Opinion: Spend-Based Loyalty Programs Bring an End to the Mileage Run

Spend-based loyalty programs are taking over.

Ryanair and Others May Need To Cancel Flights Out of Dublin Airport

Ultra Low Cost Carrier Ryanair has been put on notice by the Dublin Airport Authority regarding flights operated during overnight hours. Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said “We will have to start cancelling flights in four weeks’ time. That first wave of departures in the morning… we will have to have mass cancellations of a lot […]

Avelo Makes Summer Return to Bozeman Yellowstone International

On Wednesday, Jun 28, Avelo Airlines made their return to BZN. A flight that I was excited to be on. My experience with the Purple clad airline is limited as I have only flown with them once before, on their airline’s inaugural in April 2021. As a Bozeman-based writer, my trip started on the return […]

Trip Report: Trying to Fly During United’s Massive Meltdown

As a flyer one of the worst things you can hear is that your flight home has been cancelled. This happened to me, as well as thousands of other passengers, last week. I was in Los Angeles after covering Avelo’s flight to Burbank from Bozeman and as I so often do, booked my return flight […]

Alaska to Begin Service to Honolulu From Everett Paine Field

Alaska Airlines has announced that starting November 17th they will offer year round flights to Honolulu from Seattle/Everett Paine Field. For a limited time fares will start at $149 each way as well as redemptions through Alaska’s mileage plan starting at 12,500. In the press release, Alaska said “This is our first new route to […]

How to Book an All-Electric SAS Flight

SAS will begin allowing customers to reserve seats on what will be the first electric aircraft flights in 2028. While the Scandinavian airline does not yet have an actual date for the flight, passengers will be able to make reservations with the airline for a date that will be announced via email at a later […]

Qantas to Wet Lease Two Finnair A330 Aircraft to Bolster Sotheast Asian Routes

Recently, Qantas announced that it is boosting its international capacity for the coming season, partly with the help of oneworld alliance member Finnair. The press release stated that Qantas plans to wet lease two of Finnair’s A330 aircraft. The exciting news for Qantas passengers is that the aircraft that come equipped with Finnair’s revolutionary new […]

Trip Report: Surviving the World’s Longest Flight

Flying on flight SQ24 has been ot the top of my aviation bucket list for a while now. The opportunity to fly on the world’s longest flight isn’t something you can do every day but I wanted to see what it would be like to survive on an airplane for nearly a full day. Check-in […]

Trip Report: Singapore Airlines Short Haul Business Class

This flight is the second in a series of flights that took me around the world so I could fly on the world’s longest flight and despite being only one hour in length it may have been the best of the bunch.  Check-in   The check-in experience in Jakarta was lovely, I arrived about 30 […]

Trip Report: Surprises and Delights Across the Pacific with Philippines Airlines

This trip report is the first in a series of stories that took me from Los Angeles to New York’s JFK Airport via Manila, Jakarta and Singapore. This trip was completely funded independently and is an honest opinion on the airlines included. This week I will introduce you to Philippine Airlines — the airline that […]