Oct
28
2019
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.
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Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for October 2019.
American Airlines is Launching Two New Flights to New Zealand
Oct
28
2019
American Airlines has just announced two new flights to New Zealand – Dallas Fort Worth – Auckland and Los Angeles – Christchurch. Since Air New Zealand abandoned its non-stop U.S. – Christchurch flying this will be the only flight between the U.S. and New Zealand’s South Island.
Both flights are non-daily and seasonal, and add to American’s seasonal service between Los Angeles and Auckland (which will see a slightly expanded winter 2020-2021 season starting October 7).
United’s Chief Commercial Officer Throws Shade at American: Extra Legroom Seats are Needed for Elites
Oct
27
2019
Andrew Nocella, United’s executive vice president and chief commercial officer – who came to United with Scott Kirby and who was responsible for many of the negative changes at American Airlines once legacy US Airways management took over – offered some important observations about their customers at the airline’s media day.
Secret Service Wants to Make a Change to Washington National Airport to Protect the President
Oct
27
2019
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.
American Airlines Added a New Rome Flight – And Upgrades are Available Every Single Day
Oct
27
2019
American Airlines has added a second daily Dallas Fort-Worth – Rome flight for a limited summer season, July 2nd through August 17. That’s a peak of peak travel period.
While the pre-existing daily flights, AA239 and AA240, appear to rarely if every offer award or upgrade space (as we have come to expect from American Airlines), this new flight appears to have upgrade but no award space open every single day and indeed open with enough seats for the whole family.
Boeing 737 Pilot Decided to Keep Flying 800 Miles After Losing an Engine
Oct
27
2019
Back on August 22, a Smartwings Boeing 737-800 took off from Samos, Greece. Flight QS1125 was headed to Prague with 170 people on board. About 100 nautical miles northeast of Athens the aircraft’s left engine shut down while at 36,000 feet.
The crew tried to restart the engine while descending to 24,000 feet. The engine wouldn’t restart. The captain decided not to declare an emergency.
5 Things United Airlines Shared at Media Day
Oct
27
2019
Yesterday I shared 7 things United Airlines shared during the morning session fo their Media Day on Friday.
Here are 5 things the airline shared during the afternoon.
There’s a Trick to Closing American’s New Bigger Overhead Bins
Oct
26
2019
American’s new overhead bins have enough space for each passenger on a full plane to bring a standard-sized carry on bag on board, which means passengers shouldn’t have to gate check their bags. That’s great for passengers, and also for the airline because gate checking can cause delays.
With more bags inside than before, the overhead bins can get heavy and difficult to close. It turns out there’s a trick to it.
The Cheapest Days to Book and Fly United Airlines, According to a Year’s Worth of Data
Oct
26
2019
At the United Airlines media day executives at the carrier shared what a review of 365 days of ticket purchases on the United website showed about the cheapest days to buy travel and the cheapest days to travel.
Secret Hotel Room in New York is the City’s Cheapest Marriott
Oct
26
2019
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.
