After earning a free night certificate for spending $15,000 on my World of Hyatt Visa, I learned a few lessons that weren’t immediately obvious. Despite hitting the required spending threshold…

Airlines could board faster, and that's valuable. But the requirements they'd have to impose to do it would be too costly on families, and wouldn't meet the needs and preferences of customers either. Once they begin shifting away from the ideal for speed, additional alterations make sense. ...

Indian low cost carrier SpiceJet plans to expand its business model by providing a whole different kind of connectivity…

British Airways is being sued by the family of a passenger who died of an asthma attack during a flight from London to New York JFK in June 2023 over allegations that cabin crew failed to provide proper medical care and contravened the airline’s policies as he begged for help...

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston rejected the American Airlines appeal to reinstate its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue. I wrote after oral argument that "questioning by the judges...seemed more skeptical of American than of the government." Continue reading Appeals Court Blocks American &...

LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B was partially evacuated around 6:29 AM when a suspicious package… The post LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B Evacuated and Flights Disrupted Over Suspicious Package appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

Delta Air Lines opened The Window Seat Shop last year at New York John… The post Delta Is Reopening Its Window Seat Shop This Holiday Season appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

An OMAAT reader shared an unpleasant experience he recently had with a seat mate on a Qatar Airways flight, and asked for my take on the situation. I figured I’d write about it here, as I’m curious how others would’ve dealt with this situation.

Chase Sapphire has been opening new lounges at a pretty rapid pace lately. First… The post A Chase Sapphire Lounge Is Opening Soon In Phoenix appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

A Delta Air Lines passenger in Detroit allowed their dog to dine at the lounge buffet, openly defying Delta's strict no-pet policies as staff appeared to ignore the rule violations, coming off a dog eating in the new Delta One JFK restaurant and another flying up front against airline rules. Continue...

I left Las Vegas at midday on Thursday and flew to JFK in comfort, style and – perhaps most importantly – affordably as my award booking was an absolute steal. Saturday November 9 We left off the last journal entry in the early hours of the morning at JFK. After...

A Korean Air flight from Bangkok to Seoul took an unsettling turn when a passenger reportedly tried to open an emergency exit mid-flight. The incident unfolded around an hour after takeoff where a male passenger seated at a crew jump seat by the emergency exit attempted to turn the exit...

The Auburn men’s basketball team was flying to Houston on Friday when an altercation between players forced their plane to turn back shortly after takeoff. The No. 11 Tigers, fresh off a season-opening victory against Vermont, were en route to face No. 4 Houston when a scuffle broke out among...

Not so long ago, by this time of the year, my snow blower would have got a workout a few times. But this year I am still playing golf! Just crazy. I am also looking over all my travel cards this time of the year to make sure I have...

Korean Air flight KE658 from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Seoul Incheon International Airport… The post Korean Air Passenger Attempts to Open Emergency Exit While In Flight appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

Flight attendants on a Korean Air flight from Bangkok to Seoul struggled to subdue a man who suddenly lunged at an emergency exit and attempted to open the door as the plane was cruising at 37,000 feet during the four-and-a-half-hour flight to the Korean capital. The terrifying moment that the...

A crypto businessman, Antônio Vinícius Lopes Gritzbach, was assassinated mid-afternoon at São Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport yesterday. The shooting, which injured three bystanders, occurred outside domestic Terminal 2, in an attack attributed to criminal gang First Capital Command (PCC) which controls significant drug trafficking routes and tentacles across South American...

Last year, an Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 made a rather dramatic landing, after a passenger opened the emergency exit while the plane was flying (not to be confused with flying on a Boeing 737 MAX 9, where the door plug can pop out without human intervention). I don’t know...

At long last, United Airlines is bringing its business class catering on premium transcontinental flights back up to pre-pandemic levels with the return of appetizers and an enhanced pre-arrival service. I’ve updated this post to include full menus. United Airlines Brings Back Linens, Appetizers To Premium Transcontinental Routes While United...

United Airlines has an ongoing partnership with Therabody and this month the two companies… The post United Airlines Will Offer New Amenity Kits In Polaris® This Month appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.

Were seeing credit card issuers invest in airport lounges like never before, includingAmex Centurion Lounges,Capital One Lounges, andChase Sapphire Lounges. Chase is the newest player to the credit card lounge game, and arguably has the best of these lounges.

For all the talk that hotel executives do about customizing the experience for guests, am I the only one who would simply settle for easy access to a hotel’s email address, in order to make pre-stay plans?

LOT Polish Airlines has made several exciting announcements over the past year or so, including plans to refresh Boeing 787 cabins, growing the fleet by around 50%, and also opening a lounge outside of Poland for the first time. I wanted to take an updated look at that last point,...

In late 2023, Delta Air Lines opened an unusual store at New York Kennedy Airport (JFK). The airline is now extending this concept, with a second location opening in the coming weeks.