As Elite Status rules continue to shift, is there really any greener grass out there? With United’s latest changes announced we brought in Ed to get a fresh take.
DLD 469: First, make a roux
- February 8, 2024
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 7, A380, Aeromexico, Air France, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avelo, Belfast, BOS, Boston, Brisbane, business class, certification, Dallas, Delta Air Lines, Department of Transportation, dining, DOT, economy class, Frontier, Global Airlines, jetblue, joint venture, preclearance, routes, Santa Rosa, seating, seats, Southwest Airlines, special guest
Why? because it leads to deliciousness later. But that has nothing to do with this week’s conversation. Fortunately, we’re joined by Ed in an effort to keep things on track.
A report from the inaugural flight from the Faroe Islands to New York, plus other bits along the way.
DLD 431a: Siena
- May 9, 2023
- Tagged as: Brazil, E195-E2, Embraer, Italy, Siena, special guest, Trip Report
Seth gets sidetracked on a train journey across Europe, drawn to Siena thanks to an online aviation connection.
DLD 422: Meh
- March 2, 2023
- Tagged as: 787, A350-1000, AAdvantage, Air Europa, American Airlines, Boeing, business class, diversion, El Al, Emirates, emissions, first class, IAG, jetblue, Kansas City, MCI, Oman, premium cabin, Project Sunrise, Qantas, seating, seats, special guest, Tailwind, United Airlines
We wanted to be excited. We wanted to celebrate a new and innovative product. Alas, the newly announced F/J for Qantas is not it.
DLD 420: Widget watch, with Ed
- February 16, 2023
- Tagged as: AI, American Airlines, artificial intelligence, Capital One, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, Department of Justice, DOJ, elite status, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, jetblue, medallion, merger, O'Hare, ORD, planespotting, podcast, routes, special guest, Spirit Airlines, Trip Report, union, Venture X
We’re joined this week by special guest Ed Pizza of Miles to Go and Pizza In Motion to talk about changing allegiances and the rest of the latest news.
We haven’t had much to say about travel to Asia in recent months. That changes this week, as we’re joined by Michael Traeger from TravelZork to share some thoughts. A lot of thoughts, really.
Trade shows are back, and so are we. Greetings from Hamburg and the 2022 edition of the Aircraft Interiors Expo.
Flight status. Travel history. Connection updates. And lots more. That’s the promise from Flighty, and we’ve got founder Ryan Jones on this week’s show to talk about it.
DLD 376: Point.Me to the awards
- March 10, 2022
- Tagged as: award, awards, Cape Town, CPT, Delta Air Lines, dining, jetblue, merger, podcast, points, reward, rewards, Russia, special guest, Sunwing, ukraine, United Airlines, WestJet
A good award search tool is something of a holy grail in the miles & points space. Point.Me is pretty darn close, if not entirely there.