Arm rest wars, massive delays and lounge food upgrades. Plus some idiocy from lobbyists and insights into two cool European destinations. Enjoy!
DLD 59: Overrated
- July 31, 2014
- Tagged as: Delta, Delta Air Lines, lounges, Lufthansa, PaxEx, podcast, TSA, United, United Airlines, Virgin America
Which first class lounges are worth going out of your way for? Also, a new safety video, new IFE coming to Delta and Virgin America might go public. Plus, special guest Josh Zepps.
DLD 58: Adventures in IROPS
- July 18, 2014
- Tagged as: A330neo, A380, AAdvantage, Airbus, American Airlines, awards, Etihad, Gold Passport, hyatt, jetblue, Qatar, rewards, United, United Airlines
Things don’t always go as planned. We usually recover better than others, even if there is a bit of chaos involved. Still, it is not too common that a simple round-trip requires 10-ish different bookings to make it happen. Oopsie.
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