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Southwest Once Put A Bikini Model On A Plane " Now They're Telling Passengers To Cover Up
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (574+ words) by Gary Leff on June 5, 2026 Southwest Airlines passenger Carolina Rodriguez says an airline employee came up to her in the bathroom before she boarded her Oakland " San Diego flight and told her to cover herself because children would be on…...
The Best Travel Credit Card Strategy If You Mostly Fly Inside The U. S. " Since Most Advice Is Built For Trips You Won't Take
10+ hour, 56+ min ago (636+ words) by Gary Leff on June 5, 2026 Nick Reyes addresses the best rewards credit cards for domestic travelers, someone for whom redeeming points for long haul business class isn't relevant. Most advice is predicated on business class travel because that's where points…...
Delta Has 9 Million Amex Cardmembers " Who Are Carrying A Lot Of Debt
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (210+ words) by Gary Leff on June 5, 2026 Delta shared unusal date about its Sky Miles partnerships at an investor conference on Wednesday. Programs almost never reveal the actual number of members with a credit card. At the end of 2023 Allegiant did reveal…...
Bankrupt Spirit Wants $87 Million For La Guardia Flight Slots'But The Airport Says They're Not Spirit's To Sell
15+ hour, 7+ min ago (287+ words) by Gary Leff on June 5, 2026 The Port Authority of New York New Jersey is trying to stop the bankruptcy sale of Spirit Airlines slots at New York La Guardia. When American Trans Air went bankrupt, the FAA tried to argue…...
American Airlines Passenger Lunges Over The Seat And Attacks Man In The Row Ahead
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (312+ words) by Gary Leff on June 5, 2026 An American Airlines passenger is suing another passenger that says she attacked him. They were flying American flight 2552 from Charlotte to Memphis on November 16, 2024. The woman seated behind him began acting erratically as the aircraft…...
TSA Issues The Travel Warning Nobody Expected: Check Your Suitcase For A Cat Before You Zip It [Roundup]
16+ hour, 8+ min ago (134+ words) by Gary Leff on June 5, 2026 News and notes from around the interweb: In an effort to avoid unexpected airport meet & greets please verify your cat's location is not inside your suitcase before zipping it. Thanks. " TSA (@TSA) June 4, 2026 " Aviaci'n Guayaquil…...
American Airlines Lounges Get An Upgrade: Menu Ordering, Cheese Carts And Bollinger
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (723+ words) by Gary Leff on June 4, 2026 Three weeks ago I revealed that American Airlines had brought restaurant-style ordering of hot food items to its Flagship lounges. American has now announced this change. Scan to orer crispy chicken and cornbread waffle, credit:…...
Airlines Are Using AI To Manufacture Empathy Instead Of Solving Problems " One Passenger Was Sent The Prompt By Mistake
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (908+ words) by Gary Leff on June 4, 2026 When a Cathay Pacific passenger's flight was cancelled, they turned to the airline's chat feature and got frustrated with how it was wasting their time. Cathay then sent what appeared to be an internal AI…...
Delta Flight Argument Before Takeoff Gets Everyone Involved Kicked Off [Roundup]
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (191+ words) by Gary Leff on June 4, 2026 News and notes from around the interweb: They currently are offering an easy paid status match for their top tier Titanium and also for their Platinum status, and matched status lasts through the end of…...
Israeli Airline Passengers Were Dumped In Croatia After Slovenia Blocked Their Landing
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (361+ words) by Gary Leff on June 4, 2026 Israeli airline passengers headed to Slovenia were dumped in Zagreb " after Slovenia withheld permission for the airline to land on Wednesday. The Slovenian government used a security pretext to express hostiltiy towards Israel on its…...