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Warren Buffet fueled speculation about a major carrier takeover after he said he wouldn’t rule out owning an entire airline. The Berkshire Hathaway CEO already owns 8.1 percent of Southwest as well as major stakes in American, Delta, and United. However, according to ABC News, analysts seem to think Southwest would be the more natural…
For me, this is another example of a flight attendant overreacting and then claiming safety reasons for their bad behavior. The incident occurred aboard Southwest flight 1683 from Chicago to Atlanta. The toddler became scared just prior to takeoff and hopped into her father’s lap as she was crying. The father is told by a…
Stockholm Syndrome is a condition observed among hostages who develop an affinity and loyalty to their captors, even when held at gunpoint. I started studying the symptoms in light of a few recently heartbreaking perusals through Delta Skymiles availability calendars. Delta Skymiles isn’t exactly a wasteland, but it’s getting there. Like any frequent flier program, there…
In many cases, costly change fees make it impractical to try to renegotiate points and miles award prices. There are some cases, however when it is possible to earn back miles if prices fall after you book. Take Southwest Airlines, for instance. I recently recovered over 2,000 valuable Rapid Rewards miles by looking out for…
JetBlue, long the darling of airline customer service rankings, dropped from fourth to dead last in the Wall Street Journal’s annual airline performance ranking for 2017. Delta Air Lines moved from second in the 2016 rankings to overtake Alaska Airlines in take the top spot in 2017. The poor ranking is influenced by the New…
Southwest announced earlier this week that the airline’s newest entertainment amenity will be in-flight live concerts. The airline is set to expand its pop-up Live at 35 in-air concerts to a full lineup thanks to an agreement with Warner Music Nashville. Perhaps the most popular aspect of the agreement is the continuation of the Live…
Numerous airports and carriers throughout the world are experiencing varying delays today, as the Altea software suite produced by the GDS provider Amadeus is reportedly suffering from IT problems. While reservations and inventory management systems are still functional, it appears that the “departure control system” side of things has suffered outages. As such, passengers have been…
Southwest Airlines flew 64 dogs and cats last Tuesday from shelters in Texas to the Helen Woodward Animal Center (HWAC) in San Diego. The relocation was essential as shelters in Texas looked to make room for all the animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey. The best part of this flight of course were all the pictures…
Southwest Airlines appears to be promoting their hotel booking website, and is now offering up to 10,000 Rapid Rewards points per night when you book with them. Southwest’s booking portal is actually a partnership with Booking.com, which is owned by Priceline, so you’re not really booking a night through Southwest, per se. I searched through…
Samsung may have recalled the Galaxy Note 7 after the device (and its replacement) was found to be a fire hazard, and even offered the next generation of the device at half off to some users. But jokes at Samsung’s expense aren’t stopping just yet. If you have been traveling for the past few weeks,…
