Cheers, Christopher
31.05.2025 10:28
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Cheers, Christopher
A super fun episode to record. I got to interview @kpottermn.bsky.social and I learned a lot about my friend and coworker that I never knew before.
(Watch the YouTube for a photo from his punk/hardcore days!)
He gets to flip the script on me next week.
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Shoot me an email: kyle@thriftytraveler.com
So sorry about this.
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It's official: We have a podcast! π₯³ποΈ
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Two possibilities:
-It's a glitch, "phantom award space" that isn't actually bookable. Sadly frequent when booking JAL via AA
-It's real and the result of "married segment logic," when adding an additional segment opens up availability that isn't otherwise there on a nonstop
Maybe Herb Kelleher is rolling over in his grave over Southwestβs moves today. Maybe he isnβt.
But I know for a fact that he would have challenged Elliott Management (the fund holding his airline hostage) to a drinking contest and called it βThe Bender in Denverβ or something.
Certainly possible! Iβd say keep a close eye on it over the coming weeks. Should be a cinch to cancel and rebook if it pops up.
The first episode of The Thrifty Traveler Podcast drops this Thursday!
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It's happening: The Thrifty Traveler Podcast officially kicks off next week! βοΈποΈ
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Endeavor Air Flight 4819, operating for Delta Connection from MSP, apparently flipped upside down while landing in Toronto.
This CRJ-900 has capacity for 76 passengers, plus crew. The Toronto airport has said all crew and passengers are accounted for.
A large elephant in thick green bush
A male lion standing at a watering hole
A zebra standing in front of thick green brush
A large black rhino and a small baby black rhino
There are no words, no videos, no photos that can prepare you for the magic of a safari.
But dammit, I gotta try.
Turkish breakfast on a blue patterned picnic table
Turkish Dumplings with yogurt and herbs ina white bowl
Grilled kebap with a plate of grilled vegetables
Baklava on a plate with two glasses of tea
Go to Istanbul.
That is all.
A photo of a plane window
Officially out of office, heading to one of my favorite cities in the world
Spirit Airlines just updated its Contract of Carriage to explicitly note that it may deny passengers with βsee-through clothing; not adequately covered; exposed breasts, buttocks, or other body parts.β
Never change, Spirit β€οΈ
NEW: Don't call it a done deal, but nonstop flights from Minneapolis to Istanbul on Turkish seem to be inching closer.
The airline's chairman is quoted saying they will begin flights "in April or May."
Kudos to @ishrionaviation.bsky.social for spotting www.turizmekonomi.com/thy-iki-uzak...
Delta promised its βnew vision for using technologyβ unveiled at CES would βenrich the human experience.β
The substance:
-4K screens + Bluetooth connectivity are on the way
-An AI-powered "Delta Concierge" in app
-YouTube Premium onboard for SkyMiles members
-Earning SkyMiles on Uber (not Lyft)
It's here: Our first annual "First Class & Lavatory Awards," recognizing the absolute best and rock-bottom worst from the year of travel.
For the First Class Award, we pulled a Time 2006. π₯
And the Lavatory Award goes to ... Delta Air Lines' messy meltdown π½ thriftytraveler.com/news/travel/...
Coming tomorrow to @thriftytraveler.bsky.social:
Our first annual βFirst Class & Lavatory Awards,β recognizing the absolute best π₯ and worst π½ from the full year in travel?
Who gets the upgrade? What belongs in the toilet? Stay tuned.
Easily the strangest headline we've published in my 6+ years at @thriftytraveler.bsky.social ... but I stand by it.
How Delta Has Turned SkyMiles into the Clearance Meat of Airline Miles
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Happy holidays to you all from Mikka!
After a tough court ruling, Germany's Condor is dropping a half-dozen routes to North America next summer - including longstanding destinations like Minneapolis, Baltimore & Halifax thriftytraveler.com/news/airline... via @gunnarolson.bsky.social
