An FTer birthday this week – wish adrianjc32 a happy birthday on 5th September.

Jenbel and chrissxb have set up a fantastic consolidated do thread.

New news – they’re addicted to cheap flights.

A report on a trip – two reports on places less visited this week. Greenland and Bhutan.

Something from the talking heads, err Talk Board – Talk Board voted to merge Varig back into Other North & South America FFPs. There are discussions on a proposed new travel products forum, and a suggested new travel enthusiasts forum.

Something random – the latest revenue-generation idea from Ryanair is to charge for at airport check in. If you have any checked bags, or are not an EU citizen, this charge is compulsory (online check in is not valid).

This apparently simple question has many answers, according to the airlines.

For those familiar with status matches/shortcut qualifications, it isn’t what you might think – check out the latest challenge.

What language do you need to speak for the exit row?

Imagine you are traveling with your significant other on the same flight. You get upgraded to the premium class cabin.

Do you refuse the upgrade and sit with your significant other in the coach class cabin, accept the upgrade and give it to your significant other while you sit in the coach class cabin, or do you accept the upgrade and sit in the premium class cabin while your significant other sits in the coach class cabin?

A lot of discussion by many FlyerTalk members ensued in only 24 hours in the GF in coach? thread.

What if you were the significant other and this happened to you? What would you do?

I wonder if the couple is still together…

You may be surprised, according to the opinion of FlyerTalk member MileageAddict, as to where this security checkpoint is – or, should I say, these security checkpoints are – located where he had the worst security experience:

My worst security experience

According to the Wall Street Journal, the new Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines will be Richard Anderson…

…no, not the actor who played the role of MacGyver for the television series of the same name.

What will happen from here? What does the future hold for Delta Air Lines and its employees?

More details as they break can be found in the Delta to name Richard Anderson new CEO thread.

That is the lofty goal of FlyerTalk member ByrdluvsAWACO.

Read all about it, including comments from other FlyerTalk members, in the Goal: Visit every country on earth thread.

Frankly, I think that ByrdluvsAWACO keeps crossing the line with this goal…

An FTer birthday this week – wish underpressure a happy 50th birthday on 23rd August.

Jenbel and chrissxb have set up a fantastic consolidated do thread.

New news – the gnome has been smoked, Travelocity fined for selling Cuba trips.

A report on a trip – the virgin first.

Something from the talking heads, err Talk Board – Talk Board voted to become more involved in Flyer Talk Cares (the charity page on FT), is voting on moving Varig back into Other North & South America FFPs, and it voting to table discussion on the SPAM forum. There are member proposals for a new eshopping forum, and a new non-travel related frequency programs forum.

Something random – I was attracted by this thread title – triple/quadruple points promo.

Originally, one was able to earn up to 1,000 bonus Delta Air Lines SkyMiles simply for booking airfares at www.delta.com, which is the Internet web site for Delta Air Lines.

Eventually, the booking bonus was cut in half to 500 bonus Delta Air Lines SkyMiles.

The booking bonus has now been eliminated altogether.

For details, please refer to the Delta.com Booking Bonus Eliminated Without Warning thread.