Alphabet Airline Soup
A AvGeek’s shot at the alphabet…..
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American Airlines Launches LAX-MEX and the Uncomfortable Soda Can Discussion. The Best of The Rest for Saturday, June 6th, 2015
The Best of the Rest for Saturday includes American Airlines taking over the LAX-MEX route from Alaska, free $5 on iTunes, and more details on the disturbing soda can incident. Read more….
Chase Freedom Double Sign-Up Bonus And Would You Give Up Your Carry-On Bag? The Best of the Rest For Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
Today’s Best of the Rest includes an increased sign-up bonus for Chase Freedom, Frontier Airlines redefining high-density and the A350 debut in the United States. Read more….
Germanwings Flight From BCN to DUS Believed To Have Crashed
The news isn’t good about Germanwings flight #4U9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. Early reports are that the plane crashed in southern France, with the outlook on survivors grim. It’s been a disheartening time for plane crashes as of late with Malaysia Airlines and Air…
United Predictably Chops Some Partner Earning Rates
United Airlines has released a large update to partner earning rates. For most customers, I suspect earning rates will go down. Across the board, it’s gotten more confusing for customers to figure out how many miles they earn. Wandering Aramean did a great job…
10 Days In Italy: Getting Started On United To Rome
I don’t claim to be a renowned world traveler who’s been to every corner of the earth, but I feel like I’ve done a reasonable amount of exploration. Plenty of destinations have been worthy of a quick stop, though not likely to be a…
Mid-Year Check On Airline Status
Are you busy chasing airline status? I have been for the first 6 months of the year but still have a ways to go. I’m chasing status with both American Airlines and United Airlines. Status may not be what it used to be, but it’s still incredibly helpful if you leverage it correctly. Achieving 25, 50 or even 100,000 miles in a year takes hard work and careful planning.
United Airlines Again Working Hard To Lower Service Levels
When United and Continental announced their merger a few years ago, they trumpeted something like $2 billion in savings that could be realized from combining the two companies. Fast forward to the 1st quarter of 2014 and the airline lost a half billion dollars…
Top 10 List Of Things I Would Change In The Travel World, Part 2
In the midst of all my travel, there are things that pop up repeatedly that I wish I could change. Part 1 of my wish list included things like fuel surcharges on British Airways award flights, United’s nasty new partner redemption amounts and the…
Top 10 List Of Things I Would Change In The Travel World
I’ve gotten a bit fatigued writing about Daily Getaways so I wanted to write something more fun for me. I went back through my list of ideas for posts and thought I’d have some fun creating a list of things I would change in…