South African admits their mistake; refunds extortion payments
A couple weeks ago on my jaunt to Mauritius I had the great pleasure of flying on South African Airways, with one minor exception: they...
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Breaking down the new United/Continental award chart
Yesterday it was announced that Continental and United Airlines are aligning their award charts for flight redemption. Initial reviews were mixed (Lucky didn’t think it...
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Award booking awesomeness (Part 2)
In part one of this report I recounted a great award booking – even though it was all in economy and on small planes –...
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A tale of two airlines: Flying long-haul on South African Airways
It was the best of flights, it was the worst of ground service. The seat was good, getting it was miserable.The fare was phenomenal, the...
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South African Airways extorts additional fare at departure
Last week I took a quick jaunt over to South Africa and Mauritius. The trip overall was great and I’ll be sharing plenty from it...
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Growing alliances for OneWorld, JetBlue
Earlier this week saw two announcements regarding growing alliances in the airline world. Russian carrier S7 joined the OneWorld alliance while JetBlue added another interline...
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JetBlue heading south, WAY south
All the way to South Africa, thanks to a new interline agreement announced this morning between South African Airways and JetBlue. This agreement is the...