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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.

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DLD 350: Wider than the average show

• September 9, 2021
• Tagged as: A321neo, A350, A350-1000, Airbus, Alaska Airlines, business class, cargo, Eastern Airlines, elite status, Gatwick, Heathrow, Jet2, jetblue, KLM, LGW, LHR, London, Mileage Run, Rapid Rewards, slots, Southwest Airlines, UNESCO, Virgin Atlantic, World Heritage Sites

How does just one out of service plane cause so much trouble for a major airline?? But it worked mostly in our favor, so no complaints this time around.

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DLD 334: Live from New York…

• May 20, 2021
• Tagged as: COVID-19, COVID19, crash, Delta Air Lines, Haneda, Hawaii, HND, India, podcast, routes, Southwest Airlines, Tokyo, Trip Report, Vistara

A confluence of work, leisure, and just living has a trio of us on the Williamsburg waterfront on a gorgeous May Saturday for our first in-person recording in well over a year.

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DLD 316: I don’t BERlieve it!

• November 5, 2020
• Tagged as: 777, Airbus, airports, ANA, BER, Berlin, COVID-19, JAL, Japan, KLM, Mobile, mobile app, podcast, Rouge, SAA, South African Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines

BER is open and a whale caught a runaway train. Both of those things really happened.

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DLD 313: A different set of codes

• October 15, 2020
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, alitalia, awards, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Hertz, IATA, MileagePlan, podcast, points, rewards, Southwest Airlines, Trip Report

We’re about more than just airplanes, especially these days. But don’t worry too much; air travel still dominates the conversation this week.

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DLD 302: Apologies all around

• July 30, 2020
• Tagged as: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, bankruptcy, BRU, Brussels, Brussels Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, GoAir, India, insurance, jetblue, Oneworld, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Upgrade, upgrades

Cover your face and fly with free insurance and maybe even score an upgrade or just get a bunch of seats for yourself. But we spread all that out into a reasonable conversation, not just a tease.

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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.

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DLD 256: A bleisure adventure to Prague?!?

• August 22, 2019
• Tagged as: Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, Hong Kong, joint venture, Midwest Express, Prague, Southwest Airlines, Trip Report, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic

Yes, “bleisure” is an annoying word. But it just might be a better way to travel. With a couple different trips to Prague recently the team is ready to debate its value.

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DLD 253: That little Fokker

• August 1, 2019
• Tagged as: Air Antwerp, Allegiant, Allegient Air, ARJ, ARJ21, ARJ21-700, CLEAR, COMAC, economy class, EWR, Fokker, Fokker 50, hotels, JFK, JFK Airport, Newark, Premium Economy, security, Southwest Airlines, TSA, TWA Hotel, United Airlines

United teams up with Clear, Southwest leaves Newark and CapOne has a data breach. Plus, a new(ish) airline flying a pretty old little Fokker.

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DLD 230: Get your engines rolling

• February 7, 2019
• Tagged as: 787, A380, ANA, Brexit, Emirates, engines, Gatwick, Haneda, Hawaii, Heathrow, HND, jetblue, LGW, LHR, London, Rolls Royce, RouteHappy, Southwest Airlines, Tokyo, United Kingdom

Can Rolls pull off an A380 surprise? And can codeshare flights be a little less crappy for consumers? Plus slots, Haneda changes and Hawaii!