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Airbridge Crashed into Cockpit of Boeing 737 Sending Glass Flying Towards Pilots… On Two Seperate Occasions
An airbridge at Brisbane International Airport (BNE) crashed into the cockpit of a Boeing 737, sending glass flying towards the pilots on two seperate occasions in the space of little more than a month, safety investigators in Australia have revealed. Thankfully, none of the pilots were injured, although new safety...
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Live and Let’s Fly
Brightline’s Vegas Train Will Reshape US Short Haul Flights
Ahead of the 2028 Olympics, Brightline West is spending $21 billion to build high-speed rail between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. What happens to flights when it launches? Everyone’s Covering the Infrastructure Story The aviation and travel press has done what it always does: treated this as an infrastructure milestone....

One Mile at a Time
The Park Hyatt Tokyo Now Claims It’s A Resort… To Avoid Giving Late Check-Out?
Broadly speaking, we’ve seen a growing number of hotels try to find loopholes in order to avoid having to deliver all elite perks. It’s an area where not all hotel groups are created equal, and Hyatt is generally better than Marriott, for example. Well, here’s a case where a Hyatt...

View from the Wing
Park Hyatt St. Kitts Is Beautiful, Relaxed, And A Little Controversial — Why I Keep Going Back
Park Hyatt St. Kitts has one of the best physical settings in Hyatt’s portfolio: huge, low-rise grounds, gorgeous views toward Nevis, excellent pools, strong suites, and a calm that never seems to disappear even when the hotel is nearly full.
Service still does not live up to the Park Hyatt...

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Brit Flight Attendant Locked Up in Dubai After Sharing Photo of Airport Drone Attack in Group Chatt
A British citizen who works as a flight attendant for the Dubai-based low-cost airline FlyDubai has been locked up in the notorious Al Barsha pre-trial detention centre for violating a ‘draconian’ and widesweeping cybercrime law that makes it illegal for anyone to share images that the government doesn’t want to...

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Using A VPN Could Subject You To Government Surveillance, Senators Warn [Roundup]
Senators are warning that using a VPN could do the opposite of what many travelers expect — obscuring your location enough that intelligence agencies may treat your traffic as foreign and sweep it into domestic surveillance. Also Omni scoops up $200 million of Greenbrier debt, Frontier’s chairman explains the CEO...

View from the Wing
The Best And Worst Airports In America — Why LaGuardia Is The Most Overrated
The best airports in America are the ones that get you there quickly, move you through efficiently, and get you on your way without making the terminal itself the main event. That is why some of the country’s most praised airports, especially LaGuardia, look better than they actually function.
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BoardingArea
Woman Books Airbnb For Bachelorette Trip To Nashville. Then Something Terrifying Happens. Now She’s Warning People To Choose Hotels Instead
Nashville, Tennessee is one of the most popular bachelorette party destinations in the country. Every year, thousands of women flock to Music City to let it all hang out on Broadway before their big day. Most have a blast. The trip that was supposed to be one last hurrah as...

Miles For Family
Splurges I’m Making for my Upcoming Trip to Asia
Some of you may find this hard to believe, based on the trips I’ve taken these past few years. But the reality is that I’m not conditioned for splurging, whether it’s spending cash or spending unnecessary miles and points. While I was lucky enough to grow up taking family vacations,...

Live and Let’s Fly
Crying Baby Gets Family Kicked Off Allegiant Flight But Was The Airline Wrong?
An Allegiant Air flight turned into a viral controversy after a couple says it was unjustly removed from a flight over concerns their infant was sick. But while the outrage is understandable, this situation strikes me as more complicated than it first appears. Couple Removed From Allegiant Flight Over Crying...
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TRIP REPORT: First impressions of Turkish Airlines Sydney to London
April 6, 2026
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Woman Boards American Airlines Flight. She Can’t Believe What The Woman In Front Of Her Does Mid-Flight: ‘American Airlines Horror Story’
April 5, 2026
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Review: Qantas domestic business class from Sydney to Adelaide
April 5, 2026
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Long Haul with Japan Airlines: London Heathrow to Tokyo Haneda on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
April 4, 2026

One Mile at a Time
Review: Hotel Du Louvre Paris, Hyatt Unbound Collection, France (Good!)
During myexotic journey to Bangkok via Paris,I spent a couple of nights in Paris, and decided to check out two different points hotels. For the first night, I bookedSAX Paris, a Hilton LXR property, which I reviewed in the last installment. For the second night, I booked Hotel du Louvre...

View from the Wing
FAA Drone Ban Looks Like An Attempt To Stop People Filming ICE [Roundup]
The FAA’s new “temporary” drone restriction is drawing criticism as a backdoor attempt to stop people from filming ICE operations. Also Abu Dhabi preclearance is temporarily closed, Hong Kong’s Centurion Lounge has a premium queue problem, and Park Hyatt Tokyo may have found a clever way around elite late checkout.

Eye of the Flyer
Huge: Up to 500,000 Points Across Two Business Card Offers
There are currently two business card offers circulating with targeted bonuses of up to 300,000 points and 200,000 points. If you’re eligible for both, that’s up to half a million points on the table. As High As 300,000 Points: The Business Platinum® Card from American Express offers new members the...

Live and Let’s Fly
British Airways Strands Passengers In Sub-Zero Canada For Two Days While Failing To Communicate
British Airways passengers endured a miserable two-day ordeal after a longhaul flight diverted to Canada, but was it incompetence or simply a string of misfortunate occurrences beyond BA’s control? British Airways Strands Passengers For Two Days In Canada—Bad Luck Or Bad Management? British Airways flight 195 from London (LHR) to...

One Mile at a Time
Park Hyatt Riviera Maya Cancun, The Brand’s First All-Inclusive, Opens 2027
In late 2023, Hyatt and Parks Hospitality Holdings announced a collaboration that will expand Hyatt’s footprint in Mexico, with the development of four new properties. There’s one that I find to be most interesting, and I’d like to take a look at the latest details, as there are some interesting...

One Mile at a Time
New Air India Maharaja Lounge SFO Now Open: Small But Really Nice?!
We know that Air India is currently trying to reinvent itself, including improving every aspect of the passenger experience. We’ve seen the airline roll-out factory fresh wide body planes with new interiors, start to reconfigure existing planes, and even open a new flagship lounge at Delhi Airport (DEL).

One Mile at a Time
New Air India Maharaja Lounge SFO Now Open: Small But Really Nice?!
We know that Air India is currently trying to reinvent itself, including improving every aspect of the passenger experience. We’ve seen the airline roll-out factory fresh wide body planes with new interiors, start to reconfigure existing planes, and even open a new flagship lounge at Delhi Airport (DEL).

Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Lufthansa Flight Attendants Shocked At New Tax Rules That Hike the Price of ‘Free’ Standby Flights
Flight attendants at the German flag carrier Lufthansa are fighting to overturn a new tax decree that has significantly hiked the price of nearly free or deeply discounted standby flight concessions that form a big benefit for airline employees. For outsiders, these kinds of ‘nonrev’ benefits are seen as a...

2PAXfly
TRIP REPORT: First impressions of Turkish Airlines Sydney to London
I have just flown Turkish Airlines for the first time, as has my husband, but on different flights. My trip was Sydney–Kuala Lumpur–Istanbul–London. His was Bangkok–Istanbul–Prague, and return. Before I do a considered full report on the flights and the trip, I thought it was worth posting about my first...

Frequent Miler
What are Marriott points worth?
At Frequent Miler, we keep a database of point valuations called “Reasonable Redemption Values.” These are estimates of the “worth” of airline miles, hotel points, transferable points, and more. The idea is that we try to identify the point at which it is “reasonable” to get that much value or...

Frequent Miler
$700 richer: My easy UK261 claim experience with United Airlines
All of us on the Frequent Miler team met up in Colorado a few week ago to work on some new website functionality. None of us live in Colorado which meant we all had to fly in, with my journey being the longest seeing as I was coming from the...

The Gate with Brian Cohen
I Flew 13 Hours In Middle Seat 53E: Basic Economy Fare With Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900
I flew as a passenger 13 hours in seat 53E aboard an Airbus A350-900 airplane operated by Delta Air Lines on a Basic Economy fare, which is a middle seat. Considering that the cost to fly round trip between Las Vegas to Taipei with a stop in Seattle was the...

View from the Wing
Park Hyatt St. Kitts Is Beautiful, Relaxed, And A Little Controversial — Why I Keep Going Back
Park Hyatt St. Kitts has one of the best physical settings in Hyatt’s portfolio: huge, low-rise grounds, gorgeous views toward Nevis, excellent pools, strong suites, and a calm that never seems to disappear even when the hotel is nearly full.
Service still does not live up to the Park Hyatt...

Frequent Flyer Bonuses
OFFER EXTENDED: Earn 3,000 bonus points for joining IHG One Rewards and completing your first stay
If you haven’t joined IHG One Rewards yet, you can do so now and earn 3,000 bonus points on your first stay as they have extended this offer through to the end of the year. The stay needs to completed within 21 days of joining so be sure to time...

Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – Emirates Boeing 777-300ER taxiing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER taxiing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport as it completes the journey from Dubai International Airport. Emirates operates a fleet of 118 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in its fleet. The airline also operates the Airbus A350-900,...

2PAXfly
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA: Joint flights with Qatar Airways to Doha shelved
If you’ve booked a Virgin Australia flight to Doha, there’s some bad news. Flights operated by Qatar Airways on behalf of Virgin Australia have now been cancelled until at least mid-June, as the ongoing Middle East conflict continues to disrupt travel through the region. And for travellers, this isn’t just...





































