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Earn up to 3,000 bonus Miles & More miles when flying with ITA Airways
Now with ITA Airways fully integrated into the Miles & More ecosystem, the program is offering a bonus miles incentive to fly with the Italian airline. The up to 3,000 bonus miles offer: Earn up to 3,000 bonus Miles & More Miles when you fly with ITA Airways. Earn 1,000...
Frequent Miler
Domes Noruz Chania, Crete hotel review (Marriott & Fine Hotels + Resorts® property)
My wife and I just spent the last eight nights on vacation in Crete, a Greek island in the Mediterranean Sea. We spent the first five nights at the adults-only Domes Noruz Chania which is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection that we booked through Amex’s Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR)...
Points With a Crew
Chase Ink Business Preferred® vs. Chase Ink Business Unlimited® – $750 or 90,000 points
The Chase Ink Preferred and Chase Ink Unlimited are two of Chase's business credit cards and they can both be great options to boost your Ultimate Rewards points balance. Deciding which one is best can depend on ...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
First Time Dining at Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery. In Las Vegas. I Am From Brooklyn. I Am Ashamed.
My first time dining at Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery was recently in Las Vegas. I was born and raised in Brooklyn. I am ashamed that I had not tried Junior’s sooner — and at the original location in Brooklyn, no less.
One reason why I had not dined at Junior’s Restaurant...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
United Airlines Clips Truck Outside Airport Perimeter While Landing at Newark, Upending Vehicle in Bizarre Accident
A United Airlines Boeing 767 clipped a bakery truck and a lampost outside the perimeter of Newark International Airport on Sunday afternoon, upending the vehicle and sending the delivery driver to the hospital in a bizarre and highly unusual accident that has drawn attention from the Federal Aviation Administration. The...
View from the Wing
United 767 Hits Bakery Truck On Newark Approach — Wheel Smashes Driver’s Window Near NJ Turnpike
A United Airlines Boeing 767 landed safely at Newark after striking a light pole on approach — but video and news reports suggest the incident was worse than first disclosed. The aircraft also appears to have hit a bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike, with its wheel smashing into...
Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – Spirit Airbus A320 climbing out of Chicago O’Hare
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Spirit Airbus A320 climbing out of Chicago O’Hare International in late March, as it headed off to its next destination. As we are all aware, Spirit Airlines began an orderly wind-down of...
View from the Wing
Delta Cancels Hundreds Of Flights — Executives Say The Problem Could Last All Summer
Delta has canceled hundreds of flights while rivals kept running normally, and the airline’s own executives have already warned that the underlying reliability problem will take time to fix. Delta is blaming weather, but the deeper issue appears to be crew recovery and pilot scheduling — meltdowns can be expected...
View from the Wing
Pilots Shut Off Both Engines Before China Eastern 737 Crash — China Cites “National Security” To Withhold Report
China Eastern Flight MU5735 did not simply fall out of the sky. NTSB recorder data shows pilots shut off both engines before the Boeing 737 plunged from cruise, killing all 132 people aboard — and four years later, China still refuses to release the crash report, citing “national security” and...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Sometimes Stupid Little Things Can Make My Day — Such as What Happened to Me at the Fuel Station
The fuel tank of the vehicle that I was driving was getting closer to empty; so I thought I would I would fill up the tank with gasoline; and after taking care of other business, I head on over to the fuel station and notice that the price of gasoline...
View from the Wing
Passenger Gives Birth On ITA Airways Flight To Rome — Airline’s First Baby Born Onboard [Roundup]
A seven-months-pregnant passenger unexpectedly gave birth on ITA Airways flight 855 from Dakar to Rome, the airline’s first baby born onboard. Also: a New Orleans traveler holds up TSA with more than a dozen bottles of seasoning, Robinhood admits its new platinum card is too coupon-y, and passengers keep finding...
View from the Wing
IHG Premier Card Hits 185,000 Points — Worth Getting For The Bonus, Keeping For The Free Night
The IHG Premier Card has a limited-time offer worth up to 185,000 points, which is more than I’ve seen before on this $99 hotel card. The upfront bonus is the reason to get it now, but the annual free night, fourth-night-free award benefit, Platinum status, and 4th night free on...
Live and Let’s Fly
Rant: Saving Spirit Was Cheap, Letting It Fail, Expensive
In a move that will effect travelers throughout the US, Caribbean, and Central America, Spirit shut down and everyone (else) was wrong about it. Crack those knuckles, keyboard warriors, I’m ready. Spirit Was Essential Spirit was so essential to protecting competition and keeping pricing in check that the JetBlue-Spirit merger...
View from the Wing
Limited-Time Best AAdvantage Business Card Bonus: 75,000 Miles and $0 Annual Fee For 12 Months
Citi brought back the best-ever welcome offer on its AAdvantage Business card: 75,000 American Airlines miles after $5,000 spend in 5 months, with the $99 annual fee waived for the first year. The headline bonus is great on its own, but the real edge for frequent American flyers is what...
Economy Class & Beyond
Qatar Airways strengthens regional operations
Qatar Airways is working on its regional operations and strengthening its network, with the reintroduction of services in the Middle East. Over the past week, the airline has added the following back to its network: Dubai (commenced 23rd April) Sharjah (commenced 23rd April) Damascus (commenced 1st May) Bahrain (commenced 1st...
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