In the post “United’s amazing cardholder award availability,” I showed that United is offering cardholders a huge number of Polaris business-class award seats to and from Europe (and, to a lesser extent, to and from Asia). When working on that post, I noticed that weekend awards seemed rare. I also...
A response to View From The Wing's take on the American Airlines pilots union chief calling for a new CEO — and why the union has a point.
Apple's new Live Translate is now reaching maturity and there is also an expansive list of languages where it will come handy during travels.
Most passengers probably never notice this 3-letter code on their boarding pass. Usually it doesn’t matter at all, but on an oversold flight, it could potentially point to something that…
American has already stripped mileage earning and elite seat and upgrade benefits from Basic Economy. Now it’s adding first class and Main Cabin Extra seats to give customers more—and smaller—steps up the fare ladder.
VAT refunds sound great in theory. In practice, the paperwork, rules and waiting can make getting your money back a giant pain. One country is trying something different. I have…
American and Condor just announced an interline agreement dressed up as a 'partnership.' It's a small step, but could hint at bigger alliance moves ahead.
Nuuk International Airport does have a lounge, as the Air Greenland check-in agent assured me. I found it upstairs with the lights on…but the doors were closed and there not another soul in sight. Nuuk International Airport Has A Lounge…But It Was Closed After checking in for my Air Greenland...
After 79 years in business and having closed on Saturday, December 31, 2016, the vaunted Manhattan location of this famous delicatessen reopened yesterday, Tuesday, September 15, 2026 almost ten years later.
The delicatessen in question is...
Skipping the last flight on an itinerary sounds an awful lot like skiplagging, something airlines notoriously dislike. But in this case, doing exactly that could have been perfectly acceptable. Skiplagging…