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Although we originally officially announced the move of The Gate weblog here, we have been double-posting on both weblogs for a while to assist in easing the transition.

We thoroughly enjoyed having The Gate as one of the BoardingArea.com weblogs for almost five years. We wish our fellow BoardingArea.com “bloggers” all the best of success moving forward into the future, but we are not saying goodbye. Rather, we hope to continue working with them and using each other for references. After all, the frequent traveler community is relatively small, and we need to work together for the best interests of the frequent traveler community.

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While some wondered what the beef was with the big cheese of the aircraft, others were willing to chip in some bread to purchase a meal from a dining establishment on the concourse just to get out of this pickle.

Apparently sandwiched between all of this was the flight attendant, who did not chicken out of implying that it was now a match of principles between the pilot and the caterer, who was supposedly arrogant.

Find out how this potentially fowl situation concluded after the pilot decided to dessert the aircraft instead of roll with the punches. Perhaps he should have ordered a Bánh mì…

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Delta Air Lines and US Airways will be allowed to trade landing rights in New York and Washington, as long as they sell eight takeoff and landing rights in Washington, D.C. and 16 in New York to other airlines which hold fewer than five percent of current slots and do not code share with — or operate on behalf of — an airline that has greater than five percent of current slots.

Delta Air Lines will reportedly give US Airways 42 pairs of takeoff and landing rights in Washington, D.C. along with cash in exchange for Delta acquiring 132 pairs of takeoff and landing rights in New York, giving Delta Air Lines a significantly greater presence in New York, while US Airways increases its presence in Washington.

For additional information, please refer to the following FlyerTalk threads:

• DOT approves LGA slot swap!
• (UPDATE 7/21/11): DOT gives tentative approval to revised US/DL slot swap

Note that this “enhancement” does not affect body imaging scanners which employ backscatter technology.

Will this “enhancement” convince more passengers to use the body imaging scanners instead of “opting out” and receiving full body pat-downs by Transportation Security Administration workers instead?

A tsunami warning was issued as a result.

The following are some data points outlined by FlyerTalk member UA Insider:

• No action is required. OnePass members who do not already have a Mileage Plus account will automatically be enrolled in the new program. For members who have accounts in both programs, you are encouraged to link your accounts now, and then all other accounts will be matched up as best as possible.
• You can still link your accounts ahead of time. If you have accounts in both programs and want to link them yourself before the first quarter of 2012, you can do so at united.com/linkmyaccounts or continental.com/linkmyaccounts.
• Your miles and status are safe. Rest assured that all reward miles, elite qualification credit, and lifetime status (if applicable) will be preserved OnePass and Mileage Plus are transitioned to a single frequent flier loyalty program in 2012. In addition, OnePass members will earn 2012 elite status based on their combined OnePass and Mileage Plus elite qualifying activity in 2011.

Once again, you may purchase such items as FlyerTalk shirts, coffee mugs, tote bags, water bottles, clocks, teddy bears, key chains, magnets, buttons, and even food and water dishes for your pets.

By the way, in case you were wondering: yes, the infamous classic FlyerTalk thong is once again available for purchase.

The rules of conduct would be very restrictive — any problems and the pet is permanently banned from the program. There could be weight limits, animal quantity limits per room and breed limits as well. The pets would be limited to certain rooms to limit exposure to pet dander, odor and noise.

FlyerTalk member BallardFlyer — who proposed the “Bark Hyatt” idea — would spend an extra 10 or more nights per year at Hyatt properties if this idea were implemented. While there are those FlyerTalk members who agree with the proposal, there are other FlyerTalk members who opposed this idea — some of them vehemently. Find out why.