Air Travel

Had a pretty surreal travel moment today. JFK to SFO got delayed, then fully cancelled. I left the lounge and headed to the gate to deal with bags. Then suddenly they announce the flight might be back on if they can find a captain. Apparently the original crew couldn’t make it,...

My colleague and I were both on QF2 and requested upgrades using our business account. He’s Qantas Gold while I’m Platinum, but he ended up getting upgraded to Premium at the gate and my upgrade didn’t go through. We were originally on the same booking, but I split the...

My partner, our child (over 2), and I will be flying from London to Perth on a direct Qantas flight and I’m hoping to get some advice about carry on luggage and boarding. From what I understand, since our child has their own seat they should have the same cabin baggage allowance...

I have a 20+ hour layover at Istanbul Airport with a Turkish Airlines business class ticket. I know I can’t use the sleep pods in the business lounge since those are only available for layovers under 9 hours, which is a bit disappointing. I signed up for the Istanbul stopover...

At Maui right now and the pilot just said winds are too calm for takeoff, so they need about 15 people to volunteer to get off to reduce weight. They’re offering $1000 vouchers, which sounds nice, but I’ve never heard of this before. Is this actually a thing or just a weird...

Was supposed to fly Seoul to Seattle on March 13. Flight kept getting delayed and then eventually got cancelled. They put us on a bus to a hotel about 45 minutes away and said they’d update us on a new flight… but we haven’t heard anything. Tried contacting Hawaiian and they’re...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a news conference Wednesday: Ten percent of air traffic at 40 busy airports would be cut Full list: Anchorage International Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Boston Logan International Baltimore/Washington International...

I recently took a 9 hour international flight in business class that I booked using 140k miles. I was traveling alone and was hoping to actually sleep using the lie flat seat. About 20 minutes after takeoff, my seat suddenly reclined completely on its own without me touching...

Emirates is right on the regulation part. EC261 wouldn’t apply since the flight originated outside the EU on a non EU carrier, even though the final destination was Europe. So there’s no legal compensation angle to push. That said, 50k Skywards miles per person is actually a...

I used to like Southwest because it felt simple. Cheap fares, free bags, open seating, no games. Now it feels like everything is getting layered with fees and changes. Paying for bags, more expensive fares, and assigned seating on top of that. At some point it just stops feeling...

First long haul flight and it was rough. Seat wouldn’t recline at all on a 16 hour flight, stuck upright the whole time. Entertainment screens were broken and parts of the seat were literally held together with zip ties. Food wasn’t great either. Tried to upgrade for the return...

Flight to Düsseldorf got cancelled this morning and we were stuck in a huge queue for hours with no response from phone or chat. Looked pretty bad at first since the next flight was full. Then randomly the cancelled flight showed back up with a new departure time later in the...

Currently switching from BA Gold Guest List to Lufthansa. Did the €99 status match to Senator and should be set with SEN until 2028. If I really commit to Lufthansa Group and take some less convenient routings, I could probably hit HON this year. I get the published perks, but...

I’ve seen those airplane collectible cards all over social media lately and thought they looked pretty cool. Since I’m flying with Singapore Airlines soon, I was wondering if they also have those kinds of cards. If they do, how do you usually get one? Would love to grab one as a...