Paddle Your Own Kanoo
United Airlines Has Hundreds of Lie-Flat Business Class Seats Sitting in Storage That It Doesn’t Know What to Do With
What to Know United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says the carrier has hundreds of lie-flat Business Class seats sitting unused in storage, ordered years ago for a plane that still hasn’t been delivered. In This Article Why the seats, originally ordered for the Boeing 737 MAX 10 in 2018, can’t...
Traveling For Miles
Marketing wrong? Or did the Ritz-Carlton card just get worse protections?
The Ritz-Carlton card hasn't been open to new applicants for years, but it's a card that holders of the Chase Bonvoy co-branded cards can upgrade to, and for most of its existence, it has been a fantastic card to hold. But has Chase just (recently) devalued some of the card's...
One Mile at a Time
Are United MileagePlus Miles Increasing In Value, For All The Wrong Reasons?
There’s no denying that the miles & points world has changed a lot over the years, and in general, miles have become less valuable and compelling. We’ve seen award pricing devaluations, fewer award seats available, and an increasing number of restrictions on who can book award seats.
Eye of the Flyer
His Girlfriend Secretly Boarded His First Delta Connection Flight — He Had No Idea
If you’re like me — a hopeless romantic and aviation geek — this one will get you in the feels, as they say. TikToker Hannah Bentley’s boyfriend, Mason Kendrick, recently became a pilot for SkyWest Airlines — a regional carrier that operates flights for Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United...
View from the Wing
American Airlines Took Family’s Business Class Seats For Pilots—Then Offered Dad A Broken Seat Coming Home [Roundup]
After American Airlines took a family’s business class seats for deadheading pilots, the father faced another downgrade coming home because his assigned seat was broken. Also: gate agents confiscate carry-ons while bins remain empty, Emirates accelerates mileage expiration, and airline pilots encounter a man in a lawn chair at 16,000...
Live and Let’s Fly
Delta Air Lines Passenger Says Flight Attendant Tried To Serve Food From The Floor, Then Threw A Glove At Him
A Delta Air Lines passenger says a flight attendant tried to serve food after dropping it on the floor, then later threw a glove at him when he objected. Police met the aircraft after landing. The problem is that the most important part of the confrontation is not on video…...
One Mile at a Time
Transfer Citi Points To Leading Hotels Of The World With 25% Bonus: Worth It?
The Citi ThankYou program, which is one ofthe major transferable points currencies, has just introduced its latest transfer bonus, for a 25% bonus when moving points to Leading Hotels of the World (LHW). This is the second time this year that we’ve seen such an offer, and for some people,...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
American Airlines Flight Attendant Accused of Interrogating Assault Victim Over His Buddy Pass Instead of Helping Him
What to Know An attorney traveling on his mother’s American Airlines buddy pass is suing the carrier, alleging crew ignored him being elbowed and doused in wine by an intoxicated seatmate, then accused him of being the one causing problems. In This Article What happened after landing, when a flight...
One Mile at a Time
Why World Of Hyatt Globalist Is Still My Favorite Hotel Elite Status
Over the years we’ve seen some pretty major changes to hotel loyalty programs, particularly when it comes to the execution of elite perks, and also when it comes to the value of points. While I do think the World of Hyatt program has seen some negative changes in recent times,...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
What Is ‘Non-Revving’? A Flight Attendant’s Guide to Staff Travel, Buddy Passes, and Why It Can Turn Your Hair Grey
Non-revving is one of the best perks of working in aviation, and also, I promise you, one of the most stressful things about it. I always say non-revving will make my hair turn gray long before my time, but the benefits always outweigh the cons. Non-rev is short for non-revenue...
Frequent Miler
Hotel review: Alua Calvia, Mallorca (Hyatt all-inclusive)
My wife and I recently spent a week in Mallorca, one of Spain’s Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean. Shae had expressed an interest in doing an all-inclusive at some point; we’d done one in Lanzarote (Canary Islands) almost 20 years ago and one in Jamaica about 10 years ago, so...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Doing This Kept Her Foot Off of My Armrest.
Countless accounts of the foot of one passenger occupying the armrest of the passenger aboard an airplane have been reported over the years; and that scenario happened to me recently during a flight — but doing this kept her foot off of my armrest.
I was sitting in a window seat...
2PAXfly
FLIGHT REVIEW: Qantas A321XLR Sydney to Melbourne
Well, this was a surprise. I booked it months ago, back in March ’26, during a Double Status Credits promotion. It was around the same time Qantas was changing rules for access to what had become Economy Plus rows of seating. I didn’t think much of the fact that Economy...
Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – Jetstar Boeing 787-8 at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Jetstar Boeing 787-8 at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport as it is turned around for the return flight to Australia in the heat of a Bangkok night. Jetstar operates a fleet of 11 Boeing 787-8...
View from the Wing
American Airlines Is Serving Great Food, Needs To Get Cabin Cleaning And Maintenance Together
The airline is going to refresh its domestic cabins over several years, putting seat back TVs back in, which is great. That'll pair well with the rest of their investments. But they can't wait to address broken seats, power outlets, and ohter cabin issues - because those undermine...
