As borders start to reopen the requirements for entry to some countries can be onerous. Or completely reasonable. But the inconsistencies make it really challenging for travelers to plan.
DLD 292: Where’s the stop button??
- May 21, 2020
- Tagged as: A220, Airbus, American Airlines, bribery, cargo, Cessna, codeshare, COVID-19, Garuda, Israel, Itihhad, NDC, podcast, prop, Qatar Airways, regional jets, SkyCourier, Thai Airways, TSA, turboprop, UAE, United Airlines
What does high school shop class have to do with our travel experiences? Absolutely nothing, but that’s rarely stopped us from talking about other topics, so why start now??
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.
DLD 228: Sassy stories from Croatia
- January 24, 2019
- Tagged as: A320, Air India, Avianca Brazil, bankruptcy, Bonvoy, China, Croatia, Croatia Airlines, FAA, first class, marriott, Marriott Rewards, Norwegian, PaxEx, podcast, Trip Report, TSA, United Airlines, Zagreb
Telling tales and enjoying a winter holiday in Zagreb, Croatia. The sass mostly comes from others, not us.
DLD 227: Not so fast!
- January 17, 2019
- Tagged as: Air Asia, Air New Zealand, Brexit, business class, Cathay Pacific, engines, first class, GE9X, Iberia, lounge, podcast, Polaris, TSA, United Airlines
A government shutdown and slowing airline expansion both take their toll. Plus an airline brand dies. But mistake fares live on!
DLD 225: Drones! Aliens?! Or nothing at all???
- December 27, 2018
- Tagged as: Air Italy, Alaska, ANA, biometrics, CBP, Chicago, Delta Air Lines, DHS, diversion, ExpressJet, LAX, Los Angeles, Milan, MXP, ORD, San Francisco, SFO, TSA, union, United Airlines
Gatwick drones attacked, and we never really learned their demands. An airline sale, a diversion and more better awards, too!
DLD 224: From numbers to colors
- December 20, 2018
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 8, 737MAX, airberlin, bankruptcy, BOS, Boston, business class, Delta Air Lines, DEN, Denver, first class, Iran, Malaysia Airlines, Norwegian, Russia, San Francisco, SFO, TSA, United Airlines
New boarding groups, new security screening and nearly 50 new airport names in Russia. An “historic” episode comes to life this week!
DLD 210: Not quite Philadelphia
- September 13, 2018
- Tagged as: Aerolineas Argentinas, Delta Air Lines, DEN, Denver, FRA, frankfurt, Hawaii, Norwegian, PreCheck, Primera, Primera Air, redeye, TATL, Transatlantic, TSA, United Airlines
Norwegian is finally ready to fly in Argentina and Primera wants more TATL. Plus United is doing strange things in Hawaii and lots more!
Perhaps calling it one of the earliest travel tales is a stretch, but The Sea Queen by Linnea Hartsuyker is being released in the USA next week and we’re talking about some of the travel behind the scenes and the travel in the book, too. Plus, TSA idiocy and some problems in Europe with passengers slipping past security checkpoints.
It is an interesting time to be a 3rd party loyalty program operator. Air Canada is now trying to buy back Aeroplan and Aeromexico made a move, too. Plus, the TSA might be tracking you for no good reason, a 787 got lost at Narita and Delta is downgrading passengers when upgrading some aircraft.
