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VIDEO: 71 Year Old Man Pushed to Ground By United Customer Service Agent

June 15, 2017

Surveillance video shows 71 year old Ronald Tigne shoved to the ground by a United Airlines customer service agent. This happened in 2015 and the grandfather and frequent flyre is now suing the airline. He says he asked the employee “for a new boarding pass because the one he had was garbled” but that the […]

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Etihad Dropping San Francisco Flight in October

June 15, 2017

Etihad launched San Francisco – Abu Dhabi in November 2014. They reduced frequency on the route to 3 times weekly back on February 1. Now they’re eliminating the route entirely October 29. The flight, which has been operated by a Boeing 777-200LR, has not yet been pulled from Etihad’s schedule. Air India’s San Francisco – […]

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Woman Opens Emergency Exit and Pops Slide Because She Was Curious

June 15, 2017

You know how some kids just have to touch the stove when their parents tell them it’s hot? Right after an announcement that passengers shouldn’t touch the emergency exit door unless it’s an emergency a passenger on Xiamen Airlines flight MF8118 on Monday opened an exit door deploying the slide. She faces detention and significant […]

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Viral Inflight Sex Video Got Man In Trouble With His Pregnant Fiancé Back Home

June 15, 2017

A week ago two passengers joined the Mile High Club in their seats on a Ryanair flight while onlooking passengers filmed it (and flight crew refused to get involved). Now we know, as they say, ‘the rest of the story’. The woman in the video is a 39 year old mother of three who says […]

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Hyatt Playing Chicken With Expedia, May Disappear From Online Booking Sites August 1

June 15, 2017

Hyatt informed its hotel owners last week (subscription) that it intends to terminate its distribution agreement with Expedia. This is a negotiating tactic to drive down the commissions it pays. If they don’t reach a new agreement by July 31, then on August 1 we’ll see Hyatt properties disappear from Expedia and related brands (Hotels.com, […]

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American Issuing Refunds for Improperly-Collected British Airways Fuel Surcharges

June 15, 2017

On Friday I reached out to American Airlines because they were collecting carrier-imposed surcharges when using AAdvantage miles for British Airways awards even on an itinerary where there are no such surcharges. View from Deck of London Heathrow Galleries First Lounge Hong Kong – London Heathrow fares do not include fuel surcharges (at least for […]

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The Best Card Offer Right Now That Many Of You Can’t Get

June 15, 2017

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Chairman of Chinese Company That Tried to Buy Starwood Reportedly Detained

June 15, 2017

The Chairman of China’s Anbang Insurage Group, which owns the Waldorf=Astoria New York and other hotels in the U.S. and which tried to buy Starwood ultimately being outbid by Marriott, has reportedly been detained. Waldorf=Astoria New York, Credit: Hilton Like many Chinese companies of its size, it’s both politically connected and opaque. Wu Xiaohui is […]

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Review: Al Wadi Desert Resort (Ritz-Carlton Partner Hotel Outside Dubai)

June 14, 2017

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model Chrissy Teigen Wishes She Could Be an Airline Blogger

June 14, 2017

Supermodel Chrissy Teigen told Travel and Leisure, “One of my biggest dreams is to rate airplane food.” “I love airplane food. I’ve always been a fan of compartmentalized food. I love things where they are in their own little area,” Teigen told T+L. “I’ve always loved everything about it whether it’s coach, first class, business […]

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