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DLD 523: Thanks, I hate it

• February 27, 2025
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, business class, Cape Town, Choice Privileges, Dallas, Delta Air Lines, DFW, diversion, electric aircraft, Flagship Suite, hotels, lie-flat beds, loyalty, premium cabin, San Francisco, SFO, South Africa, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines

New seats, nicer hotels, and crazy photos from a diversion are three of the five bullet points we talk about in this week’s show.

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DLD 462: Cool connections and an unlikely airspace plan

• December 14, 2023
• Tagged as: A330, Airbus, airports, American Airlines, Barcelona, Beluga, Cancun, cargo, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, elite status, engines, Goose Bay, Greenland, hyatt, Japan, Las Vegas, NATS, Nuuk, San Francisco, SEA, Seattle, South Africa, Taipei, TPE, Trip Report, United Airlines, United Kingdom

Maybe it’ll work, but there are some half-baked plans being bandied about. And we’re not a fan of that unless they’re our half-baked plans.

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DLD 426: Spring cleaning

• March 30, 2023
• Tagged as: Air Traffic Control, ATC, business class, El Al, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, frequent flier, frequent flyer, insurance, Japan, lawsuit, Lebanon, Mileage Plus, New York City, Qatar, South Africa, United Airlines

Spring is here! The Northern IATA season started last weekend, and even if the weather isn’t entirely cooperating, new routes are alive.

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• Trip Reports

DLD 388: A last-minute change

• June 16, 2022
• Tagged as: Australia, BER, Berlin, BNE, Comair, COVID-19, Krisflyer, Norse Atlantic, pilot shortage, routes, Russia, San Francisco, SFO, singapore airlines, South Africa, Trip Report, United Airlines, Vueling

Change happens. But it gets way worse if the airline forgets to tell you.

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DLD 377: MAX or Mask or Electric

• March 24, 2022
• Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, Aeroflot, cargo, China, Comair, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, Dominican Republic, DOT, electric aircraft, Finnair, Iceland, Korean Airlines, masks, Norse Atlantic, pilot shortage, podcast, routes, Russia, SkyWest, South Africa, TATL, Tesla, Transatlantic, ULCC

Mask rules are changing, maybe too quickly for airlines to keep up. Plus electric news and MAX potential.

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DLD 362: Oh. My. Cron!

• December 2, 2021
• Tagged as: A340, A340-300, Air Canada, Antarctica, British Airways, Canada, Cathay Pacific, COVID-19, COVID19, Department of Justice, DOJ, FRA, frankfurt, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hi Fly, India, podcast, Qantas, South Africa, Trip Report

A new variant of concern doesn’t have us too concerned. At least not yet. Plus greenwashing, hub bluffs, and pilot retirements.

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• Trip Reports

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.