We shouldn’t be here right now. We should all be there. But we aren’t. And we don’t even really know where “there” is. A most interesting predicament.
DLD 364: Pyjama Party
- December 16, 2021
- Tagged as: 787, A350, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Breeze Airways, deicing, Dreamliner, elite status, France, MileagePlan, routes, S7, Southwest Airlines, train
Thought on airline pyjamas? Yeah, we’ve got some of those. And lots of other ideas, too…
This week’s episode is a little different. It’s just Fozz and Stephan, as Seth is soaking in all the avgeekery he can at the Dubai Airshow and there hasn’t been a ton of news. But, some of the highlights are:
Europeans (and many others) can once again visit the USA, assuming they’re fully vaccinated. And more than a few airlines are very happy about this.
DLD 356: Celebratory deaths
- October 21, 2021
- Tagged as: 787, Aeroplan, Air Canada, alitalia, American Airlines, Belgium, Boeing, Dreamliner, elite status, EWR, frequent flier, frequent flyer, ITA Airlines, Italy, jetblue, LaGuardia, lawsuit, LGA, marriott, Newark, podcast, routes, Ryanair, Sun Country, taxes, Trip Report, United Airlines
So much noise for a handful of new routes. Is it really worth the hype? Plus an airline blocks customers and a hotel sues its parent brand.
DLD 355: Weather Gone Wild
- October 14, 2021
- Tagged as: Air Belgium, Air India, AirAsia, American Express, biometrics, British Airways, business class, credit card, credit cards, Gatwick, LGW, lounge, lounges, Membership Rewards, podcast, points, premium cabin, routes, singapore, singapore airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
We faced a couple mechanicals getting this week’s episode recorded, but are willing to admit that truth, rather than blaming weather, unlike some airlines.
We’re on location this week, recording at the IATA Annual General Meeting in Boston where industry CEOs and suppliers gathered to absolutely not collude on anything they cannot legally address.
DLD 353: Close connections
- September 30, 2021
- Tagged as: alliance, alliances, American Airlines, ARN, Bilt Rewards, British Airways, BUR, Burbank, credit card, credit cards, DCA, elite status, Eurowings, Executive Club, Finnair, FlyBE, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Gatwick, GOL, jetblue, LGW, London, loyalty, Northern Pacific, podcast, points, routes, South African Airways, Stockholm, Transatlantic, Trip Report, Washington DC
An irrational amount of discussion about connecting flights takes over this episode. But, in our defense, one of you asked about it.
DLD 339: An uneven (and uneasy) recovery
- June 24, 2021
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, Airbus, American Airlines, Bombardier, Cape Town, CPT, CRJ900, Delta Air Lines, jetblue, JNB, Johannesburg, La Compagnie, Milan, MXP, ORY, Paris, podcast, routes, seating, seats, South Africa, South African Airways, St. Maarten, SXM, Tel Aviv, TLV, Trip Report, union
Opening back up is great, but the inconsistencies are hard to handle. So are the lines.
DLD 337: The Tropics of New England
- June 10, 2021
- Tagged as: AirBaltic, American Airlines, Boom, Boom Supersonic, Breeze Airways, COVID-19, COVID19, credit card, credit cards, cruise, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, inaugural, iOS, iPhone, JFK, JFK Airport, podcast, points, routes, supersonic, Trip Report, TSA, United Airlines, United Kingdom
Summer is heating up in more ways than one. Booking rooms in some destinations is dicey and seems unlikely to get better any time soon.
