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I’d like to think that I’m pretty receptive to feedback, and (for the most part) self-aware. That brings me to any time that I write about Lufthansa on the blog, and the interesting response I get, which I can’t fully make sense of.I’m always surprised by how many people tell me that I’m some sort of a Lufthansa apologist or fanboy, or that I’ve absolutely lost my marbles for considering flying with Lufthansa. Like, even if I’m redeeming partner miles for travel in Lufthansa first class, some people come after me for what a horrible waste of miles that is.Conversely,…

After months of growing military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump ordered a brazen operation into the South American country to capture its leader and whisk him to the United States, where his administration planned to put him on trial.In a Saturday morning interview on “Fox and Friends Weekend,” Trump laid out the details of the overnight strike, after which he said Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were flown by helicopter to a U.S. warship.Maduro was in a ‘fortress,’ Trump saysTrump described Maduro as being “highly guarded” in a presidential palace that was “like a fortress,”…

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Nicolás Maduro, who rose from unionized bus driver to Venezuelan president and oversaw his country’s democratic undoing and economic collapse, was captured Saturday during an attack by U.S. forces on his capital.U.S. President Donald Trump, in an early morning social media post, announced Maduro’s capture. Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, later announced that the whereabouts of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, remained unknown. Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi, said Maduro and Flores, would face charges after an indictment in New York.Maduro’s fall was the culmination of months of stepped-up U.S. pressure on various fronts.He had spent the last months…

In this post, I’d like to take a look at the best way to score an upgrade on an Emirates flight (and no, it’s not dressing nicely and saying it’s your honeymoon). I first wrote about this several years back, though I’d like to take an updated look at the reality of this, since things do evolve. There’s no denying that this method has become more popular over time.I’d argue that Emirates offers the single best opportunity in the airline industry for upgrading flights on the day of departure, including securing last seat availability for first class. I think this…

A flight attendant at Singapore Airlines’ low cost carrier, Scoot, has been jailed after stealing around 31K USD from the airline, across 366 flights. It’s kind of wild how this started, and the logic that was used, as reported by The Straits Times… Flight attendant makes mistake, then steals repeatedly A 31-year-old former Scoot flight attendant has been arrested and charged with criminal breach of trust, which can potentially include a years-long jail sentence. This comes down to a scheme that took place between July 2023 and March 2025, which saw the flight attendant steal on 366 different occasions. This…

The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s government — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack.The legal authority for the strike — and whether Trump consulted Congress beforehand — was not immediately clear. The stunning, lightning-fast American military action, which plucked a nation’s sitting leader from office, echoed the U.S. invasion of Panama that led to the surrender and seizure of its leader, Manuel Antonio Noriega,…

We know that Spirit Airlines is in a really tough spot financially, as the company is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in a year, and the carrier is really hanging on by a thread. In addition to whatever financial issues the airline has, it’s also having serious problems with operating reliably, and things have gotten worse with the new year. What’s going on here, exactly? Spirit Airlines keeps canceling & delaying flights If you look at FlightAware’s flight delay cancelation and delay dashboard, you’ll notice that only one airline in the United States really seems to be…

Redeeming miles & points can be complicated under the best of circumstances. If you’re traveling with infants, it gets even more complicated, and it’s a reality that many people are thrust into, once they start a family. In this post I’d like to provide a rundown of what you can generally expect when trying to add lap infants to airline award tickets. This is something I’ve had some experience with over the years, though I of course still welcome feedback and thoughts from other parents, who may have more firsthand experience with traveling on these kinds of tickets (my experience…

Airstrikes and helicopter raids have been seen inside Venezuelan territory as President Trump confirms attacks, stating that President Nicolás Maduro has been captured by U.S. forces. After a huge buildup of military assets, unparalleled to anything seen before in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) region, and attacks against alleged drug trafficking vessels as far back as September, the U.S. has now commenced direct operations against Venezuela and the administration headed by Nicolás Maduro. U.S. officials told CBS News shortly after airstrikes began that the directive had been issued by President Donald Trump. Then, shortly before 09:22 UTC, U.S. President Donald…