A lot of us have been speculating (praying?) that the other big airlines will match US Air's current double EQM promotion. UA and AA ran similar promotions for the past couple of years, and a lot of us (especially those of us who are unsure we'll be able to re-acquire top tier status) were hoping it might happen again.

Well, at least for those of us in the AA camp, it appears that a double EQM promotion isn't happening this quarter. Of course, there are all the common-sense reasons: ...

American Airlines today announced that it was entering into a new partnership with jetBlue and also growing its operation at JFK and LaGuardia. 

The announcement is here

Some key points are

American adding 31 new destinations None of the routes involved between the two carriers overlap Launching of key business routes LGA-ATL/MSP/CLT Introduction of CRJ-700s on many routes that include thew new regional jet first class product Extensive ...

Delta announced plans to begin shuttle service this June between LaGuardia and O'Hare.

Highlights:

11 r/ts daily (on the hour) Flights will depart from LGA's Marine Air Terminal Flights will be operated by Compass Air, using two-cabin ERJ-175s (12 First Class, 64 Economy seats) Meals in First Class, complimentary bagels in Economy on flights before 10:00a and free wine and Sam Adam's beer all day

My question is whether this new service will change the ...

Good news for LAX and SFO-based flyers. With Virgin America entering the MCO and YYZ market, you may soon see some great deals to those destinations. MCO fares are usually reasonable, but YYZ fares are often over $500 r/t from SFO or LAX.

One way fares from LAX to MCO will begin at $149 and $199 from SFO. Not great, but reasonable, especially during the peak summer travel period to Disneyworld. It will be interesting to see if a price war is set-off between UA, ...

[This is a response to Mike's post, which you can find by clicking here.]

First of all, the only good things in that snack mix are the sesame sticks.

Second, the snack mix is so loaded with sodium that if you eat a cupful or two before your flight, you'll arrive at your destination with ankles the size of tree trunks.   Third, I eat at least seven cupfuls of snack mix every time I visit an Admirals Club.   Fourth, if you are lucky enough to be in an Admirals Club ...

My wife spent the past few days in Florida visiting family, and was scheduled to return to LAX today, FLL-DFW-LAX. Her itinerary had her on flight 697 from FLL to DFW.

When she got to the airport today, she found that flight 697 had a pretty long mechanical delay. At the Priority AAccess check-in counter, the AAgent immediately rebooked her on a non-stop MIA-LAX flight and arranged to get her on a shuttle (paid for by AA) to MIA. My wife didn't ask for this to happen. She did indeed ...