An island hopper that only takes 8 hours and does not risk military base diversions has us pretty excited. Just need it to actually operate now.
DLD 280: Alliance dalliances
- February 20, 2020
- Tagged as: Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Bangalore, BLR, British Airways, business class, carbon offsets, Delta Air Lines, emissions, EuroBiz, India, Oneworld, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Project Sunrise, Qantas, routes, SEA, Seattle, Trip Report, ULH, ultra long haul, ultra longhaul, union
A new alliance affiliation, a new secondary cities airline in the USA and unblocking EuroBiz middles: What does it all mean?!?
DLD 234: Paine with Pizza
- March 7, 2019
- Tagged as: airports, Alaska Airlines, E175, Everett, Horizon Air, inaugural, PAE, Paine Field, PaxEx, podcast, Seattle
Is it as aggressive a crossover as Avengers: Infinity War? Maybe not. But this week’s show has DLD and MilesToGo producing a joint episode to relive the inaugural festivities at Paine Field and it sure was fun.
DLD 156: Got Milk Runs?
- August 25, 2017
- Tagged as: Alaska, Alaska Airlines, ANC, Anchorage, AvGeek, podcast, SEA, Seattle, United, United Airlines
Some of the best AvGeek routes in the USA come courtesy of the Alaska Airlines “Milk Run” hops throughout Alaska. Come along for the ride in this week’s episode!
DLD 134: (737) MAX, LAX (Shuffle) and PAX (Electronics)
- March 23, 2017
- Tagged as: Chicago, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Kuala Lumpur, LaGuardia, LAX, LGA, Los Angeles, Malindo, ORD, Raleigh-Durham, RDU, SEA, Seattle, singapore, United, United Airlines
No electronics on airplanes, Growth in Seattle and Cuts at LaGuardia. Plus more details on the LAX shuffle coming this May. Hooray!
DLD 126: The divorce is final; what about the kids?
- December 22, 2016
- Tagged as: Aeromexico, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Denver, Etihad, Frontier, JFK, Lufthansa, merger, Mexico City, podcast, Seattle, Virgin America
The Delta/Alaska Airlines divorce is final as Alaska secures its future with Virgin America. What does that mean for passengers? Plus Mexico City, Abu Dhabi and Denver all make the show this time around.
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.
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.
DLD 78: The Episode of Argentine Aggression (repost)
- April 6, 2015
- Tagged as: Antartica, awards, Brazil, Chile, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Haneda, podcast, rewards, Seattle, Tokyo, United, United Airlines
Somehow a conversation about a cruise to Antarctica gets derailed by the politics of Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Because we’re awesome like that. Hacked loyalty accounts, award sales and Haneda are also on the show. Enjoy!
DLD 78: The Episode of Argentine Aggression
- April 2, 2015
- Tagged as: Antartica, awards, Brazil, Chile, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Haneda, podcast, rewards, Seattle, Tokyo, United, United Airlines
Somehow a conversation about a cruise to Antarctica gets derailed by the politics of Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Because we’re awesome like that. Hacked loyalty accounts, award sales and Haneda are also on the show. Enjoy!
