View from the Wing
Delta’s Big Move in Austin: Questionable New Flights as American Airlines Cedes Ground
While American shed highly unprofitable flying, they had been using pretty much all available windows for swing gates, gates that could be used for flying by any carrier. And that blocked others from significant expansion. With their recent moves opening up the field I speculated that could mean Delta making...
The Bulkhead Seat
As American Airlines Flees Austin, Delta Air Lines Adds 11 New Flights and Three New Routes
Last month, I wrote about how American Airlines was pulling 21 of the 46… The post As American Airlines Flees Austin, Delta Air Lines Adds 11 New Flights and Three New Routes appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes – Save 30% on select KrisFlyer award flights
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer’s famous Spontaneous Escapes are now out for this month! These are the airline’s monthly discounted award flight offers that are open for booking for the last two weeks of the month for travel during the following month. As is typically the case with Spontaneous Escapes the discount...
Frequent Miler
Targeted 15% off United economy with Gmail ad
Gmail sometimes features advertisements that look like emails but have the word “ad” in a green box before the subject header. My eyes are pretty well trained to skip past the “ad” emails, but yesterday I saw an ad in my Gmail for United a few times. Because of the...
One Mile at a Time
Delta Expands In Austin, As American Retreats
Delta is adding new routes and new flights from Austin, just weeks after American announcing that it’s greatly decreasing service at the airport. However, I wouldn’t exactly call this expansion a game changer, or anything…
TravelUpdate
Flying Air Canada Business Class on the Airbus 330
Learn more about my experience flying Air Canada Business Class from Toronto to Vancouver on their ex Singapore Airlines A330 aircraft.
Miles For Family
Tips on Flight Bumps and Compensation, Capital One Lounge Losers and More
Capital One Venture and Spark Miles Cardholders to Lose Lounge Visits in 2025: Due to overcrowding at thee 3 existing Capital One lounges, Venture and Spark Miles cardholders will no longer receive two free passes starting in 2025. Only Venture X cardholders will get free access to the lounges. See...
Miles To Memories
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Opening Day Tour – Hotel, Casino, Pool, Restaurants & Super Unique Spaces!
Take an opening day tour of the brand new Fontainebleau Las Vegas. We'll take a look inside the property top to bottom and show you what the Strip's newest megaresort looks like. The post Fontainebleau Las Vegas Opening Day Tour – Hotel, Casino, Pool, Restaurants & Super Unique Spaces! appeared first...
One Mile at a Time
Turkish Airlines Orders More Airbus A350s, A321neos
Earlier in 2023, Turkish Airlines revealed that it was nearing an aircraft order for up to 600 jets, which would be one of the biggest aircraft orders in history. Even though Turkish Airlines is already huge, the airline has big growth plans, and wants to double in size in the...
View from the Wing
Southwest Airlines Is Tempting Fate Over Another Christmas Meltdown
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan is tempting fate over another Christmas meltdown promising on Thursday that “it will never happen again.” Bob Jordan should really “go outside, turn around three times and spit” so that he doesn’t “tempt the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing.” Continue reading Southwest Airlines...
The Gate with Brian Cohen
Miles and Points On Sale — December 15 2023
Sometimes you need an infusion of miles or points to your membership account for whatever reason — perhaps to have enough to redeem for a limited time award as one example — and the best time to purchase or gift miles or points is when they are on sale, as...
Sam Chui
Turkish Airlines Orders 220 Airbus Aircraft
Türkiye’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, will expand its fleet with an order for 220 Airbus aircraft, made up of 150 Airbus A321s and 70 A350 widebody aircraft (50 A350-900s, 15 A350-1000s and 5 A350F freighters). This follows two orders from the airline for 10 A350-900s in September and four A350-900s...
Points With a Crew
Status match your airline status to Frontier (and why you might want to)
Frontier Airlines is out with a new opportunity to status match to elite status, including their top-tier Elite 100K level.
Live and Let’s Fly
Three Delta Passengers. Two Service Dogs. One Row. What Could Go Wrong?
A chronic complainer took to Twitter to gripe about Delta Air Lines placing a second service dog in the same row as she and her service dog were seated. My only thought was compassion for the poor Delta passenger in the window seat dealing with two service dogs… Three Delta...
One Mile at a Time
American Flight Attendants Block Off Galley On My Flight…
Several weeks ago, a social media user shared a picture of the galley of an American Airlines aircraft being blocked off from the cabin inflight, so that passengers couldn’t get into that space. Funny enough, I had basically the same thing happen to be me on a flight earlier this...
Sam Chui
Transatlantic First Class Deals: Europe To USA From $2,929
Note: These are time-sensitive deals, therefore, fares can be sold out fast. British Airways and Star Alliance carriers are once again back with First Class sale which will be great for those who have plans to cross the Atlantic on First Class cabin. British Airways and American Airlines are potentially...