One Mile at a Time
Lufthansa Outsourcing A350-900s, Retiring A340-600s, Grounding 747-400s
Lufthansa has just announced a series of capacity and fleet measures, in light of current circumstances. This is due to a combination of high oil prices and major labor issues at Lufthansa, which are leaving the carrier in a tough spot.
Frequent Miler
Kroger: Earn 4x fuel points on 3rd party and fixed-value Visa / Mastercard gift cards
Kroger is again running a promotion that awards 4x fuel points on third-party gift cards, whether purchased online or in-store. Fixed-value Visa and Mastercard gift cards are now included as well. The current 3rd-party gift card deal runs through April 21, 2026, while the Visa/MC deal ends on May 12th....
Economy Class & Beyond
Qatar Airways extends its timetable through to September, with 150 destinations on the list
Qatar Airways is expanding its international flight network, with services to over 150 destinations from 16 June 2026, connecting more passengers to more of the world this summer. The updated schedule, valid until 15 September 2026, introduces new routes and increased frequencies to and from Doha, offering passengers greater flexibility...
One Mile at a Time
Wow: Lufthansa Permanently Shuts Down CityLine Subsidiary Overnight
Airlines around the globe are in a tough spot right now, given the impact of high oil prices on airline economics. It’s arguably even worse in Europe (than the United States), where oil prices are even higher, and there’s also more of a risk of an imminent jet fuel shortage.
Frequent Miler
Chase World of Hyatt Business Card: Increased 80k welcome offer (ending soon)
Update 4/16: We’ve received word that this increased offer for the World of Hyatt Business card will end at 9 am Eastern on 4/30/26. ~~~ There’s an increased welcome offer out for the Chase World of Hyatt Business card, but it comes with a fairly sizeable spend requirement: you’ll get 80k...
Live and Let’s Fly
United Slashes Polaris Lounge Access For Most Star Alliance Business Class Passengers, Further Splintering The Alliance
Without warning, United Airlines has dramatically tightened access rules to its network of upscale Polaris Lounges. While I don’t celebrate these changes, they strike me as pragmatic and logical to address overcrowding, which can make even the nicest lounges unpleasant. United Cuts Polaris Lounge Access For Most Star Alliance Business...
View from the Wing
Do Business Class Seats Need Doors — Or Are They Just A Gimmick?
Business class doors have quickly become the next must-have feature after flat beds and direct aisle access, but that does not mean they always make the seat better. On some aircraft, especially narrowbodies, the space used for doors may be better spent on a longer bed, a wider aisle, or...
Monkey Miles
How much does a Lap Infant cost? We built a calculator and full spreadsheet featuring every alliance airline
It can be super confusing trying to figure out how much it’s going to cost you to fly with a child under 2 years old. I built this calculator to make it straight forward with 59 alliance airlines. The top of the page is the calculator and the bottom is...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Lufthansa Shutters Short-Haul Airline Where Flight Attendants Have Been On Strike With Immediate Effect
German flag carrier Lufthansa said on Thursday that it was shuttering its Lufthansa CityLine short-haul subsidiary airline after its flight attendants and pilots went on strike, and as part of a broader plan of action to respond to surging jet fuel costs. Although Lufthansa will officially close CityLine on Saturday,...
Frequent Miler
What are Wyndham points worth?
Yesterday, we wrote about the news that Wyndham is now a transfer partner of Wells Fargo rewards. What was most surprising, however, was that the transfer ratio would be 1 Wells Fargo point to 2 Wyndham points, double the 1:1 ratio offered by all of Wyndham’s other partners. Wyndham charges...
View from the Wing
Federal Court Upholds No Fly List: You Have A Right To Travel, But Not To Fly [Roundup]
News and notes from around the interweb: D.C. Circuit upholds TSA No Fly List the fundamental right to travel does not mean the travel to fly on an airplane. That’s such a strange argument, because forbidding the use of a plane fundamentally burdens the right to travel to the point...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Pay For Two Nights and Get the Third Night Free at IHG Resort Properties Across Asia and the Pacific Region
Pay for two consecutive nights and get the third night free for stays at your choice of 69 participating select resort properties of IHG Hotels & Resorts in eleven countries and territories across Asia and the Pacific Region through Thursday, December 31, 2026 — this rate includes breakfast — and...
Altitude Yes
Spirit Airlines Could Liquidate This Week as Fuel Costs Hit Chapter 11 Exit
Rising fuel costs amid geopolitical tensions have put a dent in the airline's hopes to exit bankruptcy this summer.
The post Spirit Airlines Could Liquidate This Week as Fuel Costs Hit Chapter 11 Exit first appeared on Altitude Yes.
Economy Class & Beyond
flyadeal signs with Gevan and Jiratchi Seating for their A330neo seating
flyadeal – the Saudia low-cost airline, has chosen European and Asian seat manufacturers to equip its brand new two-class widebody fleet of Airbus A330-900neo aircraft. Just a year before the first of the airline’s 10 A330s is scheduled to enter service, flyadeal has confirmed a dual cabin configuration featuring 406...
Travel Codex
Deal Alert: Virgin Voyages $89 Sale
Virgin Voyages isn’t exactly known for running fire‑sale pricing. Their model tends to be more all‑inclusive and lifestyle‑driven, where adults go to play and relax without children. Virgin steals the headlines through fun ships ment for adults, not sales. Yet a couple of times a year, they quietly roll out...
Frequent Miler
How to save money on dining with inKind (increased referral offer)
Update 4/16: Through 5/3/26, inKind is doubling its referral bonus from $25 in dining credit to $50. This doesn’t affect the $25 the referee gets from a $50 check, but it’s the perfect opportunity for household referrals, since a couple could get a total of $75 back if one person...
