I don’t think any airlines were charging for bags “a couple of years ago”....

My thoughts exactly... Even with status (I am Platinum Medallion now, but was Gold Medallion last year) I have missed out on a few upgrades because someone had purchased a higher fare class than mine or that they booked earlier. Case in point, Delta made Diamond Medallion more difficult to get into because they had…

Delta’s program isnsimilarnasnwell. It require one to meet 1 qualifier in each of 2 categories:

You have to keep in mind that once you achieve status, you will earn miles at a higher rate due to status related bonuses. Example, when I started out with Delta 3 years ago, I flew 4 international flights in that year. That gave me Silver Medallion. The following year, I flew the same 4 trips but with Silver bonus…

In addition to Delta’s Skymiles offering a bigger bang for one’s buck, it has been my experience that Delta runs on a higher standard than most all other U.S. carriers.

The point being made here is if the Concorde Supersonic was still around, the 19 hour flight would not be!

“Authority” to do what?

The steps... Or as you called them “the hoops” are outlined in writing on the company website. No need for a manager...

Spot on for each and every point you made. Not only is it a bullshit article, but the idiotic attempt at and all the effort put forth while trying to be humorous (or trying, I should say) failed miserably. If I were an editor at “The Root” (who T.F. is that), I’d can this idiot for wasting bandwidth!

This TSA blog page addrssses reasons why some may not get TSA Recheck printed on their boarding passes.

From the T SA Precheck website:

Global Entry (from website) is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in the United States. Members enter the United States through automatic kiosks at select airports.

While I agree with you that no one should really have an expectation of privacy while in public. Then again, if this was a TV news show, they woukd be required to obtain a release from everyone who appeared on camera, otheeqose theurnface gets bkurred to where they are not identified.

By your analogy, empty food plates/bowls chould go on the conveyor belt because “so what? Clean food goes on its own plate”...

While I might agree that some traditions may impose restrictions that other cultures might deem as being lunatic, that could not be farther from the truth here.

The most simple and basic concept of a union, combined with the simple fact that most unions were generally controlled by and still share it’s most basic foundations with “the mob”, speaks volumes to undermine possible argument that its looking out for the best interest of the little guy as opposed to simply wanting…

So you agree (or should we say “admit”) that “unions cannot guarantee higher pay”... At least for the member, the cannot. For the union itself, well, pay raise or not, the union gets its pay right off the top!

Or you can just save your home address (as described in article above) and just use voice commands to “navigate to home”...

It was stolen from Los Angeles, the specific location is irrelevant. My guess is if you really consider the question of where it might be shortly after the time it was taken, I would venture a guess that it was on its way south of the border and from there, onto a shipping dock somewhere and to points beyond!

Wait... You mean to tell me that someone in their right mind, envisioned, decided on and went through the order process that resulted in THAT interior color combination???