The best Star Alliance frequent flyer program in the world is hidden in plain site. What if I told you that you could book first class to Europe for 60,000 miles, or first class to Africa for just 75,000 miles? That's what Aegean Miles & Bonus offers. ...

Miles That Can Be Worth Buying: 40% Bonus From Star Alliance Member Aegean and more...  In This Issue...  Miles That Can Be Worth Buying: 40% Bonus From Star Alliance Member Aegean  Man Brings Gun Through Security, Faces No Consequences Because He Works for TSA  Alaska Airlines and Air France Announce Breakup Effective April 30, 2018  Credit Card Company Uses Another Bank’s Branding for Profit and Bangkok’s Best Dining  Oops: Delta Offering Free Checked Bags for Upgrading From Basic Economy  What Airline Credit Cards Are For: You Get — But Do Not Use — Airline Cards  SWISS Tells Air Canada Frequent Flyers to Pound Sand on Award Bookings  More Recent Articles Miles That Can Be Worth Buying: 40% Bonus From Star Alliance Member Aegean The best Star Alliance frequent flyer program in the world is hidden in plain site. What if I told you that you could book first class to Europe for 60,000 miles, or first class to Africa for just 75,000 miles? That's what Aegean Miles & Bonus offers. They are a Starwood Preferred Guest transfer partner. They just started offering online booking of (some) Star Alliance awards. And they're now selling miles at a discount. Continue reading Miles That Can Be Worth Buying: 40% Bonus From Star Alliance Member Aegean...          • Email to a friend •   Man Brings Gun Through Security, Faces No Consequences Because He Works for TSA Whether it's singer Rick Derringer being arrested at security with a gun or rapper Coolio being arrested with a stolen gun at a checkpoint, there's a penalty. Generally fines for bringing a firearm through the checkpoint range from $500 to $2000, whether intentional or not. But what about when the gun is brought through the checkpoint by a TSA screener? Continue reading Man Brings Gun Through Security, Faces No Consequences Because He Works for TSA...          • Email to a friend •   Alaska Airlines and Air France Announce Breakup Effective April 30, 2018 In recent years Alaska has had largely the same limited inventory of Air France awards made available to other partners (so it's about as bad as availability offered to SkyMiles members). British Airways is hardly a replacement partner, however, given the fuel surcharges imposed on BA awards. Still, Alaska continues to add partners while carriers like American only seem to lose them. Continue reading Alaska Airlines and Air France Announce Breakup Effective April 30, 2018...          • Email to a friend •   Credit Card Company Uses Another Bank’s Branding for Profit and Bangkok’s Best Dining A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading Credit Card Company Uses Another Bank’s Branding for Profit and Bangkok’s Best Dining...          • Email to a friend •   Oops: Delta Offering Free Checked Bags for Upgrading From Basic Economy Delta is offering people who turn down the buy up to regular economy a free checked bag if they buy up, at the same $20 increased price (which is less than they charge for a checked bag). That has to be a mistake. Continue reading Oops: Delta Offering Free Checked Bags for Upgrading From Basic Economy...          • Email to a friend •   What Airline Credit Cards Are For: You Get — But Do Not Use — Airline Cards You get an airline credit card for the signup bonus and for the benefits of having the card. And with the exception of actually buying United Airlines tickets with a United card, you do not use airline co-brand credit cards for actual spending unless you are trying to earn elite qualifying miles or waive/credit towards elite spending requirements. The cards help you get treated like an elite though and skip the worst restrictions of Basic Economy. Continue reading What Airline Credit Cards Are For: You Get — But Do Not Use — Airline Cards...          • Email to a friend •   SWISS Tells Air Canada Frequent Flyers to Pound Sand on Award Bookings Last week Swiss made first class award space broadly available. Many people made their bookings via Aeroplan, and Swiss unilaterally cancelled the reservations. This was not a mistake fare, members booked award tickets at the correct published price for the route and cabin. We now have Aeroplan's updated statement. Continue reading SWISS Tells Air Canada Frequent Flyers to Pound Sand on Award Bookings...          • Email to a friend •   More Recent Articles Delta Flight Diverts So Passengers Could Use Bathroom After Blue Water Runs Down Aisle Delta Announces WestJet Joint Venture: Stop Giving Airlines Anti-Trust Immunity Already! Air Canada Advertising $347 Roundtrip to Sydney – With a Catch       Click here to safely unsubscribe from "View from the Wing." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.