Dots, Lines & Destinations

By Dots, Lines & Destinations

Exploring the world with points, miles and a bit of crazy.... more

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How many episodes does Dots, Lines & Destinations have?

The podcast currently has 445 episodes available.

Dots, Lines & Destinations episodes:

January 09, 2025DLD 516: Back at it
A new year brings new topics to the fore, including new routes, new IFE, new status rules, and more.
Also in this episode:
Azerbaijan Air crash/shot down
Jeju Air Crash at Muan
BA going revenue-based for status
JetBlue EvenMore is basically just free drinks
EK A350 Official First Flight
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
AS being sketchy about rebooking partner awards
DCA Slot times are all final, and UA’s are not what it originally promised
Hidden Passenger Ticketing
Stupid RTW ideas
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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44min
December 26, 2024DLD 515: Droning on and on
Fortunately not too much drone chatter this week; we’ve got more important stuff to talk about. Especially the part where Seth got the date of Hanukkah wrong.
Also in this episode:
The size of meals
Fog in SoCal
Many new aircraft orders:
Air India’s 100 from Airbus
Pegasus 100 from Boeing
Lufthansa A350s
Air Canada A220s
Air Canada Investor Day – “Right to Win”
Rumored SIN growth
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Allegris mess spreads to 787 biz cabin
Malaysia is restarting the MH370 search
Nifty new spacing rules at Heathrow to improve traffic flow
Google Flights openly allowing fraud via “business-class.com”
ExpressJet is well and truly dead
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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37min
December 19, 2024DLD 514: Hub Plays: Alaska’s Long, Southwest’s Short
Two very interesting and very different sets of route announcements caught our attention this week. Plus premium seats and lots more.
Also in this episode:
All things Alaska Airlines
Long-haul at SEA with Hawaiian’s planes
PDX banked for hub ops
Hawaiian’s revenue premium, so its brand stays in the Islands
More premium seats for long-haul in 2027+
Premium Credit Card
AA’s 2025 program updates
AirTags data can be shared with airlines (UA, AC on board)
FAA chief stepping down
Drones
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
JetBlue’s new Junior Mint cabin plans, plus BOS-MAD/EDI for Summer 2025
Southwest’s new short hops in Florida
Spain rules against ancillary fees
Air Canada Wi-Fi goes free from May 2025 (long haul in 2026)
Qatar Wi-Fi rolling out even faster than its previously faster than expected
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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40min
December 12, 2024DLD 513: We Try Harder(ish)
Is it finally time for some passenger rights in the USA? And why does air travel feel more unbundled than ever, in every class of travel?
Also in this episode:
New US Passenger Rights in play
Air Canada gets even more basic
AA/Citi Exclusivity
Allegris pricing is mildly absurd
Icelandair gets its first A321LR
Frontier’s first class play
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Cameras are everywhere on board, or at least more places than you might think
Boeing/DOJ Deal killed for DEI
Also still not building MAXen again yet
Interesting XLR/757 comparison
Fun new TAP routes
Is Tulum a flop?
Bitcoin in the sky
Stephan has some thoughts about Avis
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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32min
December 05, 2024DLD 512: Branching out
It was Thanksgiving week in the US, so we shifted our gaze to Europe and the Middle East, with plenty of news being made.
Also in this episode:
UK ETA really happening
BA’s new F seats
Virgin Atlantic pushes for break-up of Heathrow
Emirates first A350 delivery and first flight plans
Korean/Asiana to close by EoY
Lufthansa/ITA deal finalized
Slot redistribution at Orly nets some interesting new opportunities
Norse raising funds, sees more charter than ever
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Delta Stowaway on JFK-CDG
Man catches Frontier Airlines gate agents on camera allegedly trying to extort him
Does AS need a mid-con hub?
Aer Lingus gets some loyalty benefits with BA/AA
Etihad to ATL? (Plus HAN, HKG, TUN & More)
Eva to DFW
Eastern ETOPS retry, after failing at it two years ago.
Listener Q about buses, on the ground and in the sky
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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35min
November 28, 2024DLD 511: Gobbledy good times
Sure, the U/LCCs are struggling right now, but they’re still planning for growth in 2025.
Also in this episode:
All the WestJet Summer 2025 action
Allegiant also going crazy for next summer
And Frontier adding 16 more
United bringing the 77W to EWR in Summer 2025
Long leisure cuts
Catching up with Russian aircraft groundings
Finnair brings Biz pre-order to short-haul
AA rolls out “wrong boarding group beep” to 100 more airports
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
DL/WN optimistic for the new administration, but Mayor Pete clapped back
Delta Investor Day – AI pricing and more
Fozz’s Kirachi Adventures
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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32min
November 21, 2024DLD 510: Riddled with trouble
Wayward bullets are bad. Ditto for rodents on planes and a handful of now infamous travelers.
Also in this episode:
More on the bullets in Haiti
TAP’s Hamster Problem
Bermudair’s 2025 growth
Iberia’s A321XLR first TATL
Alaska Airlines F soft product upgrades
Continued engine issues
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Terrible travelers
Spirit’s continued troubles
Slot season
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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30min
November 14, 2024DLD 509: Worth the EXPOsure?
Trade shows and fines and AI and aircraft orders and lots, lots more…
Also in this episode:
Delta/FlightPath3D accessibility map
Virgin Atlantic talks free Wi-Fi, but only after it actually works and returning to CUN from Oct 2025
AA consent order for disability violations
Lufty also paying the DOT
BNA gets AC (YVR) and XP (LAL)
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
BA biz meal cuts
AF adding CDG-MCO from 21 May
Riyadh Air’s big order and digital plans
New private terminal at MAN
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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34min
November 07, 2024 DLD 508: Worth a switch
As Elite Status rules continue to shift, is there really any greener grass out there? With United’s latest changes announced we brought in Ed to get a fresh take.
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44min
October 31, 2024DLD 507: Lounge Life
Doing our best to prove that there’s no such thing as a quiet airport lounge anymore, and part of the problem, too.
Also in this episode:
FlyDubai to Bhairahawa
Air Canada/airBatic codeshare via AMS/CPH
Dulles Master Plan Update
AA Cabin Upgrades slip to 2025
Elliott gets six seats on the Southwest Board
SAS joins the Greenland fun
For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including:
Qatar’s first Starlink plane is flying
Spirit bets on Malcolm in the Middle, sells off planes
Boeing machinists rejected the latest offer, while Textron seems to have ratified
And plenty more. Enjoy the show!
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23min

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