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You Can't Play In United Mileage Plus Without A Credit Card Anymore, Fortunately They're Offering Up to 110, 000 Miles Right Now
13+ hour, 26+ min ago (740+ words) by Gary Leff on May 17, 2026 If you play in the Mileage Plus ecosystem, you now need to have one of their credit cards. And there are fantastic limited-time offers right at this moment for them. Big United Airlines changes to…...
'Mayday For Low Fuel': After 17 Hours In The Air, Emirates Missed Two Miami Landings
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (554+ words) by Gary Leff on May 17, 2026 Emirates flight 213 from Dubai to Miami got into a fuel emergency after a longer than usual flight and bad weather on arrival. The Boeing 777-300 ER is normally scheduled for 15 hours and 45 minutes, but the flight…...
Airports Still Feel Like Adventure " Until The Lines, Crowds And $18 Beers Take Over
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (797+ words) by Gary Leff on May 17, 2026 People like airports because they feel like permission to be untethered from normal life. It's okay to drink at 6 a. m. and nobody thinks that's a problem. You've got opportunities for overpriced coffee, reading at the gate,…...
United Passenger Throws Two-Hour Recline Tantrum " Slams Seatback Into 6'7" Man Behind Him
23+ hour, 44+ min ago (766+ words) by Gary Leff on May 17, 2026 Clearly, though, they wanted more recline than the man's height allowed, or were bothered by their knee contact with the back of their seat. So they kept un-reclining and re-reclining repeatedly. Hard. In a retaliatory…...
3 American Airlines Passengers Each Left $4, 500 Richer After Delaying Greece Vacation By One Day
23+ hour, 44+ min ago (211+ words) by Gary Leff on May 17, 2026 Aerospace engineer and Fear Factor alum Danielle Stephens Vlasica was flying American Airlines flight 758 from Philadelphia to Athens and the flight was overbooked. The airline kept upping the voluntary compensation offer to get three people…...
Chat GPT, Grok And Other AI Travel Agents Picked $1, 500 Sponsored Flights Over $500 Fares
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (539+ words) by Gary Leff on May 16, 2026 We'll soon have our AIs book flights and hotels for us. That's a bet travel platforms are making. Already Chat GPT has done travel deals and has advertising in its free and $8 per month subscription…...
Flight Attendant Union Pushes Federal Mandate To Add Crew On Widebody Jets " FAA Says Staffing Isn't The Safety Problem
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (479+ words) by Gary Leff on May 16, 2026 The largest flight attendants union is looking to the government to require airlines to staff more cabin crew on widebody planes because that means more union dues safety, which seems like a solution in search…...
Hyatt Wins Loyalty Program Tax Fight That Could Save $589 Million " While Members Pay More Points For Free Nights
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (769+ words) by Gary Leff on May 16, 2026 In 2023 Hyatt lost a tax court case over its loyalty program with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line. They had argued that frequent guest program revenue wasn't income. They're just holding the money…...
Qantas Flight To Dallas Diverts To Tahiti After Passenger Bites Flight Attendant
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (240+ words) by Gary Leff on May 16, 2026 Qantas flight 21 from Melbourne to Dallas-Fort Worth diverted to Tahiti on Friday to remove a passenger who bit a flight attendant. The Boeing 787-9 wound up arriving in Dallas 3 hours and 23 minutes late. One passenger on…...
FAA Cuts Air Traffic Controller Staffing Target By 2, 000 " That's One Way To Fix A Shortage [Roundup]
2+ day, 19+ min ago (137+ words) by Gary Leff on May 16, 2026 News and notes from around the interweb: The FAA has released its 2026 ATC workforce plan, revising its staffing target down by about 2, 000 controllers. " Will Guisbond (@willguisbond) May 15, 2026 " Andrew Mc Carthy (@AJames Mc Carthy) May 14, 2026 Not…...