If you've been following the drama you know that Airbus and Qatar Airways are at an impasse over the delivery of their Airbus A380s.
HEAABAKATC (His Excellency Akbar Al Bakar aka The Chief -- how do you like them acronym?) wants us all to know that it's Airbus' fault, because they... well, he won't tell us what they actually did. We should ask Airbus. But if Airbus lies to us, then he'll tell us why. Rumor has it there are some "imperfections" with the interior, though there has to be more to the story, since that wouldn't take nearly half a year to fix.
Anyway, so far the inaugural Qatar Airways A380 flight between Doha and London has been pushed back more often than a regional jet flying out of JFK during a snowstorm. Here's a rundown of the scheduling disaster so far:
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Through September 15, 2014, Hyatt is offering Gold Passport members up to a 30% bonus on purchased Gold Passport points. The bonuses are tiered, as follows:
-- Purchase 5,000 to 19,000 points and receive a 10% bonus
-- Purchase 20,000 to 39,000 points and receive a 20% bonus
-- Purchase 40,000 to 55,000 points and receive a 30% bonus
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When the US Airways and American merger finally got the go-ahead, airline President Scott Kirby promised that US Airways would adopt American’s higher standards. For meals, though, what’s actually happened is that the two airlines are splitting the difference. Roughly speaking American served meals on two hour flights and US Airways on three and a […]
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I was looking up rates at some New York City Hyatt properties (okay, who am I kidding, I was trying to see if the Park Hyatt New York began releasing standard rooms into award availabilit) for next year), and stumbled upon something interesting with the rates at the Hyatt Place New York.
I was sorting hotels by price, and shockingly enough the most expensive hotel wasn't the Park Hyatt New York, but rather the Hyatt Place, which I was expecting to be on the other end of the price spectrum. But the Hyatt Place was pricing for $1,234+ per night.
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