FAA Investigating Air-Traffic Controller's Tower Joke
The FAA is investigating a potentially dangerous prank involving a Delta flight from Japan that was coming in for a landing at ATL and an air-traffic controller. The controller jokingly told the Delta...
View ArticleMost Current Available Seat Info
I (lowly FO) am (impatiently) hoping for an upgrade for an early Sunday flight from MSP to BOS. DL seat map shows 5 seats open in F as does the freebie portion of Expert Flyer. This has remained the...
View ArticleAvis uk and Avis ie quotation differences
I am renting a car in the uk this summer. I was messing about looking for the best quote, trying Avis, Avis preferred, BA. Then I tried Avis Europe which turned out to be Avis Ireland. The Avis Ireland...
View ArticleSFO F lounge
Just waiting to board 284 home, and sitting in a hugely crowded F lounge at SFO. There are 19 of us in it, and barely enough seats. Any newcomer would either have to go to the Terraces lounge or take a...
View Article"Meal 1" "Meal 9" ?
Why did UA change to a cryptic numbering scheme to describe the onboard meals? Flight: UA8867 Operated by Lufthansa. Aircraft: Airbus A380-800 Fare Class: Business (P) Meal: 9 Flight:UA59 Aircraft:...
View ArticleNeed to refund/change a ticket --
Not a frequent flyer with United (and never been in this situation before), so would appreciate help from those in the know. I bought a ticket in Z class (all segments) YYC-DEL return that was listed...
View ArticleIssue booking DL flights with miles on AF.com
Trying to book a flight with DL using FB miles on airfrance.co.uk No matter what I do when selecting my desired flight I get this message: "We are unable to complete your booking for technical reasons....
View ArticleNewbie MVPG Question - How do MVPG Guest Upgrades Work
New MVPG here via a status match from Delta, just wondering how the Guest Upgrades certificates work? I see that these are applied at the time of booking, but there these basically auto-upgrades on...
View ArticleHertz claiming damage
I am a Hertz Gold member and on May 3, 2014 rented a car from Phoenix for a week long vacation. We picked up the car at the bay that was on the board beside my name and drove off, should have checked...
View ArticleDL sort of protects me
I am flying later today on DL 198, ICN-SEA, connecting to a redeye back to DCA. Woke up to an email sent at 722 am Seoul time telling me of a 2 hour delay. Doesn't really affect me because I have a 10...
View ArticleUnited Club Life Saver
I just completed a flight which could have been one of my more unpleasant flying experiences. While I was in the boarding area I noted the unmistakable pungent aroma of severe body odor. I realized...
View ArticleHow many miles EQM's LAS-LAX in F?
Hi all, I still get confused about this. I'm flying LAX-LAS (only one way) in F class on AA in a few weeks. As a lowly MVP, how many EQM's will I earn? My guess is: 500 (min) + 250 (50% bonus...
View ArticleShannon Airport
Will departing SNN on UA, departure time is 0900, if you have travelled through SNN on the way to the USA, how early do I need to be at the airport. I do have Global Entry and will have only a...
View ArticleLooking for MR from SEA
Hey guys! I'm from Seattle trying to go anywhere to accrue miles and visit areas that are cool in and outside of the US, any ideas guys?? Thanks in advance!
View Article* Low flying BA planes over south London *
Hi everyone, This is my first FT post! I live in Bromley which is just south of central London. I have great views of BA planes every day including 747's which is cool but there is one thing I cant...
View ArticleCollect free night upon signup or 1st purchase?
I am looking for a hotel room for one night- August 9- in Paris, France. I know there are hotel cards that include a free night upon first purchase or with minimal spending requirements. Since I only...
View ArticleRealistic LHR connection time
Flying JFK-LHR-GIB, will need to transfer from T5 to T3. How long should I realistically accomodate for this? Will I need to clear customs at LHR? Thanks :)
View ArticleRe: mileSAAver travel in June 2015 from europe to US
Just registered on this board. Hoping someone can give me some insight. I realize AA does not release award travel charts for next June until mid-July. I have 120,000 points which would be 4 one way...
View Article*Gold on UA and Traveling on a Tango Fare Trans Pacific
Hi there, UA *Gold Traveling on an AC Tango Fare YYZ-NRT and have a couple of questions (first time AC Flyer) I see there is premium seating. Called in and Rep stated Bulkheads may be avaiable, however...
View ArticleEthiopian with SAA
So I've been looking for flights from YYZ-CPT and I found that if I fly on Ethiopian to JNB then SAA to CPT, I can get *G on Aegean airlines. Pricing out the flights separately, I get, YYZ-ADD-JNB...
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