@garyleff

Miles & Points, Mistake Fares, and Luxury Travel

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United Passenger Says Seatmate Pleasured Himself In First Class—She Got 50,000 Miles viewfromthewing.com/united-p…

United Passenger Says Seatmate Pleasured Himself In First Class—She Got 50,000 Miles

A woman bought first class on a United Airlines redeye from San Diego to Newark so she could recline and sleep. She says the man beside her watched porn and masturbated instead. She wound up with...

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United Airlines CEO Doubles Down On Wealth Taxes, Wants Compulsory National Service viewfromthewing.com/united-a…

United Airlines CEO Doubles Down On Wealth Taxes, Wants Compulsory National Service

Scott Kirby is defending his tax proposals and calling for compulsory national service. But young people already contribute through work, startups, and caregiving—and counting the benefits of...

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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby wants wealth and near-100% inheritance taxes: "Should @ElonMusk be able to pass on over a trillion dollars? I don’t think so.” liveandletsfly.com/scott-kir… - Musk building Tesla, SpaceX et al does not take away from society - it adds to it - The 'near-100%' inheritance tax is a huge incentive to consume everything you earn rather than save and invest

I Asked United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby About Inheritance Taxes, And He Brought Up Elon Musk - Live...

I asked United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby about inheritance taxes and his seven children. He explained his views on fairness and brought up Elon Musk.

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American Airlines Revenue Jumps 19%, Losses Grow—But Signs The Premium Pivot Is Working viewfromthewing.com/american…

American Airlines Revenue Jumps 19%, Losses Grow—But Signs The Premium Pivot Is Working

CEO Robert Isom says the airline's investments are working, with “premium performance leading the way.” Seeing losses when Delta, United and Southwest made money - indeed, slightly worsening losses -...

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Passenger Banned For Inflating Life Vest During Safety Demo—Police Meet Him On Arrival viewfromthewing.com/passenge…

Passenger Banned For Inflating Life Vest During Safety Demo—Police Meet Him On Arrival

A Jetstar passenger watched the safety demonstration, pulled the inflation handle on his own life vest, and sat there with the yellow flotation chambers ballooning around his neck.

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Delta CEO Says He Refused To Put Starlink On Planes If He Had To Call It Starlink —“No, It’s Gotta Be Delta” [Roundup] viewfromthewing.com/delta-ce…

Delta CEO Says He Refused To Put Starlink On Planes If He Had To Call It Starlink —“No, It’s Gotta...

Delta CEO Ed Bastian says Starlink’s name was a sticking point: he wanted the Wi-Fi called Delta. Also, a Hyatt Place guest finds Hampton Inn branding, passengers report feet and a discarded diaper,...

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JetBlue Stock Fell Below $3—How Close Is Bankruptcy, And Will United Buy It? viewfromthewing.com/jetblue-…

JetBlue Stock Fell Below $3—How Close Is Bankruptcy, And Will United Buy It?

JetBlue shares closed Tuesday at $2.91, and on Wednesday United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby was asked whether he might buy the airline that still has to finance a turnaround while losing money.

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Southwest Touts Its Transformation—But Asset Sales And Credit Card Drive Most Of Its Profit viewfromthewing.com/southwes…

Southwest Touts Its Transformation—But Asset Sales And Credit Card Drive Most Of Its Profit

Southwest Airlines says its transformation is working. Its latest earnings are improved compared to last quarter and last year. But $214 million of its $428 million in adjusted pretax profit came...

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Southwest Says Flyers Hit Top Status And Stopped Spending—Leaked Briefing Explains Its Loyalty Overhaul viewfromthewing.com/southwes…

Southwest Says Flyers Hit Top Status And Stopped Spending—Leaked Briefing Explains Its Loyalty...

Southwest Airlines says some customers reached A-List Preferred and then stopped spending. In an internal employee presentation shared with me, executives explain how the new Platinum tier and...

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Hilton Wants You Redeeming Points At Checkout—Internal Memo Says Hotels Will Get Paid Full Retail viewfromthewing.com/hilton-w…

Hilton Wants You Redeeming Points At Checkout—Internal Memo Says Hotels Will Get Paid Full Retail

Hilton is testing app checkout redemptions at 150 hotels, with more than 6,000 planned for early 2027. An owner memo reveals full retail reimbursement and limits on staff assistance, while the value...

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American Airlines Will Pay 9,500 Flight Attendants Extra—Up To $169 Per Flight After Heathrow Catering Mess viewfromthewing.com/american…

American Airlines Will Pay 9,500 Flight Attendants Extra—Up To $169 Per Flight After Heathrow...

American Airlines will pay more than 9,500 flight attendants extra money for working London Heathrow trips during its catering breakdown. They’ll receive up to $169 per trip for dealing with extra...

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Leaked Memo Reveals Frontier Airlines Seat Power And Refreshed Interiors—And March 5 First Class Launch viewfromthewing.com/leaked-m…

Leaked Memo Reveals Frontier Airlines Seat Power And Refreshed Interiors—And March 5 First Class...

Frontier Airlines is telling flight attendants that in-seat power and refreshed interiors are coming, and long-delayed first class will launch March 5, 2027.

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United Airlines Reports Earnings: Record Revenue—But Delta Made 35% More Profit On Lower Sales viewfromthewing.com/united-a…

United Airlines Reports Earnings: Record Revenue—But Delta Made 35% More Profit On Lower Sales

United Airlines brought in $2.65 billion more revenue last quarter, yet adjusted pretax profit fell nearly 9%. Delta earned 35% more on slightly lower comparable revenue, and United’s fourth-quarter...

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Stranded Air Force Major Woke Up While Being Sexually Assaulted At Charlotte Marriott—Says Security Told Him To Shower Before Police Arrived viewfromthewing.com/stranded…

Stranded Air Force Major Woke Up While Being Sexually Assaulted At Charlotte Marriott—Says Security...

A Marriott Titanium member says he woke up in his hotel bed to a stranger performing oral sex on him. He fought the man off, called the front desk, and says hotel security then told him to take a...

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United Airlines Food Spending Up 80% Per Passenger—Overtaking Delta viewfromthewing.com/united-a…

United Airlines Food Spending Up 80% Per Passenger—Overtaking Delta

United Airlines has increased food spending per passenger by 80% since 2019—putting it ahead of Delta and American, even after accounting for inflation’s effect on the increase. I dug into federal...

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Bilt Adds JetBlue Transfers At 1:1—54,000 Points Can Get You Business Class To Europe viewfromthewing.com/bilt-add…

Bilt Adds JetBlue Transfers At 1:1—54,000 Points Can Get You Business Class To Europe

Bilt points now transfer 1:1 to JetBlue TrueBlue—but I wouldn’t move them just to book ordinary JetBlue flights. The interesting opportunities are on partner airlines, including Condor business class...

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American Airlines Could Order Up To 70 Long Haul Jets This Week—Making A Bigger Bet On Business Class And Asia viewfromthewing.com/american…

American Airlines Could Order Up To 70 Long Haul Jets This Week—Making A Bigger Bet On Business...

American Airlines could announce an order for up to 70 new long haul jets this week—and the deal could reveal how ambitious its international comeback will be. The airline wants to rebuild Los...

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Alaska Airlines Adds Osaka And Revives Failed Tahiti Route—Seattle Long Haul Doesn't Look Good viewfromthewing.com/alaska-a…

Alaska Airlines Adds Osaka And Revives Failed Tahiti Route—Seattle Long Haul Doesn't Look Good

Alaska’s next Seattle routes use Hawaiian A330s to serve Osaka and a Tahiti market Air Tahiti Nui abandoned. Japan Airlines could help make Osaka work, but Tahiti raises harder questions about...

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American Airlines Small Jets With No Middle Seats Just Got A Big Makeover viewfromthewing.com/american…

American Airlines Small Jets With No Middle Seats Just Got A Big Makeover

American Airlines has taken delivery of its first Embraer E175 regional jet with new Recaro R2 coach seats, adding adjustable headrests and personal device holders to a plane that already has one of...

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Newark Airport Shops Invented Their Own Water Brands—Exclusive Bottles, Captive Customers viewfromthewing.com/newark-a…

Newark Airport Shops Invented Their Own Water Brands—Exclusive Bottles, Captive Customers

A Newark airport passenger found a refrigerator full of water brands he’d never seen anywhere else. There’s a reason: Echo, Habitas, tbH and Tydal Hydro were developed for the company running the...

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