DLD 251: Widget Wishes
A new neo takes flight and old routes reopen. Plus a fancy first class cabin and WOW might make a comeback after all.
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Getting to Delta’s "best" SkyMiles price
How much is a business class award ticket from Boston to Singapore booked with Delta SkyMiles? The carrier no longer publishes award charts for its...
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DLD 239: Charts? We don’t need no stinkin’ charts!
As award charts disappear is loyalty following them out the door? Plus a new A350 cabin and more MAX grounding discussions.
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Lyft Rewards Introduced: Some sort of loyalty??
Ride-hailing app Lyft intends to launch a new loyalty program in December 2018. Lyft Rewards will deliver benefits like ride upgrades or discounts. Probably. The...
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Sun Country cuts premium seats, loyalty in quest for higher revenue
Sun Country's pivot to a ULCC continues unabated. More than a year after the carrier announced plans for a new approach to the market the...
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DLD 216: A bet against JFK
Is American's new LAX terminal a bet against JFK? Why is Hertz joining SkyTeam? And what the heck is going on at British Airways??
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Aimia set to sell Aeroplan back to Air Canada, banks
In the end the difference was a couple hundred million or so. That's the sweetener added by Air Canada and its banking partners to buy...
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Too many award seats? Alaska Airlines says whoopsie!
Does a merger integration still count as wildly successful if it hurts revenues to the tune of 1.5% for 9ish months? Alaska Airlines' PSS integration...
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Major expansion coming for Delta Premium Select
Passengers won't pay for more space on planes. This is the commonly accepted mantra and driving logic behind the ongoing "densification" efforts to squeeze more...
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Emirates Skywards swallows flyDubai OPEN
The long slog to full integration of Emirates and flyDubai continues apace. This week's announcement brings the loyalty programs of the two carriers together. And...