When frequent flyer programs launched award tickets were supposed to be a reward for loyalty, and award customers were expected to be treated better than paying customers. There are often steep change fees on award tickets now, but mileage awards are ...
This email contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. When frequent flyer programs launched award tickets were supposed to be a reward for loyalty, and award customers were expected to be treated better than paying customers. There are often steep change fees on award tickets now, but mileage awards are for the most part still cancellable with points redeposited into an account. In other words even after myriad rule changes over the years, inventory issues aside, they're still more flexible than paid tickets. Miles aren't just an alternative currency used to purchase travel or services from an airline, they are a thank you for your business, and redeeming miles should feel like a reward and not a punishment. Delta got this one right. Continue reading Delta’s 72 Hour Rule & $150 Award Change Fee? Not This Time... New Jersey is considering raising aviation fuel taxes — but only on United Airlines. Currently New Jersey taxes fuel burned during taxi and takeoff. A bill under consideration would extend that to all fuel that United burns (since it applies only to airlines carrying over 8 million passengers per year out of the state). United's position "the tax is enacted, she said United might have to consider transferring the bulk of its operations to one of the other hubs." The extra cost to United is expected to be $20 million. United will not abandon its Newark hub over $20 million. Continue reading United Threatens to Leave Newark Over Fuel Taxes... Back on May 19 a flight attendant was proposed to on board by her boyfriend during China Eastern's MU2329 from Xi'an to Yinchuan. She accepted. We've now learned that the flight attendant was fired for ignoring her safety duties while accepting the proposal. Flight attendants are here primarily for your safety. Continue reading Flight Attendant Fired for Accepting Marriage Proposal in the Air... Ultimately there are too many people who have been eligible to use the lounges, who have wanted to use the lounges, relative to the size of the lounges. There's only so much they can do to expand capacity in the airports they work in (and larger lounges are going to attract more people who still stay longer, since currently some people - like me - often stay away precisely due to the crowding). It is simply difficult to offer a quality lounge product which includes a peaceful, quiet experience for the number of people who have access through Platinum American Express cards. Continue reading San Francisco Centurion Lounge: Departing Passengers Only, No More Than 3 Hours Before Flight... Premium economy is like domestic first class with foot rests (or in some cases a foot bar). It doesn't let you lie flat, but it gives you extra room and some upgraded amenities. I don't think it's a replacement for business class on ultra long haul flights, but it's 'good enough' flying transatlantic Westbound (day flight) and certainly a whole lot better than coach. I watch Sydney fares because I have family in the suburbs there, and I've been going since I was a kid. In fact my very first international trip was to Australia. I even flew American Airlines the last time they served Sydney -- DC10s via Honolulu. Continue reading Sydney Fare Deal: Premium Economy $1797 Roundtrip (And How You Know a Deal is Good)... |
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