
Thursday was a great day for flying from a window seat over SF Bay! SFO>ATL on a United B737 (Photo: Chris McGinnis)
TravelSkills’ 10 most popular posts over the last week (descending order):
1 United beefs up by the Bay to counter Alaska/Virgin
2 Planespotting: Boeing 737 vs Airbus A320 differences
3 American Express Platinum adds 3 new lounges

Nice selection of hot and cold dishes at Oakland’s Escape Lounge, now available to Amex Platinum card holders (Photo: Keonnis Taylor)
4 5 top jobs for those who love to travel
5 Routes: Alaska, JetBlue, Southwest, Delta + seaplanes to Tahoe!
6 LAX’s Big Move was a Big Success
7 ‘Economic tsunami’ and ‘havoc’ caused by laptop ban
8 Marriott, Starwood, Ritz roll out big summer promotion
9 The ultimate luxury: LAX’s new private terminal
10 Planespotting: Boeing 757, 767
Don’t miss out: Alaska Airlines Visa card sweetens a key perk!

Blackbird’s seaplanes will fly from the waters of the SF Bay at Sausalito to the waters of Lake Tahoe for just $124 each way for the 75-minute flight. Scroll up to read the post! (Image: Blackbird)
Links to stories from other sources that we thought you’d like to read:
Why Delta decided to stop being the mean airline
British Airways deep summer business class sale 2-4-1 (ENDS TONIGHT-SUNDAY MAY 21)
Southwest Airlines: Hawaii flights are a high priority
Big Sheraton hotel to be leveled at ATL for runway
U.S. airlines predict record travel volume this summer
Secret life of the King of the Netherlands: He flies for KLM as a copilot
Delta will introduce gluten-free main cabin snacks next month

Delta’s new gluten-free snacks = KIND bars (Image: Delta)
Survey: Most consumers feel no loyalty to any single airline
Cvent lists top meeting destinations worldwide
Star Alliance working to let flyers book seats across all legs of an itinerary
Korean Air sets higher fees for “overweight pet companions”
Air New Zealand developing “augmented reality” viewers for cabin crews
Air France reveals more plans for its new Boost subsidiary
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