Balanced by sad airline news:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Turkish Airways may have a stealth devaluation in-progress, because they’ve updated the prices on their award charts<\/a> and prices are going up between about 20% and 70%. The booking engine is still showing lower prices though, so book now but prolly not through Frankfurt or Munich for this week (Thanks to Bart)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lufthansa strikes mean most flights including Frankfurt or Munich are cancelled<\/a> over the next couple of days. If you’re affected, call your ticketing carrier as soon as possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
And completed by a bit of \ud83e\udd28:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Alaska’s 737-MAX9 door plug issue was caused by missing bolts after the Boeing factory reworked portions<\/a> of the door mechanism before delivery to Alaska<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Southwest is swapping out their current interior seats for slimline Recaro seats<\/a> next year. Recaro’s slimline seats are terribly uncomfortable for divas like us, and it’s going to make me actively avoid Southwest on longer flights (err, more than I already do)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Happy Wednesday friends!<\/p>\n\n\n
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- Southwest is swapping out their current interior seats for slimline Recaro seats<\/a> next year. Recaro’s slimline seats are terribly uncomfortable for divas like us, and it’s going to make me actively avoid Southwest on longer flights (err, more than I already do)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Lufthansa strikes mean most flights including Frankfurt or Munich are cancelled<\/a> over the next couple of days. If you’re affected, call your ticketing carrier as soon as possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n