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Arzakon posted:2 hours from the end of thread_title.pnr and IFE just died and everyone's personal lights and attendant call buttons are blinking erratically. It would probably be rude to snap a picture of the clearly freaked out dude right? You sure that isn't the Ambien kicking in?
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Arzakon posted:2 hours from the end of thread_title.pnr and IFE just died and everyone's personal lights and attendant call buttons are blinking erratically. It would probably be rude to snap a picture of the clearly freaked out dude right? the plane is gonna crash!!! may day may day!!!
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I have a 10 hour flight to Germany direct. Vacay. Is it a baaaaaad idea to eat a weed brownie.... Also does anyone have any experience with Tallahassee airport? I have a client in bumfuck nowhere between jax and tally. 1.5 hrs from tally, 2 from jax trying to decide which is better
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So in response to the United kerfuffle, Delta has upped the maximum amount of compensation their employees are authorized to give to bumped customers to $9,950. 
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Noctone posted:So in response to the United kerfuffle, Delta has upped the maximum amount of compensation their employees are authorized to give to bumped customers to $9,950. Solid PR move since it's unlikely to ever go much beyond $2k.
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In typical circumstances that is true, but I can see everyone refusing $2k if there are several days of flight cancelling weather in the forecast, or if there is a major event at the destination city.
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Konstantin posted:In typical circumstances that is true, but I can see everyone refusing $2k if there are several days of flight cancelling weather in the forecast, or if there is a major event at the destination city. Even if it's a flight to the Super Bowl city the morning of the game or something some percentage of the people on the flight are just going home, or to a business meeting, or whatever.
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Saw this today http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2017/04/13/sec-filing-shows-aadvantage-devaluation-hurting-american-airlines-profits/ Airlines are getting to the point where they have begun killing the golden goose with their attempts to make miles worth a smaller and more quantifiable amount.
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United's response to this has been super slow and lackluster. There are several changes that could be implemented immediately which would go a long way to addressing the situation and it's not enough in today's media to say that you will study it and release a report at the end of April. You open yourself up to being dunked on by other airlines. Any American airline could offer a United status match and raise their VDB and IDB compensation and make United look terrible in comparison. Edit: Also, the response from United so far has done nothing to address the chance of getting pulled off the plane by police. They say that they won't call police for IDB situations but in practice, people will get pulled off for "not following instructions" instead of IDB. They've made no changes that ensure that people in their seats won't get IDB when they've already sat down. Lote fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Apr 15, 2017 |
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Lote posted:United's response to this has been super slow and lackluster. There are several changes that could be implemented immediately which would go a long way to addressing the situation and it's not enough in today's media to say that you will study it and release a report at the end of April. You open yourself up to being dunked on by other airlines. Any American airline could offer a United status match and raise their VDB and IDB compensation and make United look terrible in comparison. BORN TO FLY UNITED IS A gently caress Deplane Em All 2017 I am doctor 410,757,864,530 DEAD CABIN CREW
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Midjack posted:BORN TO FLY
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Midjack posted:BORN TO FLY I feel like quoting this will revoke my global entry and tsa precheck but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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creationist believer posted:I feel like quoting this will revoke my global entry and tsa precheck but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ TAKBIR!!!! Revoke my APEC card and gently caress US immigration and foreign policy and carriers!!!!!!!!!
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When I start my own airline All guns and explosives will be allowed The liquor cabinet flows Sex will be freely had Leggings will be worn or not
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Goober Peas posted:When I start my own airline https://twitter.com/dasharez0ne/status/750161972256137216
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Soul Plane was a documentary in the future
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Okay I didn't die but I'm probably not going to do a trip like that again but... lol mqms
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Arzakon posted:Okay I didn't die but I'm probably not going to do a trip like that again but... Congratulations!
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Arzakon posted:Okay I didn't die but I'm probably not going to do a trip like that again but... 8 months left for diamond!!!
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Apr 16, 2017 21:09
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This time a year ago I was flying business class once a month on Qatar Airways and racking up miles. Now every two weeks I make trips to Midland in Southwest Boarding Group B. 
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ch3cooh posted:This time a year ago I was flying business class once a month on Qatar Airways and racking up miles. why didn't you status match into Southwest's program?
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Arzakon posted:Okay I didn't die but I'm probably not going to do a trip like that again but... Awesome to watch this. Platinum and the thread title, goongratulations.
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It wont be quite as impressive as yours, but I'll hit my first spending threshold on my Delta Amex card this billing period, and those bonus MQMs should hit at right about the same time as my trip to Bangalore and back. If Delta's MQM calculator is correct, I should only be a few thousand from Platinum again which means I have the rest of the year to push and get Diamond back.
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ch3cooh posted:This time a year ago I was flying business class once a month on Qatar Airways and racking up miles. I've spent more time in Midland than anyone should and the only things I can really recommend are Grub Burger Bar and Midland RockHounds games. Stay at one of the hotels within walking distance and go to a Thirsty Thursday game. People (and truck) watching there is AMAZING.
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There's a really awesome pay-by-the-pound BBQ place somewhere on the SE side of Midland, iirc. But otherwise yeah total shithole of a city.
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Arzakon posted:Okay I didn't die but I'm probably not going to do a trip like that again but... You say that now, but next year you're going to need that fix again and the next thing you know you'll be refreshing flyertalk every thirty minutes.
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Christ. Delta's Basic Economy fares are everywhere now. LAX-DEN, SFO-LAX, SEA-LAX, SEA-SFO, JFK-MIA, JFK-ORD. Did they just expand it to the entire US market on every route? Even fares from Canada are now all E.
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i fly airplanes posted:Christ. Delta's Basic Economy fares are everywhere now. LAX-DEN, SFO-LAX, SEA-LAX, SEA-SFO, JFK-MIA, JFK-ORD. Did they just expand it to the entire US market on every route? Even fares from Canada are now all E. AA started rolling out their basic economy seats so I'm assuming that Delta is responding by expanding their basic economy routes. People want the cheapest ticket possible while booking through Orbitz / Expedia / whatever so I'm sure they are selling like hotcakes. Also it probably wasn't hard to expand it to every route, it's just the booking code on the ticket that's changed. It's not like they are changing cabin configurations to support it. kimcicle fucked around with this message at 23:46 on Apr 17, 2017 |
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Took a bump this morning when I didn't have to actually go in to work this afternoon anyway, so made some money to hang out at the airport instead of a hotel. Then just got an elusive on board upgrade when somebody didn't show up and the GA actually remembered to come pull me up. Solid day so far. I assume my luggage will be missing when I land.
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i fly airplanes posted:Christ. Delta's Basic Economy fares are everywhere now. LAX-DEN, SFO-LAX, SEA-LAX, SEA-SFO, JFK-MIA, JFK-ORD. Did they just expand it to the entire US market on every route? Even fares from Canada are now all E. Prediction: a not insignificant portion of the infrequent flyers I see on Twitter/Facebook loudly proclaiming "I'll never fly United again!" after last week's incident are going to post the same thing about AA/DL the next time they fly because they're going to select a Basic Economy fare and hate it.
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pig slut lisa posted:Prediction: a not insignificant portion of the infrequent flyers I see on Twitter/Facebook loudly proclaiming "I'll never fly United again!" after last week's incident are going to post the same thing about AA/DL the next time they fly because they're going to select a Basic Economy fare and hate it. I am fine with these people never flying again. Totally okay with it.
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To be fair, not all Basic Economy is equal. Choosing BE on delta comes with this warning: quote:BASIC ECONOMY COMES WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS: Which for 99% of infrequent fliers, is perfectly fine. You can still bring your carry-on, and you still have to pay for a checked bag. AA and UA, on the other hand... Misery comes at a price, otherwise Spirit and Allegient Airlines would not be consistently one of the most profitable airlines in the US.
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pig slut lisa posted:Prediction: a not insignificant portion of the infrequent flyers I see on Twitter/Facebook loudly proclaiming "I'll never fly United again!" after last week's incident are going to post the same thing about AA/DL the next time they fly because they're going to select a Basic Economy fare and hate it. As soon as it's 1 dollar cheaper they'll book united again.
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sellouts posted:As soon as it's 1 dollar cheaper they'll book united again.
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i fly airplanes posted:Christ. Delta's Basic Economy fares are everywhere now. LAX-DEN, SFO-LAX, SEA-LAX, SEA-SFO, JFK-MIA, JFK-ORD. Did they just expand it to the entire US market on every route? Even fares from Canada are now all E. it's clearly marked and you don't have to buy it so i'm in favor
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:it's clearly marked and you don't have to buy it so i'm in favor And our Concur setup blocks those are classes, so if it keeps other people from flying, even better.
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I'm kind of confused. I have gold status on AA. I have a flight tomorrow where the boarding pass says I'm in: Group 4 Priority/Gold Never seen that before and it seems kind of hosed. I wouldn't worry about it but this is one of the few times I want to carry-on a roller and I'm not keen on doing so in group 4 and getting hassled. I imagine I can board with gold just fine but has anyone seen this before?
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AA changed their boarding process last month, there are like 9 or 10 groups now, you should be good.
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Ah cool. Shows you how frequent a flyer I am... (It's been a slow year)
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ohgodwhat posted:Ah cool. Shows you how frequent a flyer I am... (It's been a slow year) Yeah, you'll be good, don't worry about it. I got 2 early flights home tonight. I'm only platinum on AA, but I got the top spot on the standby list walking in at the last minute. Status is a good thing and I may just squeeze into exec plat on AA this year by going over 120 EQSs. Also, had my first 'go around' last night on approach into CLT. I read about it after and it's apparently no big deal, but I was scared for a second there when we pitched up and hit the throttle.
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