Helsinki Airport Newsletter

The Helsinki Airport newsletter is very good.  Really, you should subscribe too.

Picture taken at BCN, but the A321 was just at HEL

Frontier Airlines Coupon Discount Code

Book a round trip flight on FlyFrontier.com with promo code SALUTE before 11/15 and get 20% off the fare.  This is the best discount code I've seen in a long time for any airline.

Frontier Airbus in Denver

Spend United Miles Now

United is making the Venezuelan bolívar look like a stable currency.  MileagePlus miles will be worth significantly less on February 1, 2014 if you intend to use them for anything other than coach flights in North America or to Europe.  You can still book flights at the current prices until February 1, but don't wait; availability will deteriorate every day as more and more flights are booked.

I like using United miles for Lufthansa travel

Singapore Air Is Self Centered

Singapore Airlines announced an expansion of their partnership with SAS in their email newsletter today.  Partner announcements always have an image of the partner aircraft, see Qatar joining oneworld announcements last week for ample examples.  But Singapore Air does things differently and with a strong focus on Singapore Air, so no SAS picture in the announcement.  

Singapore & SAS

Frontier Business Bookings

Frontier doesn’t want anyone making a reservation outside of FlyFrontier.com.  To discourage third party bookings, they charge $25 for a carryon bag, don’t allow advanced seat selection, and award 25% for flown mileage.  All great motivations to book on FlyFrontier.com, but I have to use the corporate travel service at my new job, so my flight is booked through AMEX travel services.  I feel Frontier could refine this policy to not alienate business travelers that don’t have a choice in the booking method.  I can book Southwest flights through SWABIZ, I'd like Frontier to create a similar portal. 

Frontier A319's at Denver

My Postcard to Jeff Smisek

Jeff,

The greatest value of a points program is the aspirational aspect of the awards; the unattainable is now in reach.  The new MileagePlus pricing model moves the unattainable out of reach, destroying the value of the program. 

-Andrew Bussa

Protest Postcard

I feel this is an appropriate method to protest the new MileagePlus pricing model.  You too can write to Jeff Smisek, co/United Airlines, PO Box 66100, Chicago, IL, 60666.

Rain But No Delays

Small to medium airports have their benefits, mainly they are more relaxed experiences.  This is especially true during bad weather because they can better handle problems with their excess runway capacity.  You can get a direct flight from SFO to almost anywhere, but a little fog cancels dozens of flights.  Interesting trade offs. 

US Airways E175 at IND