Wednesday, April 4, 2018

At One Airport Checked Bags are Cleaned Before They're Returned to Passengers and more...

In Japan checked bags -- like all other forms of service -- can be taken to the next level. A Japanese airport employee was filmed actually cleaning luggage before passengers picked up their bags. Each and every bag gets checked for scuffs or marks on ...

 

At One Airport Checked Bags are Cleaned Before They’re Returned to Passengers and more...



At One Airport Checked Bags are Cleaned Before They’re Returned to Passengers

In Japan checked bags -- like all other forms of service -- can be taken to the next level.

A Japanese airport employee was filmed actually cleaning luggage before passengers picked up their bags. Each and every bag gets checked for scuffs or marks on arrival and taking a white cloth to those bags which needed it.

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British Airways Testing Free Water for Elite Passengers (Not a Joke)

British Airways has destroyed their brand with their cuts. They offered free tap water but even hot water for tea was charged. On. British. Airways. So you had to pay even if you brought your own tea bags.

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Barclays Just Launched Transferable Points Program – and New Card Earning Up to 3x on ALL Spend

This morning Barclays launched the Arrival Premier® World Elite Mastercard®. It's a fast-earning card and points transfer to airline frequent flyer miles. That puts Barclays into the transferable points game alongside American Express, Chase, and Citibank which is huge.

This is a $150 annual fee card. There is no signup bonus. But what's unique about it is the earning.

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Airline Defending Decision to Strip Search Flight Attendants

Indian airline Spicejet is defending its decision to strip search flight attendants whom they believed were stealing money from inflight sales.

Flight attendants were forced to get naked and no – no money was found.

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Why Don’t More Airlines Sell Ads on Tray Tables and Overhead Bins?

American West was the first airline to do tray table advertising (in December 2003), a practice that moved over to US Airways on some aircraft. US Airways even experimented with ads on first class tray tables.

AirTran actually launched ads on the backs of the tray tables (at US Airways you actually had to put the tray table down in order to see the ad). United experimented with tray table ads as well.

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Delta’s $4 International Business Class Sparkling Wine

Off menu they were serving Andre as their predeparture champagne. Was this a mis-cater?!

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Here’s Why People are Losing Global Entry

US Customs and Border Protection responded to a FOIA request (.pdf) detailing each instance where Global Entry was revoked between November 6, 2016 and June 6, 2017.

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