American Airlines pilots asked for EMTs and law enforcement in Philadelphia after a man who may have been hallucinating bit another passenger and tried to fight people onboard. Air traffic control wished the crew a happy Father’s Day, and the pilot’s exhausted signoff was perfect: “I’ll be sure to tell my daughters about this one.”
Checking bags means earlier airport arrivals, baggage-claim waits, and lost-bag risk. Use the right card, keep valuables with you, and know when AirTags help.
Business class bulkhead seats can mean galley noise and lavatory traffic, but row 1 also feels less crowded and sometimes gives you more space.
American Express appears to be sending surprise gifts to longtime cardmembers, including at the 50-year milestone. But Amex’s famous “Member Since” dates do not always mean what they seem — especially for authorized users and accounts tied to older family card relationships.
An insider leak says Delta is beginning to retire Boeing 717s rather than spend millions as heavy maintenance checks come due. The move may also point to a bigger fleet decision: a possible new Airbus or Boeing narrowbody order to replace aging small jets across Delta’s network.
Bethenny Frankel returns to Newark’s former Virgin Clubhouse and still hates it, George Santos turns down TV because they won’t fly him business class, guests flee a fire at Wyndham Viva Dominicus Beach, Hilton Diamond status is no excuse for bad behavior, and United shows how million miler recognition should be done.
Delta pilots went around on final approach at Boston after air traffic control cleared an American jet for takeoff on an intersecting runway. The controller then asked American, “Where are you going?” — even though the flight had already been cleared to depart.
An Instagram reel promises “billionaire” travel secrets, but its advice about luggage, flying commercial, and hotel upgrades sounds more like status theater than luxury travel.
A window seat passenger was scolded for looking out the window, and reading by the outside light. When that’s what a window is for! They share the story wondering if they were in the wrong, but from their telling they clearly weren’t. It was an afternoon flight, around 2 p.m., and they opened their window shade to read and look outside. A woman nearby demanded to their partner that they close the shade because it was bright and “everyone else” had theirs closed. (Apparently several other rows did have their shades open.) When their partner responded that the window seat passenger was reading, the woman called him an ‘a-hole’ and theatrically shielded her face. Then she summoned a flight attendant. The flight attendant reportedly asked the passenger for a compromise as a courtesy – to…
Flight Attendants are mocking passengers who use the airplane bathroom during boarding, arguing they should go in the terminal first. But passengers sometimes have good reasons to use the lavatory right away, and crew commentary about bathroom use says more about airline service culture than passenger etiquette.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
