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 453: Shuffling the deck
- October 12, 2023
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8200, 787, A321neo, Air Canada, Air France, Air Malta, Airbus, Allegiant, awards, Boeing, business class, Delta Air Lines, Dreamliner, EAS, economy class, Essential Air Service, ExpertFlyer, Global Airlines, Hi Fly, Ireland, KLM, LOT, MEX, Mexico, Mexico City, NLU, premium cabin, Premium Economy, Recaro, rewards, routes, SAS, seating, seats, SkyTeam, Southern Airways, Star Alliance, Sun Country, United Airlines, VivaAerobus
Thank goodness change is such a constant in this industry. Otherwise what would we have to talk about every week?
DLD 409: Sorry we missed you
- November 17, 2022
- Tagged as: A321neo, A380, British Airways, business class, Canada, China, credit card, credit cards, Dulles, elite status, Flyr Norwegian, frequent flier, frequent flyer, Heathrow, HSBC, IAD, jetblue, Jetlines, Korean Airlines, LHR, PDX, podcast, points, Portland, premium cabin, security, slots, Star Alliance, TSA, Uber, United Airlines
Maybe we’re supposed to say something in advance when the publishing schedule changes. Oopsie.
DLD 385: Worst birthday party ever
- May 19, 2022
- Tagged as: Air France, Avianca, Brazil, business class, credit card, credit cards, EWR, flat beds, GOL, Hawaiian Airlines, Heathrow, IFC, ife, IFEC, inflight connectivity, inflight entertainment, inflight wifi, LHR, lounge, lounges, merger, Newark, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, pilot shortage, podcast, Southwest Airlines, Star Alliance, United Airlines, Viasat, wifi
Sure, the conversations were great, but our plans for birthday festivities came up short.
Back on the road and exploring the world, with some thoughts on just how well that’s going overall and why we’re not in a huge hurry to do more of it too soon.
DLD 196: Some long ones
- June 7, 2018
- Tagged as: Air France, Bombardier, Brussels Airlines, elite status, EWR, IATA, IATAAGM18, Newark, O'Hare, ORD, PaxEx, PIT, Pittsburgh, PVG, Shanghai, SIN, singapore, singapore airlines, Star Alliance, United, United Airlines
We mean long routes, not an extra long episode, so don’t worry too much about that. Then again, some of our conversations are pretty long rambles. Enjoy!
Is it possible to introduce a new product too soon? Also, survival of the fittest can be bad if you’re named Darwin. Plus big potential moves in China.
All premiums, all the time, but what does that really mean for passengers. Are these new seating options really an upgrade?
What happens when a guy nicknamed Black Cloud for his travel, erm, challenges goes for a run in Ahmedabad at 5am? Many things, including that we managed to get him as a guest on the show to talk about all sorts of fun, including the “real life, high stakes version of Frogger” which ensued.
PointsHoarder 18: The year in review
- December 27, 2012
- Tagged as: Air Berlin, Air Canada, airlines, Airtran, American Airlines, Deals, Delta, elite status, Emirates, Hawaiian Airlines, hotel, hotels, jetblue, Malev, Mileage Run, Oneworld, points, promo, promotions, Qantas, Qatar, Singapore Air, SkyTeam, Southwest Airlines, Star Alliance, United, United Airlines, Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic
Dear 2012: So long, and thanks for all the incredible experiences! This week’s episode is a (relatively) quick trip down memory lane for the PointsHoarder crew. We’re talking about a few quick news pieces (Air…