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An Amtrak station was built at the Miami airport, and after three decades of development the government rail corporation has decided not to use it. It was completed eight years ago, and they’re just walking away.
A JetBlue passenger says they had their laptop fried when a flight attendant spilled an iced coffee all over them. The crewmember “apologized, brought me a cheese plate, and gave me a $25 voucher” and they left it at that until they realized the laptop would no longer work.
She says she was physically pushed off her flight and that a flight attendant declares “this is a race thing.” Her partner was removed from the flight as well. Here you can see her being removed from the aircraft. She asks for police, because she doesn’t understand what she’s done to get kicked off. You can see a flight attendant waving ‘bye bye’ at her as she leaves the plane and is walked up the jet bridge.
Real estate investor Mike Bolen discovered throwaway ticketing to save hundreds of dollars on airline tickets, and his observation attracted over 3.5 million views on twitter.
A frustrated American Airlines elite flyer is complaining that he can’t get upgraded, while pilots fly first class. And his conclusion is that he should switch to Delta.
While I don’t fly American as much as I once did – AAdvantage was once so rewarding that going somewhere meant just looking for flights at AA.com – they’re still a major player at my home airport. And there’s a lot that I am looking forward to with them in 2025. In fact there are five things I’m very excited for from American Airlines in the new year. We should see several big improvements have been years in the making.
Christopher Elliott has a rather silly piece that argues “Plane seats are too small: Airlines continue to prioritize profit over comfort, safety.” I wonder if he knows that the U.S. airlines with the least space per passenger also generate the least profit? Spirit Airlines is in bankruptcy! Frontier Airlines is struggling. Airline margins overall are small, underperforming most industries even for the most profitable players.
Christopher Elliott has a rather silly piece that argues “Plane seats are too small: Airlines continue to prioritize profit over comfort, safety.” I wonder if he knows that the U.S. airlines with the least space per passenger also generate the least profit? Spirit Airlines is in bankruptcy! Frontier Airlines is struggling. Airline margins overall are small, underperforming most industries even for the most profitable players.
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