A breath of life for bmi Diamond Club
Since its acquisition by Lufthansa, British regional carrier bmi has seen many bits of its operations aligned to their parent company’s operating model. Some routes...
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American Airlines reportedly offering status match to Executive Platinum
Apparently the old adage "Never say never" is ringing true once more: American Airlines is offering some customers the ability to status match to their...
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JetBlue adds Budget & Avis as earning partners
JetBlue’s TrueBlue program has added two new partners this week, Avis and Budget. The rental car programs join Hertz as TrueBlue partners. The earning rates...
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Changes to service in the Middle East & Central Asia
The past week has been a busy one for carriers in the Middle East and Central Asia. In addition to the move by Saudi Arabian...
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Comparing Southwest’s Rapid Rewards 2 and JetBlue’s TrueBlue programs
Since the announcement last week of Southwest Airlines’ new Rapid Rewards 2 program there have been a number of comparisons drawn to the other frequent...
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Long flights are now a bit shorter on JetBlue
Well, the flights themselves are the same length, but their TrueBlue program has changed their metrics for counting “long” flights and the change is in...
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Win free Star Alliance RTW tickets
Star Alliance is looking to make sure its passengers know all about the inter-carrier upgrade program that they offer. It is a decent deal if...
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Across the pond in Lufthansa First Class (Part 1: MUC First Class Lounge)
When I first booked the award trip to Africa we were booked in business class the whole way. After all, if you’ve got the points...
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Southwest launches new Rapid Rewards program
There has been much speculation and hand-wringing about Southwest’s Rapid Rewards program for over a year now since the company first intimated that they would...
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Across the pond in Lufthansa First Class (Part 2: On board in Lufthansa First)
Check out part one of the report here. Following our visit to the lounge we made our way over to the gate for boarding of...