JetBlue, Hawaiian team up for JFK service
Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue will announce today a partnership for both travel and their frequent flyer programs. The deal comes on the heels of the recent...
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United/Continental drops Virgin Atlantic partnership
The frequent flyer partnership between United Airlines‘ Continental subsidiary and Virgin Atlantic is being terminated as of February 13, 2012. This date is the last...
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So, Virgin America is coming to Philly
I’ll be the first to admit that I was definitely betting against Philadelphia scoring service from Virgin America in their announcement yesterday. There were a...
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Earn TrueBlue points for flying on South African
JetBlue and interline partner South African Airways have come up with a rather interesting promotion for earning points in the TrueBlue program this month. They’re...
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US Airways completes first class upgrades
A few months ago US Airways announced their intentions to retrofit their larger regional jets with first class cabins. It appears that work has now...
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Am I the only person who loves the zeros?
It is an annual tradition. At the stroke of midnight (though the time zone varies) frequent flyer accounts reset the counter on elite status. Records...
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The points game doesn’t make sense for most travelers
Yeah, I said it. So did Chris Elliott recently, and perhaps for the only time ever I’m going to mostly defend his point of view...
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A shift in accrual rules for JetBlue’s TrueBlue program
JetBlue‘s TrueBlue program has one area in which they offer something remotely similar to the elite levels of other loyalty programs: the Go Bonuses. These...
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bmi sale is final; restructuring imminent
A binding agreement has been signed regarding the sale of Lufthansa subsidiary bmi to IAG (the consortium which owns British Airways and Iberia). The sale...
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Kingfisher set to join oneworld. If they can stay in business.
Kingfisher and global alliance oneworld have set a date for the Indian carrier to join the alliance. But there still appear to be many hurdles...