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Downgraded Air Canada Passenger Asked A Stranger About Elite Status. He Was The COO And Gave Her His Business Class Seat
A downgraded Air Canada passenger struck up a gate conversation with a stranger about her new elite status, only to learn later he was the airline’s COO. He gave her his business class seat, offering a small but powerful reminder that airline leaders learn the business best when they stay...

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Air Force One 747 Makes Its Last Presidential Flight As $400 Million Qatari ‘Flying Palace’ Replaces It
Air Force One 29000 has made its final presidential flight after 35 years of service, including carrying President George W. Bush on 9/11. A former Qatari 747-8 is being rushed into service as a $400 million bridge aircraft, but it lacks the matched backup, working layout, and full no-fail configuration...

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Qantas Takes Away Legroom On World’s Longest Flight, Going Back On Promise
In late 2027, Qantas will launch the worlds longest nonstop flight, from Sydney (SYD) to London (LHR), using specially configured Airbus A350-1000ULRs, in whats referred to as Project Sunrise. With a flight time of well over 20 hours, these flights will be an absolute marathon, especially for those in economy.

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Uh Oh: Is American Airlines Charging Elite Members More? Viral Screenshot Raises Surveillance Pricing Fears
A screenshot appears to show American Airlines charging very different first class fares for the same flight at the same time depending upon whether the user was logged into an AAdvantage account. If true, that would be deeply troubling. But I am not convinced the screenshot proves what some think...

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American Airlines Downgraded 3-Foot-6 Star Wars Actor Warwick Davis From First Class. So He Wrote The Perfect Legroom Song
Warwick Davis showed up with a first class boarding pass, but a long American Airlines delay ended with him downgraded to economy. The 3-foot-6 Star Wars and Harry Potter actor may be owed more than American’s standard downgrade refund. And heturned the whole thing into a self-deprecating song about legroom.

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United Employee Calls Out Passenger For “Offensive” Lesbian Shirt… And She’s Right
A lesbian traveler has taken to X to share an awkward interaction she had with a United Airlines flight attendant, who called her shirt offensive, and that post has gone viral. While I disagree with the exact words the flight attendant reportedly used, I completely agree with the idea of...

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Iberia Club Award Flight Sale: Receive a 40% discount to or from New York, Boston or Washington
Iberia Club’s next award flight sale is here and members can save up to 40% in Avios when redeeming for award flights on select routes to and from the U.S. (See the list below). Award flights on these routes start from 11,700 Avios. To take advantage of this offer you...

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United Airlines Flight Attendant Tells Passenger Her Pride Month Lesbian T-Shirt is “Deeply Offensive”
A United Airlines flight attendant allegedly told a female passenger who was wearing a Pride month lesbian t-shirt that her choice of clothing was “deeply offensive.” There is, however, a slight complication to this story, and it might not have anything to do with the crew member being homophobic. On...

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Window Seat Passenger Scolded For Reading With Shade Open, But Flight Etiquette Says He Was Right
A window seat passenger was scolded for looking out the window, and reading by the outside light. When that’s what a window is for! They share the story wondering if they were in the wrong, but from their telling they clearly weren’t. It was an afternoon flight, around 2 p.m.,...

One Mile at a Time
Trump Shows Off New Air Force One, A $400 Million Flying Palace Gifted By Qatar
In the spring of 2025, we learned how President Trump wasn’t happy with the state of the Air Force One fleet, which consists of modified Boeing 747s that are referred to as the Boeing VC-25. While a new Air Force One fleet is under development, there have been huge delays,...
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Flight Attendant Says She Gets “Hit On” A Lot. The Airplane Is The Culprit.
A SkyWest flight attendant who also works as a model posted a funny video asking whether she gets “hit on” a lot as a flight attendant. The punchline? She is getting hit on…by almost everything inside a regional jet. She Gets Hit On As A Flight Attendant, But Not Quite...

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Flight Attendants Reveal the Five Bathroom Habits That Drive Them Crazy
Every flight attendant seems to have their own pet peeve regarding different passenger behavior, whether that be the frequent traveler in 1A holding a full-blown Zoom call in the middle of the safety demonstration, or the passenger with a bad back who insists on packing the heaviest carry-on bag and...

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A $3,600 American Airlines Bump Offer To Barcelona? Yes, Please.
An American Airlines passenger says he walked away with a $3,600 travel voucher after volunteering to take a later flight from Miami to Barcelona. That is the sort of bump offer that reminds me of the good old days. American Airlines Passenger Scores $3,600 Voucher To Take A Bump To...

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Flight Attendants Are Mocking Passengers Who Use The Bathroom During Boarding, But Sometimes They’re Right To Go
Flight Attendants are mocking passengers who use the airplane bathroom during boarding, arguing they should go in the terminal first. But passengers sometimes have good reasons to use the lavatory right away, and crew commentary about bathroom use says more about airline service culture than passenger etiquette.

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I Visited The Oldest Bridge In The World.
I visited the oldest bridge in the world, which can still be used to this day. The date that it was built is not certain; but as many as 3,625 years may have elapsed since it was first constructed, as Guinness World Records acknowledges it as being one of the...

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Campaigners Urge FAA to Force Airlines to Stock EpiPens in First Aid Kits Over Fears Allergy Sufferers Could Die at 35,000 Feet
A new petition has been filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), urging the agency to force commercial U.S. passenger airlines to stock life-saving epinephrine autoinjectors or nasal sprays in their First Aid kits due to fears that allergy sufferers could otherwise die without access to this medication. Epinephrine is...

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Delta Outbid Other Airlines For Spirit’s Atlanta Gates — Now It Can Block Competition At The World’s Busiest Airport
Delta outbid other airlines for Spirit’s scarce Atlanta gates, giving it even more control at the world’s busiest airport. The $12 million bankruptcy deal could let Delta tighten its grip on Atlanta, where competitors already struggle for gate access and consumers face less competition.

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A Rock’in Staycation in Fort Wayne, Two Big Status Runs to Dubai and Delhi, Retiring on a Cruise Ship, and an Air France Award Ticket Disaster — Weekly Recap
Hello from a staycation, of all things. My wife and I spent one night in Fort Wayne this week — hotel paid entirely with points, dinner before a Journey concert covered by my Amex Resy credits, and the tickets themselves stacked using StubHub credits from two different Chase Sapphire Reserve®...

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A lucky find reminder about staying organized, Wyndham’s crazy calculation, the Paze craze and more (Week in Review)
When the Paze crazy hit this week, I bought a handful of gift cards from Newegg. I first focused on gift cards that could easily be combined in a digital wallet of some sort, but I also bought a handful of cards that weren’t so easy to track and store....

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Europe’s New “Free” Hand Baggage Rules Could Make Cheap Flights More Expensive
European lawmakers may think they are helping passengers by requiring airfares displayed by default to include a full-size carry-on bag, but this strikes me as a consumer protection that risks making travel needlessly more expensive for many travelers. Europe Goes Too Far With New Carry-On Bag Rules The European Union...

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United’s Brand-New Boeing 787 With Fancy Polaris Suites Is Going Back To Boeing Because It Keeps Breaking
United’s first Boeing 787-9 with its new Elevate interior has suffered repeated mechanical problems since entering service, including multiple cancellations, passenger-free ferry flights, and extended maintenance stops. Now the brand-new Dreamliner is reportedly headed back to Boeing for remedial work.

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United’s Brand New Boeing 787 Dreamliner With Swanky New Cabins Has Been Returned to Boeing Because it Keeps Breaking
United’s brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, featuring its next-generation Polaris Business Class suite and Polaris Studio, as well as the airline’s ‘United Elevated’ interiors throughout, has been breaking down so much that the Chicago-based carrier has been forced to send the plane back to Boeing for remedial work. The aircraft...

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After Weeks Of Issues, United’s Special New Dreamliner Returns To Boeing
United Airlines’ new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that debuted the carrier’s new ”United Elevate” interiors has been having some serious issues, to the point that the plane seems to be heading back to Boeing for some work. One wonders if this is just really bad luck, or what’s going on.

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IHG Premier Card Limited Time Up To 185K Bonus Points Welcome Offer (Last Chance)
The $99 annual fee IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card is a popular Chase credit card that I think is worth holding onto long term, thanks to the great perks that it offers (it’s a card that I’ve had for years).

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Fees for paying IRS taxes via PayPal trigger Venture Business software credit
A popular way to earn extra rewards is by paying personal and or business taxes with a credit card. In fact, we like doing so much that we wrote a whole post about it, and use it to compile current data on what works and what doesn’t. In seemingly completely...




































