AeroMexico Applies for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Another major carrier has gone under—Mexico’s flagship airline, AeroMexico, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. on 2020-6-30. Official statement here: Original T...
JetBlue Introduces Cash+Points Booking
We received an announcement from JetBlue: they’ve launched a Cash+Points ticketing option. Go ahead and book now! Details Minimum 500 points to redeem Available only on JetBlue-ope...
Just ￥3,322: China Eastern’s “Weekend Fly Freely” Flight Pass Is Now on Sale
Today is China’s 618 shopping festival, and China Eastern has launched its “Weekend Fly Freely” pass. For just ￥3322, you can fly on China Eastern flights within mainland China on...
Air Canada Launches Another Promotion: 50% Mileage Rebate on Aeroplan Tickets (Canada Domestic and U.S.-Canada)
Air Canada has been rolling out new ideas during the pandemic, and it now has another promotion: a 50% Aeroplan mileage rebate on certain ticket redemptions. Specifically, if you b...
"Now restored; login and award searches working again" MR and UR had both paused transfers to Virgin Atlantic (VS); VS accounts also could not log in
[June 2020 update] I checked today and VS accounts can now log in and search for award space normally again. I also checked Chase UR and AMEX MR, and transfers are working normally...
Infant Award Ticket Purchase Guide: ANA Infant Tickets Now Require Only 10% Mileage (Updated 2020.6)
ANA recently changed the rules for issuing infant tickets on mileage awards, and now you only need 10% of the adult mileage requirement. What does that mean? ANA previously require...
ANA Quietly Removed Fuel Surcharges on US-Japan and China-Japan Routes; China-US Still Has High Surcharges
According to TPG, ANA has removed the hefty fuel surcharges (YQ) on US-Japan routes. I took a look myself and found a few interesting details....
Flight-Delay Scheme Sparks Fraud Allegations: Woman Suspected of Insurance Fraud, More Than 3 Million Yuan in Claims
According to Jiangsu Public News, a woman identified as Li reportedly bought plane tickets and flight-delay insurance using different identity information and was taken into crimin...
Targeted AA Summer Flight Double Miles Promotion
Check your email to see whether you received this promotion email from AA. Registration is required. Email subject: Double miles on summer flights Offer From now through 9/30/2020,...
UA Restores 2-Hour Full Refund Policy for Flight Schedule Changes
According to TPG and OMAAT, a UA spokesperson confirmed that the changed flight schedule-change refund policy has been restored to its former version: refunds are available as free...
Air Canada and Etihad Partner Up: Miles Can Now Be Used Across Both Programs
You can now use Air Canada miles to redeem flights operated by Etihad Airways. Even better, booking with AC miles does not incur fuel surcharges. Here is the award chart: One parti...