Good morning, and welcome to today's community discussion thread! Today's posts will appear here throughout the day, but this thread is for going off-topic. Did you love/hate something about today's coverage? Are you tracking other news I missed? Or, do you just have a general question about rewards travel? This is the place for your wandering thoughts.
Today's posts on OMAAT:
- Amazon Air’s Boeing 767 Crash In Miami: What The Final 30 Seconds Of Flight Data Reveal
- $20K+ Finnair Duty Free Scam: 49 Watches Bought With Cards That Had No Funds
- Marriott Bonvoy’s New Global Promo: Earn Up To 4,500 Bonus Points Per Stay
- (Un)Chartered Territory: The Private Jet Flight I Was Not Supposed to Be On
- American & Hyatt End Partnership: Not Much Of A Loss, Except Status Fast Tracks
- EgyptAir Will Fly From Cairo To Sydney Via Singapore: Low Demand, Low Fares
- Avianca Reveals New Business Class Suites For Boeing 787 Fleet, And More!
- Bab Samhan Diriyah Review: Unique Marriott Luxury Collection Hotel Near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Citi AAdvantage Executive Card Review: Is The Admirals Club Perk Worth It?
- Delta SkyMiles & World of Hyatt Launch New Partnership, Replacing American AAdvantage
- Lovely: Iberia Opens New Madrid Lounge For Oneworld Emerald Members
- Emergency Slide Deploys On Air Force One — Trump Insists It Was Intentional
- United Plans To Commemorate 9/11 By Reenacting Scenes From 9/11
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Hi Ben
I recently traveled through IST with someone who needed a wheelchair at the airport, and found IST to be the airport with the WORST wheelchair service. It might even be the WORST in the world—whether you’re arriving, departing, or just connecting (we spent four days in Istanbul on our return leg). Have you heard other travelers complain about this? Or are you perhaps interested in finding a way to review IST’s wheelchair service?
Thank you for your wonderful articles.
@tuotuo That's really unfortunate to hear, especially given what a major hub it is, and how many passengers it handles who likely need wheelchair service. Could you explain a bit more about what made it so bad? Or any interest in writing a Community Stories post about this, because maybe some visibility will cause the airport to review its policies?
I hope captain steeve gives some insight on the amazon air
@isaacc He has already. (Wait, were you being sarcastic?) Also, he goes by ‘Steeeve’ (3 e’s) on YouTube (something about a barista in Milan pronouncing his name that way. Bah!)
Random question perhaps related to Hyatt/American relationship. When I reached 20 nights with Hyatt, I was offered a $ 25 coupon, "better seats" on AA, 2000 points (maybe worth $28) or 2 lounge coupons (can be used on a stay up to 7 days). Unless you are globalist who gets lounge access, why not always choose the lounge? Just coffee and soda/water for two for an entire day is worth more than $28. Am I missing something?
@calidude The club access awards are the best deal for sure, assuming you actually stay at Hyatts that have lounges with any frequency, and also assuming you aren't a Globalist member. Keep in mind lots of Hyatt properties don't have lounges, and Globalist members get lounge access anyway (though the additional club access awards can be gifted to others). So you're on the right track with your thinking. 🙂
Asking for a frenemy: Flyin' to Dallas today... emergency slide might have accidentally deployed... that's a quick fix, right?
www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-09-09/trump-says-emergency-slide-is-being-checked-on-qatar-gifted-air-force-one
Hey Ben,
Not really that related to today's posts but will you be writing an article about the best lounges you found with access from Skyteam Elite Plus, Star Alliance Gold, and Oneworld Sapphire? Also, throw in best priority lounges while you're at it! I know you wrote one about Oneworld emerald already but I really enjoy reading your takes on the best lounges.
lol I saw this on Reddit that United is doing a low flyover on 9/11...kind of tone deaf?? https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/denver-warns-public-911-flyover-passenger-plane-escorted-by-fighter-jets/73-2fadacc3-82ee-4e95-a826-0845c23a07b3
Hi Ben, you may be aware of it, but T'way Air, a Korean LCC, has officially rebranded as Trinity Airways today, and they also revealed their new cabin product in A330-900neo.
You can see the photos from their website : https://www.trinityairways.com/app/serviceinfo/beTrinityInfo
Business class seat renderings : 
It looks very similar to Collins AirLounge on Finnair, but it's actually not. Trinity Airways is the launch customer of Optimares SoFab, and this will be the most basic lie-flat business class seat in the market—no recline, no IFE screen.
About Optimares SoFab : https://www.optimares.com/sofab/