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Top 5 Friday: Unique Routes Flown by US Airlines

With United's announcement yesterday that they will begin serving Accra, Lagos and Bahrain (the latter two being extensions of other flights), I was reminded how much I appreciate when an airline takes on a route that is un- or under-served. Today I bring the Top 5 Unique Routes Flown by ...

Best Credit Card Bonus Ever: 100,000 British Airways Miles

First, I have to thank Gary at View from the Wing for giving all of us dorks the heads up on this. Well done. The short version is this: Sign up for a British Airways Chase Visa and, after $2,000 in spend or balance transfer, you'll get 100,000 British Airways miles. ...

Man Denied First Class Upgrade Because He Was Wearing a Track Suit

(Yes, this story has been elsewhere, but it's so good I want to make sure everyone sees it): An exec with Best Buy was denied a first class upgrade on a United Express flight from Dulles because he was wearing a track suit. If that were actually a rule, would all ...

A Quick Update about Southwest Kicking Crying Child Off a Plane

Just a quick update about the crying kid that Southwest kicked off a plane...As I guessed, the airline has now apologized for removing the kid and offered his mom a $300 voucher.

British Airways Has $700 Round Trip Fares (Tax Included) to India: So Why Did They Cancel Those $500 Tickets?

Need cheap tickets to India? British Airways (as well as Continental and United) is selling $698 round trip tickets (tax included) between Washington DC and Bangalore/Hyderabad in India. Dates are available in January and February (and possibly later than that as well). I really only bring this up because you ...

Southwest Kicks Mom and Cranky 2-Year Old Off Flight to San Jose

Flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines flight from Amarillo to San Jose removed a mother and her cranky 2-year old from a flight after the child wouldn't quiet down during taxiing. The kid was screaming, "Go Plane Go!" and "I want my daddy" which, as you might imagine, was pretty ...

Top 5 Friday: Top 5 Things I’ll Miss About Skyteam

I've gotten a bit of grief from yesterday's post where I stuck up for Skyteam on the day that Continental moved over to Star. Let me be clearer: moving to Star is a GREAT move for Continental flyers in just about every way. My point was that it's not like ...

Continental Says Goodbye to Skyteam…I’m Going to Stick Up for Skyteam for a Moment

Continental ended their association with Skyteam and headed on over to the greener pastures of Star Alliance yesterday. It seems that most folks see this as a positive move for travelers (Gary Leff at View from the Wing outlines the reasons, with first class options, lounge access and choice of ...

Does American Airlines’ BlackAtlas.com Feel a Bit, uh, I Don’t Know…Something?

A couple of weeks ago American Airlines launched BlackAtlas.com, a website aimed at African American travelers. I did a radio interview yesterday about the site, and as I’ve thought more about it I’ve become increasingly torn on whether this is a smart idea. Magazines targeting specific demographics have existed for ...

Baby Born on AirAsia Flight Given Free Flights for Life (And His Mom, Too)

In a clever PR move, AirAsia has given free flights for life to a mother who gave birth on a flight last week in Malaysia (or above Malaysia, I guess). The offer also extended to the baby who was born in mid-air. Mother and baby are doing fine after a ...