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WESTERN SYDNEY AIRPORT: Air New Zealand to land first
Western Sydney International (WSI) hasn’t even opened yet, but the race to be first on the departures board seems already underway. Last week Singapore Airlines announced its first flights in November 2026, and now Air New Zealand is going to beat them to the baggage claim. From October 26, the...
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Get 5X HDFC Bank Points on Adani Duty Free Shopping
HDFC Bank Credit Card Customers can get a pretty good deal on their Duty-free Shopping. The Bank and Adani Airports are offering 5X Reward Points on purchases.
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United Airlines Hikes Checked Bag Fees By $10 as the War in Iran Affects Oil Fuel Costs Around the World
United Airlines has confirmed that it is hiking its checked baggage fees by as much as $10 per bag in a stealth move by the Chicago-based carrier designed to try to offset the surging price of jet fuel around the world. The price hike, confirmed by Reuters journalist David Shepardson,...
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Delta One Lounge MSP Update: New Plans Emerge! (April 2026)
A new report suggests Delta Air Lines may finally bring its ultra-premium Delta One Lounge concept to Minneapolis–St. Paul (MSP) — something we wrote about back in 2024. According to The Minnesota Star Tribune‘s Bill Lukitsch, Delta is eyeing “a 20,000-square-foot space above Concourse G” at the Twin Cities’ major...
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Cool: Spirit Airlines Passengers Capture Video of Artemis Rocket Launch
NASA’s Artemis rocket launch marks a giant step forward in returning humans to the…
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Stayed at the Fairfield Inn near Mall of Georgia in north Atlanta
I was just under an hour north of Atlanta so I stayed at the Fairfield Inn on Mall…
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(Maybe not?) FedEx being removed from Flexible Business Credit on American Express® Business Gold Card from 10/1/26
Update: We were previously advised that FedEx will be removed from the Flexible Business Credit on the American Express® Business Gold card after October 1, 2026. We’ve now been advised that this was shared in error, so we’ve updated the card details accordingly to remove that. What’s not clear is...
View from the Wing
United Raises Checked Bag Fees To $50 — Congress Rewards Airlines For Shifting Fares Into Untaxed Fees
United is raising checked bag fees to $50 for new tickets, another $10 increase that follows JetBlue’s latest move and will likely be copied across the industry. What makes this worse than a normal fare hike is that bag fees are largely exempt from the 7.5% federal excise tax on...
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Save Up to 50% on Amazon with Amex Rewards Dollars (Targeted)
Act fast if you want to save up to 50% on your Amazon purchases, possibly even including gift cards. Find out how by ...
View from the Wing
British Airways Is Forcing Its Employee Football Club To Drop The Name — Ending An 80-Year Link
British Airways is forcing the employee football club that has carried its name for more than four decades to rebrand, ending a link that stretches back to BOAC staff teams in 1947 and cutting off ties to its own workforce history.
Monkey Miles
200k reasons to add the American Express® Business Gold Card to your wallet.
American Express Business Gold has a brand new 70k welcome offer. Plus, you'll earn 4x points on 2 categories, up to $150k a year.
The Bulkhead Seat
Check In: Q1 2026 Elite Status Pacing
Somehow 2026 is already more than 25% done. The time is flying by (no…
The Gate with Brian Cohen
What Is “Medical communications – crew use only”?
On the ceiling in the passenger cabin aboard an airplane above a row seats in front of mine during a recent flight were two ports that were marked “Medical communications - crew use only”, which I personally had never seen before. The ports that are marked “Medical communications - crew use...
Monkey Miles
Holy Smokes – 300k offer! The Business Platinum Card® from American Express
American Express Business Platinum is offering a 100k welcome offer after you spend $15k in 3 months.
The Bulkhead Seat
United Raises Checked Bag Fees Starting Tomorrow (April 3rd)
United Airlines is increasing checked bag fees for new tickets purchased on April 3rd.…
Frequent Miler
Amex Business Gold Card® welcome offer now “as high as” 200K bonus points
American Express has just refreshed the welcome offer for the Business Gold Card®, and there’s both good and bad news. The good part is that this new version would be among the best we’ve ever seen for Business Gold, potentially offering 200,000 Membership Rewards® points after $15k in spend within...
Points Miles and Bling
A Simple Approach to Cash Back – the Aven Rewards Visa Card (US)
Simplicity is the name of the game with the Aven Rewards Visa® Card, a strong flat cashback structure that rewards…
Frequent Miler
Chase Travel℠ Chase Offer: Spend $600 & get $100 back (targeted)
There’s another Chase Offer offering a $100 statement credit when you book $600+ via Chase Travel℠. This can be stacked with the $250 Edit credits on both the Chase Sapphire Reserve® and Reserve for Business® cards (assuming you have one that’s targeted). Rethinking The Edit by Chase Travel℠ The Deal Spend...
View from the Wing
United MileagePlus Major Changes Are Live — And New Card Bonuses Mean Faster Earning, Lower Award Prices
United’s big MileagePlus changes are now live, and the program is plainly moving more of its value behind a co-brand card: faster mileage-earning, cheaper United award prices, and better access to saver inventory for cardholders, while non-cardmembers earn less. United and Chase are raising the upfront incentives just as the...
The Bulkhead Seat
Delta Refreshes Inflight Experience With New Snacks, First Class Meals, and Tito’s Vodka
Delta Air Lines is rolling out a spring refresh to its onboard food and…
View from the Wing
Senior United Flight Attendants To Earn Over $101 An Hour — New Pay Rates Leak Before Contract Release
Senior United flight attendants are on track to earn more than $101 an hour under the union’s newly endorsed contract — and the pay rates leaked online before most crew have even seen the full agreement. The union’s leadership voted unanimously to send the deal to members, but the biggest...
Frequent Miler
Alaska Atmos credit cards: earn 80K-100K bonus points + a 50% off discount code
Update: Alaska and Bank of America have sweetened the welcome offers on both consumer cards further, adding a discount code good for 50% off a future flight. The good news is that the discount code is awarded within 10 days of approval with no spending required. The bad news is that...
One Mile at a Time
Would You Fly Through Middle East Hubs Like Dubai Or Doha Right Now? I’m Torn…
Earlier, I posed the question of whether Gulf carriers will ever make a full recovery from the current conflict in the Middle East, and if so, how long it will take. I’ve also addressed the topic of what to do if you have a ticket booked on a Gulf carrier,...
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