Frequent Miler
Save 25% on Roame with exclusive promo code
We’ve written about Roame.travel before, an award tool that can be particularly useful when searching for award availability with Oneworld airlines. If you’ve been interested in the service but haven’t wanted to pay full price, you can currently save 25% with our exclusive promo code FM25. Read Greg’s guide to...
Travel Codex
Alaska Airlines Elite Upgraded Expected At the Gate Only
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have been quietly reshaping parts of its customer experience, and if you’ve poked around alaskaair.com recently, you may have noticed some new language popping up around Atmos Rewards upgrades and how upgrades are now processed for elites and customers flying both Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian...
Economy Class & Beyond
SkyTeam opens its new lounge at Frankfurt Terminal 3
With Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 starting to come to life, the SkyTeam Alliance has staked its outpost there, opening a SkyTeam Lounge. The new lounge is located on the fourth-floor mezzanine in Terminal 3’s non-Schengen international zone. The new 550 m² lounge offers seating for 126 guests and is designed...
Wild About Travel
Explore Asia’s best city with me!
If you’ve never been, let me tell you why Taipei should be next on your list. This city offers so much to love. The food is extraordinary, the transport is amazing, the streets are safe, and the people are genuinely kind. There is enough history, culture, and night market chaos...
View from the Wing
Flight Attendants Union Head Sara Nelson Is Now “Praying” For President Trump To Save Spirit Airlines
Flight attendants union head Sara Nelson is now urging President Trump to throw Spirit Airlines a lifeline, a remarkable turn for one of organized labor’s most prominent progressive voices. Her appeal doubles as an argument that the Biden administration’s antitrust decision helped push Spirit to the brink, even as the...
Live and Let’s Fly
United Thinks It Can Pull A “Concorde Moment” And Keep Airfares High, Even If Fuel Prices Drop
United Airlines is having its “Concorde” moment, speculating that even if fuel prices retreat, it can raise fares and keep them higher. United Thinks Higher Airfares May Be Here To Stay, Even If Fuel Prices Retreat United CEO Scott Kirby is making two arguments that deserve to be considered together,...
Frequent Miler
Book Air France/KLM flight from US to or through Paris or Amsterdam & earn 10,000 bonus Flying Blue miles
Air France and KLM have launched an extremely generous new promotion, awarding 10,000 bonus Flying Blue miles when flying from the US to any destination served by them that routes via Paris or Amsterdam in economy class. The Deal Earn 10,000 bonus Flying Blue miles when flying from the US...
View from the Wing
Inside The White House Fight Over Whether To Bail Out Spirit Airlines
President Trump had not yet decided whether to rescue Spirit Airlines when two of his cabinet secretaries argued the case in front of him, with one side pitching a bailout as a midterm political win and the other warning it would look like a costly rescue of a failing company....
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Captain Realizes His Co-Pilot is Still in Training Only After Packed Airbus A320 Departs For Paris, Plane Makes Unscheduled Return
The Captain of a packed Airbus A320 flying from Malta to Paris Charles de Gaulle only realized that the First Officer was still in training and shouldn’t have been working with him until the plane was already in the air. The incident occurred on April 18 but is now only...
Live and Let’s Fly
“Service Dog” Poops Multiple Times On United Flight As Crew Uses Coffee Grounds To Mask Smell
Sometimes the problem with “service animals” onboard is not that they are real or fake, but that they make a mess that a baby wearing a diaper never would. “Service Dog” Poops Repeatedly On United Airlines Flight As Crew Scrambles With Coffee Grounds A FlyerTalk post describes a messy incident...
View from the Wing
Airport Documents Reveal New Delta Sky Club Coming To Honolulu — Southwest And Alaska Getting New Lounges Too
Airport documents show Delta has quietly leased lounge space in Honolulu, joining Southwest and Alaska in a growing wave of airline lounge development at the airport. That means Honolulu is no longer just getting one new premium space — it now appears set for three separate airline lounges, a much...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
United Airlines CEO Says Passengers Will Have to be Patient As He Rules Out Free Wi-Fi On Non-Starlink Planes
Scott Kirby, the chief executive of United Airlines, has dealt a blow to passengers hoping the carrier might roll out free in-flight Wi-Fi on non-Starlink-equipped airplanes after a brief glitch last week allowed open access across United’s fleet. The Chicago-based carrier is currently in the process of rolling out fast...
Economy Class & Beyond
Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 Opens to Passenger Traffic
It feels like it’s been under construction for some time, but there’s good news: Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 opens to commercial traffic. The new terminal was formally opened on the 22nd April, with the first flights due to begin today, 23rd April. The first flight to arrive was a China...
View from the Wing
Data Shows American Airlines Is Finally Improving — Earnings Show What They Still Need To Fix
American Airlines is starting to improve in ways that finally show up in the numbers, with customer satisfaction rising faster than at any other major U.S. airline even as the carrier posted another quarterly loss. That is real progress, but the earnings call also made clear how much is still...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Save 15% On Award Stays at New Hotel Properties With IHG One Rewards
You can save 15% on award stays at new hotel properties with IHG One Rewards when you stay at your choice of 38 participating new or recently renovated hotel and resort properties of many of the brands of InterContinental Hotels Group worldwide through Wednesday, September 30, 2026...
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Live and Let’s Fly
JetBlue CEO Says No Bankruptcy In 2026 But Warns “Decks Are Stacked” Against Small Airlines
JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty raised eyebrows with a memo addressing bankruptcy rumors, but I think the important takeaway is that she JetBlue CEO Says Bankruptcy Off The Table In 2026, But “Decks Are Stacked” Against Small Carriers Like JetBlue First, let’s examine Geraghty’s memo in full so we understand the...
Frequent Miler
Chase Sapphire Reserve® vs Sapphire Preferred®
Chase’s Sapphire Preferred® and Sapphire Reserve® cards are popular travel rewards cards that share many similarities. Both earn Chase Ultimate Rewards points, which are transferable to multiple hotel and airline partners. Both earn bonus points for travel and dining. Both can use rewards to pay for some travel at a better-than-1-cent-per-point value....
One Mile at a Time
Buy British Airways Club Avios With 40% Bonus (1.64 Cents Per Avios): Worth It?
Buying airline points strategically can make a lot of sense, especially for first and business class redemptions, where redeeming points represents a disproportionately good deal. British Airways Club has just launched a bonus on purchased Avios, which some people might find to be worthwhile.
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American Airlines Will Score Flight Attendants On Credit Card Sales
American Airlines is not just grading flight attendants on customer experience and operational metrics — it is also tying their scores to credit card approvals. That matters because the airline’s most profitable business is selling miles to Citibank, which means inflight card pitches are no longer just a side hustle...
One Mile at a Time
Lufthansa Airbus A380 Fleet Gets New Business Class, But Not Allegris Seats
For a couple of years now, we’ve known that Lufthansa plans to introduce new business class cabins on its Airbus A380s. While this project was first supposed to start in 2025, that timeline was ultimately delayed.
