Today’s a big day. Delta and Northwest have officially become one, at least in terms of their frequent flyer programs. I am now a Delta Platinum Medallion, as opposed to Northwest Platinum. And you know something, I think Delta deserves a big pat…
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Some more thoughts on Delta Diamond status
Now that Delta has unveiled a few more details about their new top tier status, let’s summarize what you get for your 125,000 MQM’s or 140 segments per year with Delta: 125% mileage bonus (which Platinum members used to get) Free SkyClub…
Delta Diamond status details revealed!
Finally we have some real details about Delta’s fourth tier, which will be called Diamond status. According to The Salt Lake Tribune article, Diamond status will require 125,000 elite qualifying miles or 140 segments. What are the benefits? Well,…
A few Northwest observations
I just got off a Northwest flight from Tampa to Detroit, and wanted to post some quick thoughts: I was on a DC9, which is one ancient bird. When I peaked into the cockpit I really thought I was in some aviation museum. All three flight attendants had…
I had to turn down a bump!
This evening I was booked on a flight from Tampa to Detroit which looked rather full, but not overbooked. I made a post asking whether or not they might need volunteers, and the consensus was no. One reader that frequents the route even said I had a…
The flights you should take domestically
As many of you may have guessed by the title, I’m talking about aircraft with longhaul configurations that fly domestically. They can be a great way to upgrade into a premium cabin, and best of all upgrades are often easier due to the large size…
Yes Deltawest, I’d like some whine with my cheese
Both Delta and Northwest unveiled similar promotions on Friday, offering up to 5,000 or 10,000 bonus miles per roundtrip, with a maximum of ten bonuses. Unfortunately for me (and many, many others) the promotions are targeted, and I’m not one of…
I’m flying Delta BusinessElite to…..
…. Tel Aviv at the end of next month! This will be a long post, so let me say in advance that you’re not missing out if you stop reading here. OK, I warned you. Well, as many of you know, I matched to Northwest Platinum last year, and since…
I’m booking an international premium award ticket on Delta for travel next month….
And oh, what an adventure it is. Stay tuned for the details. I’m still on the phone. Forget I ever said that Delta miles are worthless. 😉
Northwest meal report
Since I had three meal flights this past weekend on Northwest, I wanted to quickly report back on what was offered. TPA-DTW was a breakfast flight, with the choice being between an omelet and cereal. In addition there was a choice between a bagel or…
Why I feel bad for off-duty airline employees
Oops, I forgot to mention something about my outbound DTW to IAH flight, the same flight that had the extremely rude passenger. We pull up to the gate at IAH about 35 minutes early but there’s no one to “drive” the jetbridge. The captain…
Northwest 2009-2010 Welcome Kit
I just wanted to post a couple of pictures of the Northwest Platinum welcome kit I received this week for the 2009-2010 status year, to compare it to the one I received last year. The design of both the cards and luggage tags are different. Last year…
Off to Houston tomorrow!
I’m looking forward to heading to Texas tomorrow, for more than one reason. First of all, it’s warm in Texas. Yes, that’s coming from a Floridian that had to wake up in 20 degree weather this morning. 70 degrees sounds so nice right…
Northwest to Seattle, Part 4
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four FlyerTalker oliver2002 gave me a lift to the airport (as he was on my flight as well), and we got there about 45 minutes before departure. Unfortunately that left no time to visit the lounge, which looked nice.…
Northwest to Seattle, Part 3
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Upon deplaning I took the train to the main terminal and followed the sign towards the courtesy shuttles. It was a rather brisk evening, although I came from Florida where it was a cool 18F that morning (I kid you…
Northwest to Seattle, Part 2
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four I got to the airport at around 5PM, a bit earlier than usual since I was battling rush hour traffic and couldn’t afford to miss my flight. I printed out my boarding pass from one of the check-in machines,…
Northwest to Seattle, Part 1
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four This past weekend I flew to Seattle for an event I attended on Friday (more details to come), and decided to fly Northwest. Since I recently status matched to Northwest Platinum, I wanted to give Northwest a try…
Just got back from Seattle….
My apologies for the lack of posts over the past couple of days. I just got back from Seattle after my first “real” trip on Northwest, which was interesting to say the least. I’ll hopefully have a full report up in the next couple of…
Comparing Bump Compensation Among US Legacy Carriers
One of the great joys of flying for many is being at a gate and hearing the gate agent make an announcement starting with “Ladies and Gentlemen, we’re oversold today, and looking for volunteers to take a later flight….” Overbooking…
Northwest Platinum Welcome Kit
Last week I received my Northwest Platinum welcome kit in the mail, and I figured I’d share the contents. I’m a complete sucker for these kits, as I am for anything that the airlines send me, other than those pesky credit card offers. Anyway,…
Delta/Northwest reciprocal upgrades are coming!
Based on this FlyerTalk thread, it seems like we’ll see reciprocal elite upgrades for DL/NW elites as soon as this coming Tuesday, October 28! All the details can be found in that thread, but it seems pretty straightforward. It seems like Platinum…
Something I didn’t realize about the CO/NW relationship….
Since I recently status matched to NW, I was looking forward to the reciprocal upgrades on CO, while the relationship between the two carriers still exists. Something I apparently overlooked is that when flying CO on cheap fares and crediting to NW,…
NYT: Mysterious Midair Dent in Jetliner’s Nose
Don’t blame a bird for the punch that the Northwest Airlines plane took in the nose on Sunday. Northwest is now examining the dented nose cone of a Boeing 757 jet that was damaged during a flight from Detroit to Tampa. Images snapped by passengers (MSNBC…
Dare I say it? I’m actually impressed by DL/NW!
Wow, never thought I’d say this. I’m not really a fan of Delta and I’m not really a fan of Northwest, but based on what I’ve seen I’m a big fan of the new DL/NW! Now of course that’s totally premature, but whoever…
