
When the TSA PreCheck line at SFO looks like this on a Wednesday, I’m glad I renewed CLEAR- with the Delta discount! CLICK for details (Chris McGinnis)
TravelSkills’ 10 most popular posts over the last week (descending order):
1 Bad and good (ish): United devalues; Delta throws a bone, Chairman resigns (anyone know why?)
2 Cali is HOT! New California routes: Southwest, AA, Delta, JetSuiteX, Mokulele + more
3 An exotic new one: Love a lie-flat seat? You’ll love this…
4 Move in this week: SFO flips switch on shapely new control tower
5 Berlin from SFO! Routes: Airberlin to SFO, LAX; Emirates, Lufthansa, Etihad, Southwest
6 A new Jennifer Aniston ad from Emirates
7 Break out the khakis: What in the world does “business casual” really mean?
Don’t miss! Marriott’s new beta-test hotel in Charlotte
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Access to the great outdoors and Sydney’s “rock pools” make Australians smile- go for <$1000 (Chris McGinnis)
8 Deal: Australia on sale! $914 round trip (still in effect- ends next Sunday)
9 Confiscation possible: Really bad news for Samsung smartphone owners
10 Routes: LOT at LAX, AA seats, KLM popup, 2 new US cities for Icelandair

TravelSkills editor Chris McGinnis flew SFO-ATL-SFO this week. Paid $249 for an upgrade for the return leg. Worth it!
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Singapore Airlines picks up newest A350 in Toulouse
Work begins on Atlanta’s showy airport roadside canopies
Airbus to slow production of giant A380

As would be expected, flight attendants pass trays of Turkish delight candies during each flight (Photo: Chris McGinnis)
Political strife takes toll on Turkish Airlines’ rapid expansion
Hong Kong bids farewell to the Queen of the Skies
Airlines deploy fire containment bags for overheated devices
Live a little: Report lists NYC’s 10 most expensive hotel suites

New Star Alliance carrier Juneyao (Photo: Star Alliance)
Chinese carrier will become a Star Alliance partner next year
Major airlines try to tackle low-fare transatlantic competition
Luggage series was designed with input from 100,000 frequent flyers
Watch out for fake Uber scam at LaGuardia and JFK
Chase Sapphire Reserve sole sponsor of new online travel publication, Meridian
Emirates adds daily Ft Lauderdale nonstop to tie in w partner
Colorado’s Famed Ski Train Is Back For Winter Vacation Fun
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