If you booked a flight on Norwegian this summer, prepare for a potential surprise. While Norwegian’s state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliners feature the latest technology in entertainment, Wi-Fi, and cabin pressure, you might end up with a plane that looks more like the image at right. Norwegian passengers who get moved onto an inferior plane should…
Alaska follows recent announcements from American and United in changing its boarding process. Begining July 18, Alaska will roll out a simplified boarding process for its “guests” (passengers). According to Alaska’s blog: At one point or another, you’ve probably seen a big queue of people – let’s be honest, sometimes it’s just a shapeless blob…
Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines is the latest airline to unveil a new livery, with a small twist: employees will decide by voting for one of four options below. The cutoff for voting ends at 5 p.m. Central on June 5. Team Orange or…Team Orange? The airline does not have an exact timeline for repainting its fleet…
You are not alone when feeling like airlines are constantly reinventing the boarding process. Groups, zones, lanes, and…why does everyone seem to have priority boarding? While the basic design of an airplane has not changed in well over half a century, airlines are still tinkering with the most basic aspect of the travel experience: boarding. American…
There’s something about all this frequent flyer business that can make the best of us a bit picky. Today’s case in point is the most prevelant but often-hated business class seat (a.k.a. Delta One) in Delta Air Lines’ enormous fleet. Despite an extensive design effort spanning years, the seat is widely loathed in travel blog…
Have you ever thought about what actually affects your hotel stays? For me, small details often add up a lot more than extravagant indulgences. Given how much I travel and how often I’m in Hyatt hotel rooms, I have built a hotel room checklist to help assess my hotel stays. Sure, there are aspects of…
Check-In Had genetics worked in my favor, I would have become a Major League Baseball pitcher. Fair ball? No, fare bucket. Clearly, sports weren’t my thing; memorizing United’s evening bank of departures from Stapleton (Denver) was of far greater interest. Some kids collect Pokémon cards, others collect 500-mile upgrade certificates. Only the essentials in…
oneworld revealed its newest program, oneworld connect, at the 2018 IATA Summit in Sydney. Fiji Airways is set to become the first member of the new ‘membership lite’ alliance agreement. Designed to be less complicated than the full membership process, each oneworld connect partner will need just three sponsoring members in the 13-airline alliance. Fiji Airways is…
Point Me To The Plane Writer Sam Roecker contributed to this story. World of Hyatt members will soon enjoy more time to use their elite benefits, including suite upgrades and lounge passes, according to the company’s elite policies. It appears these changes are an unmitigated positive improvement for frequent travelers in the program. Upgrades were…
Qantas and Air New Zealand are forming a codeshare agreement that will allow the airlines to share seats on nearly every regularly serviced domestic route in both Australia and New Zealand. The Australian flag carrier is adding its code to 30 Air New Zealand domestic routes, according to an airline communique released Friday morning. At…
