JetBlue’s fabulous Mint service is coming to the Caribbean. HT: CrankyFlier JetBlue is also offering double points on all transcon flights for the next two months. I don’t collect TrueBlue points, but that’s a pretty solid value for a revenue-based program. Why American Airlines…
Get 500 United MileagePlus miles free, and another 1,000 for a $25 purchase. Thanks to the Heels First Travel girls! On a sadder note, I hadn’t heard about the American Airlines employee who lost their life in a workplace accident recently. I wish I…
American Airlines is sending out some more news about the upcoming transition to one loyalty program. They had originally predicted that the transition would happen in the 2nd quarter of 2015, and that appears likely. Today’s announcement says this transition is less than 30…
I’ve been traveling overseas the past week, so I hadn’t gotten around to checking my status level with American Airlines. I had written recently that I was pretty sure I’d wake up the first day of March and not be Executive Platinum for the first time in 6 or…
I can’t say I read The Onion a lot. I’ll see the occasional piece wander by that someone sends me and usually get a bit of a chuckle. Recently, The Onion turned its attention to the world of travel. Thanks to Justin for sending…
American Airlines has avoided pretty much all the pitfalls other airlines have seen in major mergers of the past. They’ve done so by employing a slow and steady strategy, with no massive “cutover” date where a large number of changes happen, opting instead for…
Terry Maxon of the Dallas Morning News is reporting that American Airlines had canceled almost 1,000 flights on Monday due to an impending storm in the DFW area . I’m usually a weather-watcher whenever I’m traveling, but since I’m home this week (thank goodness)…
$1,000 business class fares from NY to London on La Compagnie. They’re not the newest seats but they sure beat coach by a country mile. Free American Airlines Club Access With Qantas Status Match. HT: View From The Wing Seth adds more functionality to…
It’s finally time to fly an American Airlines 787. Ever since I took off on the inaugural 787 Dreamliner flight from the US to Tokyo, I’ve been excited for the day my favorite airline starts flying the 787. American has officially announced their initial…
I’m not sure I wrote about Delta this many times in all of 2014….. It appears that Delta has wiped all saver award inventory for every destination for flights that depart within 3 weeks of booking. I received a comment from Nun on my…