American Airlines Cuts Ties with Silver Airways: The Impact on Your Travel Plans [Roundup]
News and notes from around the interweb:
- American Airlines drops Silver Airways as a codeshare partner. Silver Airways no longer flies north of Greenville-Spartanburg airport in South Caroline – they’ve dropped all airports to the North..
They don’t fly from American’s Miami hub. They reach a couple of places American doesn’t touch, out of Fort Lauderdale, and they do intra-Florida flying. And they’re bleeding cash. A year ago they were at risk of being kicked out of their Fort Lauderdale airport hub for failing to pay rent.
- Hotels (and regulators) take note: more powerful showers use less water overall. Data shows reduce the flow, people stay in longer. And if you really want to cut water consumption, do what Emirates and Etihad do for their inflight first class showers on the Airbus A380: install a timer!
- Dave Portnoy says the Tampa EDITION hotel is so bad its owner should be thrown in jail. But if you’re booking a $5,000 per night suite in Tampa aren’t you the idiot who should be thrown in jail? Or, if you have 44 million Amex points on a Black Card maybe get a Schwab Platinum, cash out the points, and you’ll feel better about spending the money?
If you don’t want to hear me complain about @EDITIONHotels don’t watch this video. But it has to be said that the Edition Tampa is the most overpriced hotel I’ve ever stayed at and they should be in prison for price gauging. I don’t mind paying a lot. I mind getting screwed. pic.twitter.com/SyRraQBOV8
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) March 8, 2024
- The renovation-in-progress 1,501 room Ipanema tower at the Rio hotel in Las Vegas is now a Hyatt. Close-in midweek rates have been as low as the $20s, and top tier elites are exempt from resort fees. Great mattress run for elite nights, even if you’re staying somewhere else! Here’s a look at what the renovation looks like.
Angelina quickly asked me if I needed my 4pm late check-out (a good sign!) and went over the breakfast benefits with me. Currently, Hash House A Go-Go is the only breakfast option, but there’s no per-person dollar limit on what you can order.
Angelina asked me if I wanted a complimentary upgrade to a suite. She was quick to point out that while it was a big suite (1,600sf) it was not yet renovated. I told her I wanted to stay in a renovated room.
- Wait wut
The argument on Fox here is that Democrats want black pilots because they aren’t competent and they are hoping that there are a bunch of accidents so people get scared and stop flying because that will reduce carbon emissions and help the planet. That’s what he’s arguing. https://t.co/BBv1hzzgSL
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 8, 2024
- Look, if you feel you’re dealing with someone hostile in customer service – airline or really any company – there’s little value in continuing the interaction. It won’t get you anywhere. Don’t try to educate them, certainly don’t tell them they’re being unprofessional. Just hang up, call back, move on to someone else. (And be open to the possibility that if you keep getting the same answer, maybe that is… the answer… and if multiple people are equally frustrated, maybe you are frustrating them and try a different tact.)
@united What has happened to your customer service team??? Is this the treatment you condone when your customers call to ask questions about tickets United cancelled? pic.twitter.com/cMQcG73JhX
— AmericanPhoenix (@melpharr77) March 8, 2024
