Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – Riyah Air Boeing 787-9 taking off from London Heathrow
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Riyadh Air Boeing 787-9 taking off from London Heathrow as it heads back to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh Air currently has a single Boeing 787-9 in its fleet – HZ-RXX. The airline...
Economy Class & Beyond
Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond (16th May)
It’s the end of another busy week, so it must be time for me to corral the news into an easy-to-digest format as I recover from two hours on the M6 Motorway in the rain and spray. Time for Last Week at Economy Class and Beyond. Birmingham Canal Old Line,...
View from the Wing
Airports Still Feel Like Adventure — Until The Lines, Crowds And $18 Beers Take Over
Airports still have a strange kind of magic: permission to be untethered, drink coffee too early, watch planes, people-watch, and feel the trip begin before you board. The problem is that modern airports keep burying that romance under TSA lines, crowding, lounge waitlists, bad terminals, and $18 beers — so...
One Mile at a Time
Mayday: Emirates Boeing 777 Pilots Declare Fuel Emergency In Miami
Fuel planning is an important part of the job that dispatchers and pilots perform before a flight can depart. It’s not just about having enough fuel to get to the destination, but also about having reserves if there’s bad weather enroute, if a diversion is needed, etc.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Emirates Boeing 777-300 Declares ‘Mayday’ For Low-Fuel in Miami After the Pilots Had to Abandon Two Landing Attempts
The pilots of an Emirates Boeing 777-300 with as many as 328 passengers on board declared a low-fuel ‘mayday’ distress signal after two attempts to land at Miami International Airport (MIA) on Sunday morning ended in failure. Emirates flight EK-213 had been in the air for more than 17 hours...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Mountains of Luggage Pile Up at Heathrow Airport As Passengers Slam British Airways For Chaotic Response to Baggage Breakdown
Passengers have slammed British Airways and vowed never to fly with what was once the ‘world’s favorite airline’ over its chaotic response to a baggage system breakdown at its flagship hub at Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport, on Friday, which is still being felt two days later. Mountains of bags have...
Economy Class & Beyond
Airplane Art – Riyah Air Boeing 787-9 taking off from London Heathrow
It’s Sunday again, so it must be time for some more Airplane Art. This week, we have a Riyadh Air Boeing 787-9 taking off from London Heathrow as it heads back to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh Air currently has a single Boeing 787-9 in its fleet – HZ-RXX. The airline...
View from the Wing
Passenger Spots Loose Wing Part On Boeing 737 — Forcing Airline To Pull Jet From Service
A passenger on a Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737 noticed something wrong with the wing, photographed it, and showed the cabin crew — and after landing, the jet was pulled from service for maintenance. It appears to have been a loose or detached flap rail fairing, the kind of issue passengers...
One Mile at a Time
Amex Gold Card Credits For Dining & Uber: How To Maximize $424 In Value
The American Express Gold Card (review) is one of the best cards for earning Membership Rewards points, and it also has an excellent welcome offer. The card is ideal for anyone who spends a lot on dining, whether at restaurants or supermarkets, and in my experience, getting approved for the card...
View from the Wing
3 American Airlines Passengers Each Left $4,500 Richer After Delaying Greece Vacation By One Day
American Airlines is not known for Delta-style bidding wars when flights are oversold. But on a Philadelphia–Athens flight, the airline reportedly kept raising the offer until three passengers got $4,500 each to delay their Greece trip by one day — an unusually rich payout from a carrier that normally stops...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Red Chairs on Prince Edward Island in Canada. Sunday Morning Photograph.
I may have spotted red chairs on Prince Edward Island — but it was not the first time I found red chairs in Canada. These red chairs are one of six sets that are currently on Prince Edward Island as part of the...
One Mile at a Time
Transfer Citi ThankYou Points To Preferred Hotels & Resorts With Bonus
The Citi ThankYou program has just launched a new transfer bonus, in addition to the one to Wyndham Rewards. Funny enough, just weeks ago we saw the transfer ratio between the two programs devalued, and now there’s a transfer bonus, which doesn’t even get us back to the old transfer...
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Off the Camera Roll – Views and Images of a Windy City – Still for the Friends
Off the Camera Roll – Views and Images of a Windy City TRIP REPORT: Still for the Friends Time for a bit of a photojournal. Something new for the trip reports called “Off the Camera Roll” Still for the friends But first. A trip to Liverpool, North West England. But...
Traveling For Miles
Earn 40,000 bonus points on one stay with Marriott Homes & Villas (offer extended)
The latest/current Marriott Homes & Villas promotion has just been extended by a week so it's probably worth reflagging the fact that Marriott Bonvoy members can currently earn 40,000 bonus Bonvoy points from a single Homes & Villas stay taken by the beginning of January next year.
Traveling For Miles
This month’s Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes deals are now live (brace yourselves, they’re dismal!)
It's the middle of the month and that means that another set of KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes deals has been published by Singapore Airlines in which its offering the usual discount of 30% on select award bookings made by the end of the month. Unfortunately, this month the selection is appalling.
Economy Class & Beyond
When two finally become one – Korean Air to fully subsume Asiana Airlines by December
In a saga that’s gone on since November 2020, it’s finally happening – with Korean Air and Asiana Airlines finally integrating into one carrier. Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER – Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Korean Air will become “an integrated flag carrier” on 17th December 17, 2026, marking the completion...
Traveling For Miles
Review: Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® card
The Alaska Airlines Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® card is the flagship Atmos credit card offered by Bank of America following the merger of the Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines loyalty programs.
The card is designed to sit at the top of the Atmos Rewards ecosystem and aims to appeal to...
Traveling For Miles
Big World of Hyatt changes kick in next week (make sure you’re ready)
Earlier this year, the World of Hyatt announced a significant restructuring of its award chart as well as its annual category changes and both of these will take effect on 20 May 2026 at 8:00 AM CT. That's next Wednesday.
Economy Class & Beyond
TRIP REPORT: Random Chicago Eats – Still for the Friends
Random Chicago Eats (or, Kevin was more than lazy this trip) TRIP REPORT: Still for the Friends Time for a food diary of things I might have eaten whilst travelling around Chicago. Don’t expect many changes from the norm here. Still for the friends But first. A trip to Liverpool,...
Economy Class & Beyond
United Airlines to launch a San Francisco-Sapporo Service
United Airlines is trying to be big in Japan as it announces a service uplift and a new service between San Francisco and Sapporo, as well as a daily Chicago-Tokyo-Narita flight. The airline will launch the first nonstop service from the continental U.S. to Sapporo, Japan, as well as a...
