Often times the shortest distance between two airports is defined by politics more than geography. Last weekend that was more the case than usual.
DLD 472: Bags and buses and out of business
- February 29, 2024
- Tagged as: Aeromexico, Air Canada, American Airlines, Avelo, Breeze Airways, Bus, Delta Air Lines, elite status, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Guam, GUM, Haneda, HND, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, JFK, JFK Airport, joint venture, Landline, Lynx, payments, points, Qantas, routes, Spirit Airlines, Tel Aviv, TLV, Tokyo, Toronto, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Viasat, wifi, YYZ
More baggage talk, plus buses, and an airline is out of business.
DLD 471: It still doesn’t make sense
- February 22, 2024
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737-200, A380, Air Canada, Air Serbia, Air Traffic Control, Alaska Airlines, Allegient Air, artificial intelligence, Barbados, Canada, Delta Air Lines, ETOPS, Global Airlines, Hawaii, Hawaiian Airlines, jetblue, Lufthansa, merger, Nolinor, Qantas, regulators, routes, Spirit Airlines, Thai Airways, United Airlines
Revisiting a couple stories from the past few weeks, and they still don’t make much sense. Plus lots of new news, too.
DLD 467: Cold as ice
- January 25, 2024
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 8200, 737-800, A321neo, A350-1000, Air India, Airbus, Akasa, Alaska Airlines, ATL, Atlanta, Australia, Boeing, business class, Delta Air Lines, first class, ife, IFEC, in-flight entertainment, inflight entertainment, jetblue, Kuwait Airlines, LaGuardia, LGA, lounge, lounges, merger, Mint, podcast, premium cabin, routes, SAS, Saudi Arabia, Saudia, Spirit Airlines, Trip Report, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines
Winter weather is giving the industry some troubles, but there’s still plenty of hot news to discuss..
DLD 456: Seasonal Shift
- November 2, 2023
- Tagged as: Air Greenland, Boom Supersonic, Breeze Airways, CDG, DUB, Dublin, EDI, Edinburgh, Frontier, inaugural, jetblue, Lufthansa City, Lufthansa Group, Mexico, NFTs, Palau, Paris, Qantas, routes, Saudi Arabia, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Swoop, TAP Air Portugal, Tulum, United Airlines, WestJet
Once again the IATA seasonal change brings about new routes and kills off others.
DLD 450: Wait, there’s now lounge elite status??
- September 21, 2023
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 8, 757-200, A350, Allegiant, American Express, Boeing, co-brand, cobrand, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, elite status, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, lounge, lounges, medallion, merger, Mexico, Mexico City, New York City, podcast, premium cabin, Premium Economy, seating, seats, Sky Club, SkyMiles, slots, Spirit Airlines, Swiss, Trip Report, United Airlines, Upgrade, Vietnam Airlines
Delta made waves with its SkyMiles/SkyClub rules changes last week. Plus, new seats, new routes, and an end to revenge.
DLD 447: Too much red
- August 31, 2023
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 787-10, 787-9, A350-1000, Aer Lingus, Airbus, American Airlines, Atlantic Airways, Avios, Boeing, China, El Al, elite status, FAA, Faroe Islands, Federal Aviation Administration, Finnair, frequent flier, frequent flyer, jetblue, merger, Monarch, Porter Air, Qantas, revenue-based, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Trip Report
How much money can a one-plane airline lose in just two months? More than just about everyone involved expected.
Canada makes a few appearances in this week’s episode, as does the Middle East.
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.
Diversions galore, and a meltdown, too. It was a rough end for many in 2022, but 2023 is starting strong.