451: Hotter than fire
- September 28, 2023
- Tagged as: A350 XWB, Air Belgium, Air Peace, Akasa, Brightline, British Airways, CBP, China, Condor, Delta Air Lines, Eastern Airlines, economy class, Edelweiss, Haneda, Heathrow, HND, iAero, India, LHR, London, PDX, pilot shortage, podcast, Portland, Premium Economy, routes, slots, Tokyo, train, Trip Report
But at least there was no meltdown this week…
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.
Can economy class be considered an upgrade from premium economy? We’re talking about airlines, so you know where this is going.
DLD 437: The Bourget
- June 22, 2023
- Tagged as: A320neo, Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Canada, Airbus, Buenos Aires, China, economy class, IndiGo, jetblue, livery, Paris Air Show, PAS23, Philippines Airlines, podcast, Premium Economy, Rocketmiles, routes, slots, Southwest Airlines, Trip Report, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines
Summer in Paris, perhaps a delightful experience. A week at Le Bourget, however, is far less appealing for us. But there’s a bit of news worth discussing.
DLD 435: An eye on the future
- June 1, 2023
- Tagged as: A321, Asiana, British Airways, business class, dining, Dublin, elite status, Embraer, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Florence, FLR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Frontier, immigration, ITA, Italia Trasporto Aereo, lie-flat beds, Lufthansa Group, Poznan, premium cabin, Premium Economy, routes, Ryanair, Scoot, Trip Report, United Airlines
New planes, new routes, and new seats all bode well for the future. And some lines being dropped might not be so bad, either.
DLD 430: A long ride home
- April 27, 2023
- Tagged as: A380, American Airlines, ANA, Avelo, awards, Breeze Airways, British Airways, Bus, business class, dining, FLL, Fort Lauderdale, Lufthansa, mistake fare, Munich, podcast, points, Premium Economy, Qantas, rewards, routes, Silver Airways, Trip Report
It is all fun and games until a rules change hits home. Then the rage rises to the surface.
DLD 416: Going Retro(fit)
- January 12, 2023
- Tagged as: 787, 787-9, A340-600, Air Canada, China, codeshare, Delta Air Lines, DOH, Doha, Dreamliner, Emirates, Etihad, first class, Hawaiian Airlines, Houston, IAH, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Lufthansa, Mexicana, Mexico, pilot shortage, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, routes, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, wifi
Refreshing cabins is a nice touch, but why does it take so long?? Also, how long will it take Southwest to pay out all the comp it owes.
