What will the future of airline route networks look like? We dig deep into the past with special guest Ned Russell as we look to the future.
DLD 265: A luxury CRJ200 experience
- October 24, 2019
- Tagged as: 777X, 787-9, A220, A350, Airbus, Boeing, business class, Companion Pass, CRJ200, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, LAX, London, Los Angeles, loyalty, Lyft, New York City, PaxEx, premium cabin, priority boarding, Project Sunrise, Qantas, routes, SkyMiles, SkyMiles Select, Southwest Airlines, subscription, Swiss, SYD, Sydney, Uber, ULH, ultra long haul
Is there such a thing as a nice CRJ200 ride? And why might a new world’s longest flight be a bad idea?? Plus another top tier got harder to realize and LAX is moving its pickup zone outside the terminal loop.
DLD 242: Cutting profits, cutting losses
- May 9, 2019
- Tagged as: Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, awards, bankruptcy, Bombardier, business class, crash, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, EuroBiz, first class, Heathrow, Jet Airways, Korean Air, LHR, Moscow, premium cabin, rewards, SkyMiles, SSJ100, sukhoi
Cutting money-losing programs makes sense in many cases. Selling off a profitable segment of the business is less normal. But here we are.
DLD 87: With a Globetrotting Guest
- July 23, 2015
- Tagged as: awards, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, first class, podcast, rewards, SkyMiles
All sorts of changes in the past week or so with the Delta SkyMiles program, plus a special guest talking recent premium cabin travel on a handful of airlines.
DLD 83: The Allure of Older Planes
- May 28, 2015
- Tagged as: american, American Airlines, awards, Cuba, Cubana, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Japan, rewards, SkyMiles, Trip Report, United, United Airlines
Old planes sent to the graveyard and a few new apps/websites we wish were similarly fated. Plus a look at the new pseudo-award chart for SkyMiles.
How did SHARES best Sabre? Ask American Airlines and its 787 inaugural flight. Plus a lost wallet, two programs going variable on award prices and a mistake fare which raises all sorts of questions.
