Secret Flying released a Beta version for a Fuel Dumping Tool. I haven’t played around with it, but its an interesting concept. Wonder how long before it gets shut down, or revenue management get smart.
Rapid Travel Chai highlights some of the various lounges in Brisbane. Having flown through there a few months ago (but only visiting the Qantas Lounge), it does pose a question, as to whether Brisbane is a future airline focus.
Gary Leff reviews the differences between the American Express Platinum and Black Cards, in light of The Points Guy writing about his new Black Card. In summary, if one can spend $10k initially, with a recurring $2.5k annual fee just to be a card member, one still probably shouldn’t, as it really looks like the differences in benefits are not worth even close to the cost.
Travel Codex shows how to redeem AAdvantage Miles for a free stopover in South America. This isn’t necessarily something new, so much as it takes advantage of AAdvantage’s newly decreased award chart in South America. Its nice to see a devaluation create some new opportunity.
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The Lukla airport has gotten a lot safer in the past decade. When I was there in 2005 there were sand bags and guard-posts to protect the loading area from Maoist rebels. All passengers had to be waiting at the loading area for the planes to taxi in. As soon as the last arriving passenger exited, the first departing passenger entered. Fastest turnaround anywhere! I was sacred because we shortly after takeoff we descended into clouds and there was not much space on either sides of the mountains.
The Lukla airport has gotten a lot safer in the past decade. When I was there in 2005 there were sand bags and guard-posts to protect the loading area from Maoist rebels. All passengers had to be waiting at the loading area for the planes to taxi in. As soon as the last arriving passenger exited, the first departing passenger entered. Fastest turnaround anywhere! I was sacred because we shortly after takeoff we descended into clouds and there was not much space on either sides of the mountains.