RavnAir ceases operations, town confiscates their planes RavnAir Group recently shutdown all operations; grounding all flights and laying off all employees. The company has 72 planes that fly for Ravn and Penair (which I flew a couple of times into Redding, CA before they cut their SFO-RDD route) that serve many … Read more
My Thoughts on Travel and COVID19 Over the past week, my thoughts on travel during this season of COVID19 have evolved. These are just a few of my musings. Retaining Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Status 10 days ago Alaska announced a promotion that offered 50% bonus Elite Qualifying Miles for … Read more
50% Elite Qualifying Miles Bonus on Alaska Flights Airlines are in trouble right now with the COVID19/Coronoavirus situation. Alaska Airlines is headquartered in Seattle, the epicenter of the outbreak in the US. We have already seen deep discounts on flights including $99 tickets to Hawaii on the airline. Now Alaska … Read more
Rip Van Wafels Coming Soon on Alaska? Recently I received a message on Twitter from snack company Rip Van Wafels letting me know to be on the look out for their product on Alaska Airlines flights. According to Rip Van Wafels, Alaska is testing it out as a new complimentary … Read more
Earn 5,000 Miles flying Alaska International Partners From March 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, passengers flying an Alaska Airlines partner airline internationally and crediting the flight to their Alaska Mileage Plan account will receive a minimum of 5,000 Redeemable Miles per flight on trips to or from North America. … Read more
Philippine Airlines MNL-SEA Flight Starting May 2020 According to RoutesOnline, Philippine Airlines will be starting a direct Seattle to Manila flight on their A350. The service will start in May, 2020 and fly three times per week on the following schedule: PR128 MNL2245 – 1945SEA 350 137 PR129 SEA2305 – … Read more
2019 Year In Miles While 2019 was not a record year for me in terms of number of flights or miles flown, it was the year I spent the most number of days traveling with nearly 3 months of 2019 not at home. I also visited more countries in 2019 … Read more
Alaska Airlines + Starbucks Happy Hour On December 12, Alaska Airlines is teaming up again with Starbucks for a day of holiday celebrations. A few of details about the day: Use discount code “IFLYALASKA” for flights between January 7 and March 4 (not valid February 13-23). Discount takes off 10% … Read more
New Alaska Airlines Interior On a recent flight from Las Vegas to Seattle, my flight with Alaska Airlines was on one of the reconfigured A320s. It was my first time with the new interior and overall I was impressed. On my 2.5 hour flight I didn’t notice much of a … Read more
Alaska Airlines + Starbucks Holiday Promotion This year Alaska Airlines is launching a promotion with Starbucks to celebrate the start of the holiday season. From November 7-10, 2019, anyone with a Starbucks holiday cup will receive priority boarding after Group B. This is after First Class, Alaska Mileage Plan elite … Read more
Alaska and Qantas Partnership Devalued Alaska Airlines prides itself on their generous Mileage Plan where one mile flown earns you one frequent flyer mile. While that is still true when you fly on an Alaska plane, no matter the cost of your ticket, over the past few years the earning … Read more
Visiting the Delta 17:00 Bar in Seattle This weekend in Seattle, Delta introduced a pop-up lounge experience called The Delta Seventeen Hundred Bar. The Bar is open for two days only (Friday October 4 and Saturday October 5) from Noon to 2:00am. Delta rented out Soul Repair, a venue on … Read more
China Airlines: 777 vs A350 Business Class In order to position myself from Europe to Hanoi for my Cathay Pacific First Class mileage run, I redeemed some Delta miles to fly Business Class on China Airlines. The first leg, Frankfurt to Taipei, was on the Boeing 777 airplane. The second … Read more
Gender Binary in Air Travel Currently when flying, at least in the United States, you must notify the airline if you are male or female. However, a change in regulation by Airlines for America has stated that as of June 1, 2019, airlines can now offer the options of “unspecified” … Read more
When travel hands you lemons: How I made the most of a delayed flight I spent this weekend at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad. I flew to Port of Spain on JetBlue (SEA-JFK-POS) with the SEA-JFK leg a redeye in Mint Class. Going home was a bit trickier due to timing … Read more