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American Airlines Passenger Contorted In Middle Seat For 3 Hours — Seatmate Couldn’t Fit, Policy Went Unenforced
An American Airlines passenger says he spent three hours contorted in a middle seat because the traveler beside him could not fit within one seat space. American responded that “customers come in all shapes and sizes,” but the airline’s own policy says passengers who need more room must buy a...
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Woman Who Died From Hantavirus Was Onboard Packed KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in Johannesburg
A woman who died from the Andes strain of the Hantavirus was briefly onboard a packed KLM Royal Dutch Airlines airplane at Johannesburg International Airport before the flight attendants noticed how ill she looked and had her removed from the flight. The following morning, the woman was rushed to the...

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WHO Urgently Trying to Trace Passengers On Flight With Woman Who Died From Hantavirus Infection
The World Health Organization (WHO) is urgently trying to trace up to 98 passengers who were on a flight for more than four hours with a woman who died after being infected with Hantavirus just one day after the plane flew from the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena...

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Review: United Airlines 777-300ER Polaris Business Class San Francisco To Hong Kong (2026 Vs. 2018)
This is a fun review because I’ll be reviewing the same United Airlines Polaris Business Class cabin on the same aircraft (777-300ER) on the same route (SFO-HKG) with the same flight number (UA869), but eight years after my first review, which you can find below this one. United Airlines 777-300ER...

One Mile at a Time
Lufthansa Admits Defeat On Allegris First Class Double Bed Monetization
Last year, we saw Lufthansa introduce its new Allegris first class product, which debuted on newly delivered Airbus A350-900s. This product is a huge improvement over Lufthansa’s old first class, though there’s a major quirk about the monetization that hasn’t made sense to me. Lufthansa has now addressed that concern,...

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A Yellow Dot Could Save Your Life.
A national program in the United States is sponsored and funded by the Department of Transportation of the United States in which yellow dots are provided free of charge by the transportation departments of several states for people who may need medical attention, as the yellow dots are placed on...

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You Can Now Buy A Pre-Dented Suitcase — So Your Bag Looks Destroyed Before The Airline Gets It [Roundup]
A pre-dented suitcase is now something you can buy on purpose — because apparently looking like your bag has already survived years of airline baggage handling is a travel aesthetic. Also: Amex’s JetBlue transfer bonus disappoints, Singapore Airlines adds Starlink slowly, and Etihad turns amenity kits into collectibles.
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Air France/KLM Flying Blue simplifies and improves miles expiration (now live)
Air France/KLM Flying Blue has always had a bizarre, non-intuitive expiration policy. Miles expire after 24 months, and only certain types of activity can extend that, such as crediting a flight to the program or spending on the Flying Blue credit card. Earning miles through partners would also reset the...
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American Airlines First Class from DFW to LAX
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Review: Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 – Stansted to Bari
May 6, 2026
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Review: United Airlines 777-300ER Polaris Business Class San Francisco To Hong Kong (2026 Vs. 2018)
May 6, 2026
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Review : Air Canada Cafe – Montreal (YUL), Transborder Concourse
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Frequent Miler
Rakuten: Earn a $100/10k points bonus with a new SoFi invest account and $100 deposit
Rakuten has again increased its offer for SoFi Invest (SoFi’s investment platform). You can now earn $100 or 10,000 Membership Rewards points for opening a new SoFi Invest account and depositing $100 into the account within 45 days of account opening. You could also earn up to 10,000 Bilt points, as...

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American Airlines Finally Fixes Its Premium Cabin Wine Problem — New $30+ Bottles Are Actually Worth Drinking
American Airlines premium cabin wine used to be one of the weakest parts of the onboard experience. Now the airline is rolling out real $30–$40 retail bottles in first and business class, a small but telling sign that American is finally paying attention to the details again.

Monkey Miles
Rove adds Aeroplan as a transfer partner and 25% bonus.
Rove continues to add valuable transfer parnters and today announced that it is adding one of my favorites: Aeroplan. Not only that…but until June 6, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST, there is a 25% transfer bonus…meaning every 1,000 Rove Miles converts to 1,250 Aeroplan points. We’ve added this to our...

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Viral Effort To Buy Spirit Airlines Claims $437 Million In Pledges — Now Scammers Are Stealing Their Money
People pledging money to “buy Spirit Airlines” were already making a dubious bet: the campaign has no cash, no binding commitments, and no plan to fix the airline. Now scammers have spotted the obvious target — fake copycat sites are reportedly taking real money from would-be supporters.

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Earn Double Points With IHG Business Rewards
You can earn double points with IHG Business Rewards on qualifying stays, meetings, or events that are booked at participating hotel and resort properties around the world between Friday, May 1, 2026 and Thursday, December 31, 2026...
...but you must...

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Spirit Offered Taxpayers 80% Of The Airline — Trump Demanded 90% And The Bailout Died
Spirit Airlines offered taxpayers 80% of the company in exchange for a $500 million bailout. Trump wanted 90% and that extra demand may have helped kill the deal, leaving creditors to conclude they were better off liquidating the airline than giving the government nearly everything.

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Confession: I Absolutely “Mermaid” On Empty Flights
Apparently there is a new airline slang term floating around called “mermaiding.” I had never heard the word before this week, but after reading about it, I realized I may be guilty of one version of it…though certainly not the other. Airline “Mermaids” Are Apparently A Thing Now…And I Might...

One Mile at a Time
Alaska Atmos Rewards Elite Status Guide: Silver, Gold, Platinum, Titanium
It’s a fascinating time for loyalty at Alaska Air Group. We’ve recently seen Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines merge, though two separate brands are being maintained in the long run (though all flights now have the ”AS” code, as ”HA” has been retired). We’ve also seen the airline group introduce...

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Rove Miles adds Air Canada Aeroplan as its newest transfer partner
Rove Miles is on a tear. In the last three months, the rewards program has added transfer partnerships with Japan Airlines Mileage Bank, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), and Virgin Atlantic. Now that a new month is upon us, Rove has announced yet another new airline transfer partner: Air Canada Aeroplan. Transfers...

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Rove Adds Aeroplan Transfers — With A 25% Bonus And Live Award Search
Rove Miles is not attached to an airline, hotel chain or credit card bank — but it keeps acting more like a serious transferable points program. Its newest addition is Air Canada Aeroplan, with 1:1 transfers, a 25% launch bonus, and live Aeroplan award search.

One Mile at a Time
What’s Driving The American, Delta, And United Profitability Divide? The Math…
Among the ”big three” US carriers — American, Delta, and United — there’s significant variance in terms of profitability. Delta has long been the most profitable, while American has long been the least profitable. United has been transforming itself in recent years, and went from being in American’s league, to...

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Secret Service Officer On Trump Detail Arrested At Miami Airport Hotel After Taking Self-Service Too Far [Roundup]
News and notes from around the interweb: Secret Service officer arrested for earning elite status the hard way in the front of guests at the Miami Airport DoubleTree, police say He was in South Florida as part of a security perimeter screening detail for President Donald Trump’s visit to the...












































