Gary Leff

United flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca diverted back to New Jersey on Saturday night over a passenger's bluetooth signal that was treated as a threat against the Boeing 767-400ER aircraft.

In October 2020, “Racist Burger King” was kicked off of a JetBlue flight . The white male passenger was wearing a Burger King crown and melted down

Spirit Airlines has shut down. They're liquidating. There's almost no money left. And virtually all outstanding claims that haven't yet been confirmed

Austin's airport will get a bank lounge. All of the banks have shown interest, there's been a couple of near misses, but they're now looking at possible spaces for it – and maybe even spaces for two different lounges.

Austin airport’s long-planned credit card lounge did not disappear just because Southwest appears to have taken the original West Infill space for its own “Project Oasis” lounge. The airport now says it still plans a bank lounge RFP — and is weighing space in the new Concourse B, the current Concourse A, or possibly both, meaning Austin could end up with two credit card lounges on top of new clubs from Southwest, American, Delta and United.

Hyatt’s CEO says members have reacted positively to the new award chart, which is an interesting way to describe top hotels costing up to 67% more points. Hyatt may still have a fixed chart, but when one night that used to require $45,000 of card spend now takes $75,000, calling that a member-friendly change requires a truly elite-tier ability to suspend disbelief.

News and notes from around the interweb: Many are reporting this. oneworld Ruby members (like AAdvantage Gold, Alaska MVP) now get seat selection benefits on Iberia.

Hotel fees have gotten ridiculous. We've seen resort fees that paid for the bathroom mirror, television and in-room coffee maker , that included

Flight attendants are right that passengers should stop touching them to get attention, make a point, or treat them like part of the cabin furniture. But that rule has to run both ways: if a galley cart bumps my arm, apologizing by touching my arm again is not fixing the problem — it is repeating it.

Citi points now transfer to Qatar Airways Privilege Club with a 30% bonus through June 30, and that can be more useful than it looks. Qatar Avios can be moved 1:1 into British Airways, Finnair and other Avios programs, while Qatar itself often gives its own members better award availability than partners like American or Alaska — just don’t count on the bonus posting instantly.