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12/13/20 News Roundup: Vaccine Wars, Rules For Thee, Another 2 Year Old Kicked Off Flight, Delta’s Loophole, Work From Hawaii, Basic Economy Rooms, And...
Some stories and deals don’t get their own post, but should get some coverage. Here are some quick takes on stories that caught my eye....
11/2/20 News Roundup: Saved By A Whale, COVID Lockdowns, NYC Quarantine Fines, Peace In The Middle East, The Return Of The 737MAX, And More
Some stories and deals don’t get their own post, but should get some coverage. Here are some quick takes on stories that caught my eye....
10/9/20 News Roundup: COVID-19 Second Wave, Flights To Nowhere, Skymiles Mortgage, Airlines Banning Food, Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Home Makeover, Faked Death, And More!
Some stories and deals don’t get their own post, but should get some coverage. Here are some quick takes on stories that caught my...
El Al Appears To Be Cancelling Most Flights Through October 24th
With Israel's borders closed to foreign nationals through at least September 30th, El Al has closed sales for all flights (except Athens) through October...
9/2/20 News Roundup: UAE Peace Deal, El Al Sale, COVID Reinfection, Flight Simulator, 737MAX Rebranding, Ransomware, Tesla Hack, #Bonvoyed, And More!
In case you missed it, bumping for your Sunday reading pleasure 🙂
Some stories and deals don’t get their own post, but should get some coverage....
[Update: Now Confirmed] El Al Is Cancelling All Flights Until October
Update, 8/18: El Al has finally officially confirmed that they are cancelling all flights through September 30th. Meanwhile, their competitors are operating sold out...
So You Want To Rescue El Al? Be Prepared For A Dirty Fight
El Al is broke.
Their operations have been suspended since March 27th and all flights have been wiped off the schedule until October. They're being sued...
8/5/20 News Roundup: COVID-19 Updates, United 232 Survivor’s Guilt, Hyatt Woes, All You Can Fly Deals, El Al Meals At Home, Corona Cruises, Hyatt...
In case you missed it, bumping for your Sunday reading pleasure 🙂
Some stories and deals don’t get their own post, but should get some...
Israel Is Expected To Grant Entry Permission For Foreign Students; Are Some Institutions Insisting On Students Flying El Al?
Chaim V'Chessed reports that Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced that foreign students will receive permission to enter the...
[Update: Now Confirmed] El Al Appears To Be Cancelling All Flights Until September!
Update: As speculated below, El Al has now confirmed that all flights are suspended through August 31st.
Originally posted on 7/5:
With Israel's borders closed to foreign...
$400MM Class Action Filed Against El Al For Refusing Refunds, Have You Received A Refund Yet?
A $400MM class action suit has been filed against El Al for refusing refunds on cancelled flights.
With no end in sight for Israel's lockdown,...
Ouch! Israel Will Now Allow Airlines To Delay Issuing Flight Refunds For Years
Last week Israel agreed to potentially take control of El Al if a private buyer can't be found for the struggling carrier.
El Al owes...
After Pilot Dispute, El Al Calls Their Bluff And Suspends All Flights Indefinitely
El Al has been at the negotiating table for months with their labor unions to extract concessions that would allow for the airline to...
Companies Behaving Badly During COVID-19: Here’s What I Did And What You Can Do To Get Your Desired Result
COVID-19 has wreaked all sorts of havoc for companies and consumers that purchased everything from airfare to sports tickets.
While some companies have done right...
COVID-19 News Roundup 4/5/20: Shifting Origin Story, Billionaires Doing Good, Plague Of Wild Animals, Trapped Away From Home, Chicken Soup For The Soul+More
As our lives are interrupted by a deadly virus, we will keep posting deals to keep everyone's shelves stocked without needing to leave the...
JetBlue Now Refusing Refunds On Flights Changed By 24 Hours!
JetBlue and United have been 2 of the worst actors in their coronavirus refund policies for cancelled flights.
United has been all over the place,...
United Now Allowing Fee-Free Mileage Refunds On Cancelled Flights
United has been all over the place when it comes to refunds since the COVID-19 crisis hit.
They originally said that you couldn't get a...
On Airlines Not Giving Refunds And A Simple Hack To Save $50 On United Award Redeposit Fees
As soon as United announced their Coronavirus change waiver I realized there was a simple hack to save $50 off mileage redeposit fees.
For good...
Southwest Once Again Plays Dirty Pool With Companion Pass Changes
Southwest just finished offering up to 80,000 points for signing up for a credit card yesterday.
They know that many people signup for their credit...
Qantas Removes Erroneous Award Fees On El Al Flights! Here Are The Current Fees And The Bargain Infant Fees Between The US And Israel!
Update: Several DDF members have received a refund of the extra taxes paid by sending an SMS to Qantas at 1-478-772-6827. One reader said...
PSA: United Increases Minimum Checkin Time In Tel Aviv, Don’t Miss Your Flight!
United has increased the minimum checkin time when departing from Tel Aviv from 60 minutes to 70 minutes. That means you must be at...
British Airways Not Honoring London-Tel Aviv Fare
Last Friday, British Airways cancelled the reservations of people who booked $257 round-trip tickets from London to Tel Aviv on last Monday. That's exactly why I...
SMOKING HOT! HURRY! Fly From Most US Cities To Auckland Or Queenstown, New Zealand For Just $330 Round-Trip!
Update 1/28: All tickets booked have been cancelled, however some tickets were valid for up to 5 days before they were finally cancelled...
Goodbye To The JAL Workaround To Book Emirates Shower Class: Fuel Surcharges Added Without Warning!
Emirates' A380 first class is affectionately known as shower class due to its amazing onboard shower spa. A shower on a plane may sound...
Emirates Cancels Maldives Tickets
Emirates has cancelled the dirt cheap Maldives tickets that were available on Wednesday.
You do have the option of filing a DoT complaint.
The DoT has...
2 Days Left Until Southwest’s Companion Pass Becomes Much Harder To Obtain, Here’s How You Can Take Advantage Before It’s Too Late!
Update: There are just 2 days left to transfer hotel points to Southwest in order for them to help you earn a Companion Pass...
Redeem 90K Starpoints For 120K Southwest Points And Get 2 Years Of Southwest Companion Pass Status Plus 7 Nights In A Marriott Hotel!
Related posts (Read these first!):
-Roundup Of Combined Marriott And Starwood Award Charts With Sample Hotels, Extend Your Points Expiration, And More
-Transfer 18,667 Starpoints Into...
Southwest Relents, Will Allow Hotel Point Transfers To Count For Companion Pass For 3 More Months!
Update: Southwest has now posted this change on their website here.
On Sunday, Southwest stealthily changed their program rules without advance warning, removing hotel point...
Turkish Airlines: Fly 1 Paid Round-Trip And Get Enough Miles For A Free Round-Trip Award Ticket!
Update: Turkish Airlines has just added the following new rule to the promo page:
"Only the segmented members who be informed by Turkish Airlines can...
Confirmed: Massive Devaluation For United Miles #UnitedUnfriendly
Yesterday I posted that award tickets booked on United.com or via United phone agents were pricing very strangely. The exact same flights could cost 80K, 92.5K,...
Trip Notes: 4 Consecutive Transoceanic Itineraries With IRROPS, Here’s How We Handled Them
-Find dozens of trip reports by clicking on the “Trip Notes” tab on top of the DansDeals banner at the top of this site.
-Follow my travels...
From My Inbox…Why I Recommend Priceline And The Potential Pitfalls Of Booking Directly With An Airline
Yisroel F. wrote to me last month,
"I booked a ticket on AA.com last night and now when I try to cancel (less than 24...
Flying With A Child In A Carseat? Bring Along This FAA Tip Sheet!
In this trip report I posted a few days ago I wrote about some of the more ridiculous rules that flight attendants have made...
Delta Aftermath Part 1: Delta Honoring All Unconfirmed Tickets!
Update 2: Several commenters are reporting that faxes are no longer needed! All Delta supervisors should now have access to everyone's Priceline itineraries and...
4 Mile Island Saga Continues…
Update, 7:15pm: After greater than 100 hours after ticketing, United has just unilaterally cancelled most people's upcoming itineraries, violating their own promise to contact...
[JetBlue And Spirit Terminate Merger Agreement] JetBlue Makes Offer To Buy Spirit And Create An Airline That Will Never Get You To Your Destination...
Update 3/4/24: JetBlue and Spirit came to an agreement to drop their antitrust appeal and terminate their merger agreement.
JetBlue will pay Spirit $69...
[Israeli Media Reporting United Will Return] Why Is United Still Selling Flights To Tel Aviv Next Week?
Update, 2/21: United will indeed resume flying to Israel on 3/2, initially via Munich and then nonstop. See here for the full details.
Below is...
Today Only: Fly Between NYC And Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach From Just $48 Or 3.2K Chase Points Each...
Bookable on Orbitz or Expedia. Tickets purchased today are refundable until Monday at 11:59pm MT.
Bookable on Priceline and refundable for 24 hours or bookable direct from the airline.
Limited...
Fly Between NYC And Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Or West Palm Beach From Just $46 Or 3K Chase Points Each Way!
Update: DEAD! Don’t miss it if this becomes alive again. Sign up for deal notification alerts here!
AA/United: Fly Nonstop From NYC To Antigua From Just $297 Round-Trip
Bookable on Orbitz or Expedia. Tickets purchased today are refundable until tomorrow at 11:59pm PT.
Bookable on Priceline and refundable for 24 hours or bookable direct from the airline.
Limited seats...
