Comments for TravelUpdate

Comment on Well done SouthWest after the intense thunderstorms by Randy

Randy — Fri, 26 May 2023 20:39:10 +0000

Not really a biggie, but the spelling is Southwest, not SouthWest.

Comment on St Regis Goa Hotel Review by khatl

khatl — Fri, 26 May 2023 13:01:31 +0000

You stayed at the JW for 4 nights, but then skipped the free 5th night???

Comment on Should we call this the Chase points devaluation? by Paul Davis

Paul Davis — Fri, 26 May 2023 03:15:56 +0000

I have about equal amounts of Ultimate rewarads and Amex rewards.
About 1m each. Lately I’ve been finding more occasions to use the points
to “buy” tickets with points. 1.5 with Chase and 35% rebate with Amex. it’s
costing fewer points than if I transferred to the airline. So, I value Chase slightly
higher in this regard. Yeah and I was unhappy with the United devaluation, but
all points are constantly heading in that direction.

Comment on Cathay Pacific fires cabin crew for alleged racism by The Points Pundit

The Points Pundit — Thu, 25 May 2023 08:29:22 +0000

In reply to Christian. I agree. There's a political angle to it, which probably led to the over-amplification of the altercation as a racism related incident as opposed to just bad/rude service.

Comment on Cathay Pacific fires cabin crew for alleged racism by Christian

Christian — Wed, 24 May 2023 18:31:27 +0000

This was stupid mockery but not speaking English properly (which the passengers shouldn’t have to, being Chinese) is not racism.

Comment on Cathay Pacific fires cabin crew for alleged racism by Mak

Mak — Wed, 24 May 2023 12:19:07 +0000

This was infantile and unacceptable service and they deserve to be fired. But to call Hong Kong Chinese people making fun of how mainlanders speak English “racism,” is to misunderstand what racism is.

Comment on Why did a Qatar Airways Airbus A340 land at St. Maarten yesterday? by The Flight Detective

The Flight Detective — Tue, 23 May 2023 19:08:34 +0000

In reply to World Cup. Makes sense since the MD-10 was only a freighter!

Comment on Why did a Qatar Airways Airbus A340 land at St. Maarten yesterday? by World Cup

World Cup — Tue, 23 May 2023 19:07:23 +0000

In reply to Dan. Qatar seems to talk the talk and donate some pocket change to help out various causes that serve their moral and financial interests but the actual Orbis planes came from FedEx

Comment on How many airline apps do you have on your phone? by The Flight Detective

The Flight Detective — Tue, 23 May 2023 06:29:37 +0000

In reply to Christian. Fair enough, that makes sense! A good cross section there though.

Comment on Qantas is leasing Finnair A330s and some Aussie frequent flyers are revolting! by The Flight Detective

The Flight Detective — Tue, 23 May 2023 06:27:44 +0000

In reply to Dude. Oh I understand the context very well - appreciate the comment. It'll be handy for other readers to see.