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Qantas Flight Fiasco: Unbelievable Story of Passengers, Points, and Urine [Roundup]
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The Points And Miles Fallout From Silicon Valley Bank
By Monday there’s a reasonable chance that Silicon Valley Bank will be taken over by another bank, and even that uninsured deposits will be made whole. In any case, depositors will have access to cash soon.
However there’s one way in which this spills over… maybe not into other banks, but apparently to miles and points?
One Airline Said They’d Waive Change Fees For Coronavirus. They’re Charging Them Anyway.
One airline appears to be reneging on their promise to waive ticket change fees – and it’s not even United Airlines. It’s Frontier.
Frontier had said “customers with existing reservations between March 3 and 16 would be allowed to change their flights or cancel them for a flight credit valid for 90 days, free of charge.” A 90 day credit isn’t very helpful if things progress on a medium- to bad trajectory, but this was something.
Someone Left Their Emotional Support Goldfish Behind at TSA
Unlike Spirit Airlines the TSA apparently doesn’t require flushing emotional support animals down the toilet. Leaving behind the goldfish may have been done in hopes of finding them a new home if the passenger was flying United or Delta amidst their crackdown.
Want I want to know though is how this passenger managed to get the goldfish through the checkpoint in the first place in more than 3 ounces of water that would have been necessary to keep them alive.
FAA Won’t Stop Criticism of Football Team Owners and Overflight Fees Explained
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Michelle Obama’s Barbecue Choice Stands in Stark Contrast to the President, and More
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The Airline Mobile App Features of the Future
American opened its travel API to developers at the SXSW conference earlier in the week. They hosted a contest for the best hacks that folks could come up with. This is what could be done in 30 hours, not an ongoing development project. But I was interested to see what folks would come up with, as a quick window into what creative folks could do if unconstrained by the corporate development process — and what might be possible for airline apps to deliver in the coming years. So I was intrigued by the winning entry: First Place – AirPing: Won $10,000 to split amongst the team and 25,000 AAdvantage miles for each member. AirPing provides users with live updates for flight changes or delays, and estimated travel time to the airport. The app also provides…