Can economy class be considered an upgrade from premium economy? We’re talking about airlines, so you know where this is going.
DLD 419: Where are the mascots?
- February 9, 2023
- Tagged as: 747, Airbus, American Express, AUS, Austin, Avelo, Bali, bankruptcy, British Airways, China, credit card, credit cards, Delta Air Lines, DPS, E195-E2, FedEx, FlyBE, Flyr Norwegian, Frontier, inaugural, lounge, lounges, podcast, Porter Air, Qatar Airways, Sky Club, Southwest Airlines, Trip Report, Virgin Atlantic
Competing university mascots at an inaugural flight? Sure, why not. It is Delaware, after all.
DLD 408: Winter is coming
- November 3, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, A220, A350, A350 XWB, A350-900, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Big Front Seat, business class, Cabotage, Canada, China, codeshare, CommuteAir, E175, Eastern Airlines, economy class, Embraer, HAECO, IAG, IATA, Iberia, LATAM, Mexico, Mexico City, Norwegian, podcast, premium cabin, PVG, Riga, RIX, routes, seating, seats, Shanghai, Spirit Airlines, Starlux, Vector, Virgin Atlantic
The semi-annual IATA seasonal schedule change happened last weekend, and it brings some fun and interesting new routes and slot opportunities to the industry.
DLD 405: Chunneling some feelings
- October 13, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX, 737 MAX 10, 737 MAX 7, 787, A330-900, A330neo, AirBaltic, AirTags, blockchain, Calgary, certification, Dreamliner, Eurostar, FAA, Flyr Norwegian, inaugural, Lufthansa, NFTs, regulators, Trip Report, union, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet, YYC
Halfway through a long trip and still suffering from jetlag, but there’s news to consider and punditry to ponder, so here we go…
DLD 400: We suck at travel
- October 6, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 10, Aer Lingus, Air France, AirBaltic, airbnb, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Antitrust Immunity, ATI, awards, Boeing, Brexit, business class, C919, China, CLE, Cleveland, COMAC, Delta Air Lines, Delta One, Eurostar, JFK, JFK Airport, joint venture, KLM, LATAM, lawsuit, lounges, Norse Atlantic, premium cabin, rewards, routes, SkyTeam, slots, TATL, train, Transatlantic, Virgin Atlantic, WestJet
It was supposed to be a quick weekend getaway for the crew. That didn’t work out so well. Also in this episode: Virgin Atlantic joins SkyTeam Eurostar’s Brexit capacity cuts Cleveland gets its European nonstop…
DLD 395: Ripe for disruption
- August 4, 2022
- Tagged as: 737 MAX 7, 777X, 787, A330-900, A330neo, A350, Aeroplan, Air Canada, Air France, American Airlines, awards, Boeing, British Airways, business class, crash, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, IAG, Iberia, International Airline Group, jetblue, Krisflyer, merger, points, rewards, routes, seating, seats, singapore airlines, Spirit Airlines, Virgin Atlantic
More leisure travelers than expected, plus some gardening tips. Oh, and lots of airline news, too.
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.
We shouldn’t be here right now. We should all be there. But we aren’t. And we don’t even really know where “there” is. A most interesting predicament.
Europeans (and many others) can once again visit the USA, assuming they’re fully vaccinated. And more than a few airlines are very happy about this.
How does just one out of service plane cause so much trouble for a major airline?? But it worked mostly in our favor, so no complaints this time around.
