News and notes from around the interweb:
- The DoorDash driver who took a wrong turn onto the tarmac at Chicago O’Hare.
NEW: DoorDash food delivery driver somehow gets lost and ends up on the Chicago O’Hare International Airport tarmac.
Um…
The driver was somehow able to make it through secured areas and even *crossed runways*, according to CBS News.
The individual reportedly drove for… pic.twitter.com/2t1pDr7hy7
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 19, 2025
- What will the Capital One-Discover merger mean for miles and points? We really don’t know what’s going to happen beyond the broadest strokes that this should breathe a bit of life into the Discover processing network. Capital One has shared very little about their strategy.
Until Discover reaches acceptance of Visa and Mastercard (including internationally) it seems unlikely that Capital One would switch over completely for their cards. They might manage some sort of dual processing arrangement. My guess is they lean even harder into unbranding the processing network on their physical cards than they already have. It’s impressive they’ve been able to accomplish that in their deals.
Discover should eventually drive down their costs, but integration will take time (because of the scale and how heavily regulated banking is) and take a lot of up front investment. As for what it means for miles and points, first it probably competes down interchange a bit for retailers as Discover works to attract more business, and my guess is that on net lower interchange supports somewhat lower rewards overall even if the specific mechanism for it is good for Capital One rewards. - At Uluwatu Temple in Bali monkeys have learned to steal from tourists and barter items back for food.
They’re evolving In Bali, monkeys have realized that they can trade stolen from tourists for food… pic.twitter.com/CVn7Peii97
— Tansu Yegen (@TansuYegen) May 17, 2025
- Reader Paul H. writes, “There so many fake airline videos going viral. Where do they get the sets? Well, here’s one.
- Chill, people. Hawaiian Airlines: No one will lose their miles apparently there was a ton of consternation after a local website rewrote a post of mine on the end of certain opportunities from HawaiianMiles being folded into Mileage Plan this summer.
- Cut. It. Out. Just stop this, airlines.
“There’s no more room. You need to check your bag” — @AmericanAir
“I packed very light. This is mostly empty” — me
“No, its full” — AA
Reality (near me seat):
Plenty of poorly packed carry ons in upper bins. Didn’t bother taking other pics. ♂️ pic.twitter.com/52TJkzBM3O— vaXXXed ✨✨ (@mymanhenri) May 19, 2025
- If your Etihad Guest account is hacked using your password they will not restore the miles.