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Delta Passenger Shows Up At 6:59 For 7 A.M. Flight—Knocks On Boarding Door For Them To Open
A man knocked on the closed boarding door at Delta’s gate 12 at Bradley International Airport in Hartford. Flight 1330 to Minneapolis was scheduled for 7 a.m. and the clock shows it's 6:59. He made it before departure! Why can't he get on?

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Delta Passenger Says He Refused A Seat Swap, Started Recording, And Was Kicked Off The Plane
A Delta Air Lines passenger says he was asked to give up his seat so a couple could sit together, declined after seeing the replacement, and was eventually removed from the flight after recording the dispute. Delta says he failed to follow crew instructions. I understand that passengers cannot simply...

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TSA PreCheck Passengers Will Have To Go Through Body Scanners—New Lanes Coming To 7 Airports Within 6 Weeks
Automated PreCheck gates, forced body scanners and software that flags suspicious bags could change the checkpoint experience. TSA wants more paying members, but its own staffing model makes a better case for free enrollment and less screening of vetted travelers.

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Save Up to 20% With Marriott Bonvoy
You can save up to 20% with Marriott Bonvoy off of the guest room standard rate when you stay at your choice of participating hotel and resort properties worldwide with its Escapes promotion, which offers exclusive savings every other Thursday through Sunday across select destinations...
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Southwest sale: Save up to 40% on cash & award flights
Southwest is running another sale that’s giving up to 40% off when booking either cash or award flights. No promo code is needed for this sale. The Deal Save up to 40% on Southwest flights. Direct link to offer. Key Terms Book from 10/5-10/8 for travel on select flights 10/26/26-3/3/27....
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American Airlines plans its largest Admirals Club for Charlotte (but no news on the Charlotte Flagship lounge)
Back in August 2025, American Airlines told us it would build its first Flagship lounge in Charlotte and expand its Admirals Club space at the airport, but it didn’t say where, how big, or when. Now American is filling in some of the blanks on the Admirals Club, but saying...

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Capital One Shopping/Offers: Earn 15%/15X (or more) at Lululemon
The deal of the day for Capital One Shopping and Capital One Offers today is Lululemon. I’m seeing rates of 15% and 15X respectively right now, but check your account and emails as you might get targeted for something even higher. That can make today a great opportunity to utilize...

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Alaska Airlines Quietly Partners With Breeze Airways, But JetBlue Is Still The Real Prize
Alaska Airlines has quietly started selling selected Breeze Airways flights and awarding Atmos Rewards points for them. The arrangement is small today, but the possibility of what comes next is much more interesting…could Breeze help Alaska build the East Coast presence it still lacks? Alaska Airlines Partners With Breeze Airways,...

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Delta Air Fired 15 Ground Workers at Miami Airport After Investigation into Potential Fraud On Cuba Flights
Delta Air Lines has been accused of race discrimination after it fired 15 airport ground workers at Miami International Airport (MIA) following an investigation into potential fraud on flights they were supervising that were going to Cuba. The carrier currently operates a daily service from MIA to Havana, but in...

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All JetBlue Flights Vanish For October 13–14—Passengers Report Total Cancellations, Forced Rebooking
An overnight review found two days of JetBlue flights missing from booking searches. Passengers report canceled reservations and changed travel dates, while one says airline support described the cancellations as “phantom” and blamed a technical problem.

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[INTERVIEW] Founder of The Points Standard
Today, we are featuring an unconventional interview. We are interviewing the founder of The Points Standard. You will see what we mean during the interview below. The founder is really passionate and really wants their work to speak for itself....

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Hilton Points are on sale again and this time, it’s a “best ever” deal (120% bonus)
Hilton is running another one of its points sales again, but this one is a little different to the gazillion other points sales that Hilton runs throughout the year. This one is offering a 120% bonus, and that's the largest bonus we've ever seen Hilton offer. So, is this sale...

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JetBlue Secures Spirit’s Coveted Landing Slots at LaGuardia After FAA Rejects Calls to Hand Landing Rights to Ultra-Low-Cost Rival
JetBlue has secured access to the lion’s share of take-off and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) from the defunct carrier Spirit Airlines after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rejected calls to give the slot pairs to an ultra-low-cost rival. LaGuardia is one of only three slot-controlled airports in the...

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Iberia Denied Passenger Boarding And Blamed Expedia For Not Paying For His Ticket, Then Admitted The Flight Was Overbooked
Iberia told a passenger he could not fly because Expedia had not paid for his ticket. But after he bought replacement flights and pursued the matter, a very different explanation emerged: the flight was simply overbooked. Iberia ultimately made it right (well, partially) but it’s just the latest example of...

Economy Class & Beyond
Lufthansa Group targets Japan, with up to 50 services a week during Summer 2027
Lufthansa Group is building out its summer 2027 timetable, with Japan as a key highlight, with them significantly expanding its services to the land of the rising sun. Lufthansa itself will relaunch its Frankfurt to Nagoya service, as well as an additional daily flight from Frankfurt to Tokyo-Narita. SWISS will also...

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Many Alaska/Hawaiian/Atmos changes: Communities, debit card, transferable points, premium economy, & more
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have made several announcements this past week, providing updates in a wide range of areas including an expanded Communities feature, a new debit card, the upcoming ability to transfer points from Bank of America and other banks to Atmos Rewards, the ability to choose how...












































