Thai Airways Announces Bankruptcy Restructuring and Temporarily Restricts Mileage Redemption
Earlier, Thai Airways announced its bankruptcy restructuring, and received $1.81 billion from the government to cope with the sharp demand slump caused by the pandemic. But today,...
Hong Kong Chief Executive: Limited Transit Resumes June 1 — Details Announced, No Transfers Into Mainland China, But Connections to Other Countries Allowed
Cathay Pacific has published its latest transit policy dated May 30. Passengers flying Cathay Pacific can connect in Hong Kong onward to other countries, but cannot transfer onward...
Great News: Emirates (EK) Greatly Reduced Award Ticket Taxes (Including Partner-Airline Issuance)
Emirates has recently cut award-ticket taxes significantly. For example, a JFK–MXP ticket that previously had over $300 in taxes now needs only $40 in taxes. EK is a transfer partn...
Another One Down! LATAM, Latin America's Largest Airline, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
According to an official announcement, LATAM, the largest airline in Latin America, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, making it the largest airline to declare bankr...
Sweet deal or trap? Canceled Air Canada tickets can be converted to miles with a 65% bonus or a voucher with no expiration
Air Canada announced that from March 1 through June 30, if you booked an Air Canada ticket, you can make one free change. At the same time, if you cancel the ticket for any reason,...
A Nice Little Win: Extend Your Alaska Miles for 200 Miles — and Even Send a Magazine to Trump
Today, while checking Award Wallet, I suddenly noticed that the 16,000 miles from my old no-frills Alaska credit card bonus were about to expire. When I applied back then, they dow...
Avianca Files for Bankruptcy Protection in the U.S. — What Happens to LifeMiles?
Avianca, a member of Star Alliance, has been unable to repay its accumulated debt due to the impact of the pandemic and poor business performance. As a result, on May 10 it filed i...
AA Companion Certificates and Discount Certificates Get Expiration Extensions; Citi AA Executive Gets Half the Annual Fee Refunded
Citi and Barclays will extend the expiration dates of companion certificates, with certificates expiring after March 31, 2020 extended to June 30, 2021. At the same time, AA flight...
Turkish Airlines (TK) Miles & Smiles Program Guide: The 7,500-Mile Sweet Spot
Turkish Airlines’ frequent flyer program is called Miles & Smiles. It has long flown under the radar and honestly doesn’t have many standout features—except one! In this post, we’l...
UA Mileage Revamp, Redemption Table Removed (2020.4 Update: Preliminary Changes, Some 10% Increases)
The mileage check had no change yesterday, but today United's partner-saver awards have already quietly gone up 10%. Honestly, I think United could just do a peak/off-peak setup—mo...
Unable to Search Partner Award Flights on AA’s Website! (Only on the New Calendar)
[Update] You can still see them on the old Calendar. Yesterday I went on AA.COM to look for flights from China to the U.S. near the end of the year, and found that I could only sea...