2PAXfly
CHINESE AIRLINES: Cut Australian flights, increasing flights to Europe
Chinese airlines are quietly pulling capacity out of Australia and redeploying those aircraft to Europe. They are chasing stronger demand and higher yields as global travel patterns shift. Due to the current Middle East conflict between the US/Israel, and Iran. There are some real consequences for Australian travellers. Fewer flights...
BoardingArea
Woman Checks Luggage On Delta Flight From Atlanta To Philadelphia. What She Sees When She Gets Her Bag Back Makes Her ‘Livid’
An Emmy-winning makeup artist says Delta Air Lines gate agents forced her to check a carry-on bag containing her professional kit, which she values at nearly $80,000, despite her protests that the contents were irreplaceable. When she got the bag back, she says multiple palettes were destroyed, including products that...
BoardingArea
‘Please Beware’: Friends Book $20,000 Airbnb 3 Months In Advance. Then Coachella Weekend They Get A Cancellation Notification. But They Didn’t Cancel It—And Neither Did The Host
A woman says she and her friends booked a $20,000 Airbnb for Coachella weekend. Then they claim an alleged glitch ended up canceling their reservation without them knowing. TikToker Sarah Lee (@surahlee) booked an Airbnb with her friend for Coachella’s second weekend three months in advance. Then, a little over...
Miles For Family
“New” Capital One Venture Business Card with up to 150k Bonus Miles
Yesterday, Capital One launched a rebranding of the Spark Miles business credit card. The card is now the Capital One Venture Business card (affiliate link). The new name mirrors the card’s personal counterpart, the Capital One Venture Rewards card. Along with this new name, the card has a limited time...
Frequent Miler
JetBlue Polishes its Premium Premier Mastercard | Coffee Break Ep101 | 4-14-26
JetBlue has announced some big changes to its Premier Mastercard, which was previously a real bummer of a card. So when these changes come in “the spring”, will they make the card better, and worth that $499 annual fee? JetBlue Polishes its Premium Premier Mastercard Watch the full episode below,...
Live and Let’s Fly
Man Snaps At Kid Kicking His Seat On Alaska Airlines Flight…Did He Go Too Far?
Fed up with a noisy child kicking his seat on an Alaska Airlines flight, a man turned around and addressed the child directly. But did he go too far? Alaska Airlines Passenger Had Enough Of The Kid Kicking His Seat And Took Action In a video titled “I made them...
2PAXfly
QANTAS: Cuts thousands of flight across network
It’s only been a week since I reported that Qantas was boosting its flights to Europe by swapping to larger aircraft and tinkering with schedules. Now, in reaction to further uncertainty about the Straits of Hormuz due to the US/Israeli conflict with Iran, Qantas has quietly cut thousands of flights...
Miles For Family
Airlines Increase Checked Baggage Fees, Travel Pet Peeves and More
Happy Monday! Rumor: Southwest to Ban Carry-on Bags on its Cheapest Tickets: Wow, I sure hope this rumor isn’t true! I haven’t flown Southwest much these past few years because the fares (in cash and points) have not been competitive with American Airlines from my home airports. But still, this...
Wild About Travel
Surviving Sakura Cherry Blossom – 12 survival tips
I always said I’d never visit Japan in peak sakura season.Too busy, too expensive, too intense.And then I did. I described my 12 marvellous days yesterday. It was beautiful.It was also crowded, overloaded, and at times exhausting.Here are a few things I did that helped, and that I’d do again....
