Fly Southwest to Hawaii while burning off some SPG points at the St Regis Princeville on Kauai? Coming soon! (Photo: Barkley Dean)
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4 Routes: American, United, JetBlue, Southwest, OneJet, Frontier
5 Airport news: Portland, Vancouver, LaGuardia, Miami, Nashville + Buh-bye Airberlin
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7 Good comments on both sides- Delta app eliminates flight check-in
8 American Express changes Centurion lounge access policy
9 Deal: $945 SFO/LAX-Auckland roundtrip on United, Air New Zealand
10 The end is near- A real tearjerker from United: Fond farewell to our 747
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billy_clyde says
October 29, 2017 at 3:05 pmsouthwest won’t let us down. i see cheap/fair pricing to hawaii. then i see my fat buttocks visiting there. just thought i’d mention this to nobody in particular.
shout out to aircanada. did r/t toronto to tokyo in june. absolutely fabulous crew, beverages, pillows, blankies, head phone. did i mention the fabulous crew?? my son did AA out of dallas. same destination. zero amenities or kindness.
fly safe. watch out for those aborted landings. everybody will know if your a screamer.