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,...
Economondo
Flying the Nepal Airlines Flagship Airbus A330: Delhi to Kathmandu
Come with me as I sample the delights of Nepal's national carrier on its route from Delhi to Kathmandu
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...
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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...
Points With a Crew
19 Tech and Travel Deals at Amazon This Weekend
Some decent Amazon weekend deals on travel and tech gear going on this weekend, including headphones, luggage, locks, packing cubes and supplies, travel books and ...
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...
Your Mileage May Vary
The Old Incognito Mode Flight Hack Is Back… Sort Of
You’ve probably heard this travel tip before: search for flights in Incognito mode and airlines won’t raise the price on you. It’s one of those travel “hacks” that refuses to…
Miles To Memories
American Gaslights Their Most Premium Customer, Amex Loosens Application Rule & Two Unexpected New Airport Lounges
In our Around the Web series we take a look at interesting articles that cover miles, points, travel and personal finance.
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...
The Points of Life
Tahiti Triumph: Trip Recap
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Live and Let’s Fly
Europe Just Told Airlines They Owe You Compensation Anyway
Carriers spent two weeks leaning on 'extraordinary circumstances' to dodge EC261. On May 8, the Commission published guidance that said no in writing.
The Bulkhead Seat
Qantas Flight Diverts to Tahiti After Passenger Allegedly Bites Crew Member
A passenger traveling from Australia to the United States is now in police custody…
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...
Miles To Memories
(Book Now) Devastating! Hyatt Makes Their Award Chart 25%+ More Expensive (& Confusing)
There are some new Hyatt award chart changes coming that will change everything about World of Hyatt, and not in a good way.
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...
The Bulkhead Seat
CLEAR Launches at Northwest Arkansas National Airport
CLEAR has launched operations at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) to bring its biometric…
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...
TravelUpdate
Do you remember when Concorde rudders kept breaking off?
On Wednesday, 12 April 1989 the people of Sydney, Australia were looking forward to a rare visitor. A…
One Mile at a Time
Pass: Transfer Citi ThankYou Points To Wyndham Rewards With 25% Bonus
The Citi ThankYou program has just launched a new transfer bonus. While I personally won’t be taking advantage of this, it’s still worth covering, in case it’s useful to anyone.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
United Airlines Passenger ‘Body Slams’ His Seat For Two Hours Straight in Bizarre Video That Left Everyone Confused
A United Airlines passenger was caught on video ‘body slamming’ his seat for two hours straight on an early morning flight from Denver to Chicago O’Hare, but everyone’s a little confused as to why he was acting in such a performative manner. The man’s ‘tantrum’ was captured by a passenger...
View from the Wing
United Passenger Throws Two-Hour Recline Tantrum — Slams Seatback Into 6’7″ Man Behind Him
Reclining is allowed. Repeatedly body-slamming your seatback for two hours because the guy behind you is tall is not. That is what passengers say happened on a United flight from Denver to Chicago, while the 6'7" man behind him somehow stayed completely unbothered while a flight attendant allowed it to...
One Mile at a Time
Dallas-Bound Qantas 787 Diverts To Tahiti After Belligerent Man Bites Crew
A man trying to fly from Australia to the United States is now finding himself in a Tahiti jail cell, with a permanent ban on Australia’s flag carrier…
Eye of the Flyer
Delta May Pack 60 Suites Between LA and London, and a Card Fraud Save Worth Reading
Delta might pack 60 Delta One suites onto its returning LAX–LHR widebodies, a card fraud attempt that turned into a save worth bookmarking, and a new ChatGPT credit on two business cards.
View from the Wing
Delta’s Inflight Utensils Are Melting — After Years Of “Eco-Conscious” Cost Cuts [Roundup]
Delta’s “eco-conscious” inflight cutbacks look even worse when the utensils start melting. Plus: Southwest’s once-unthinkable layoffs continue, American’s cabin cleaning misses another seatback surprise, and Spirit gets its own ballad.
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...
Traveling For Miles
JetBlue and United Airlines roll out reciprocal frequent flyer benefits
JetBlue and United Airlines have officially activated reciprocal frequent flyer benefits marking the next phase of their "Blue Sky" partnership. Starting this week elite members of JetBlue’s TrueBlue and United’s MileagePlus programs are eligible for a suite of priority services and cabin upgrades when traveling on either carrier's network.