Announcements Will Continue Until Morale Improves – American Flight Attendants Keep Credit Card Commissions In New Citi Deal [Roundup]

News and notes from across the interweb:

• American Airlines flight attendants will nonetheless obtain commissions for permitted bank card functions beneath the brand new unique take care of Citibank.
  

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  — JonNYC (@xJonNYC) December 5, 2024

• Qatar Airways miles can now be transformed to Marriott factors at 2:1 which is a horrible deal, however notable as a result of it signifies that (1) British Airways and Iberia Avios might be moved to Qatar and onto Marriott [again, don’t do it] and (2) Amex and Citi factors and different resort currencies might be moved to Qatar [and others to BA and onto Qatar] after which to Marriott, however don’t do that both.
• What’s putting to me is the nice decline of the Northeast shuttle markets.
  

  These have been the ten busiest US air routes in October 2024. pic.twitter.com/UP1muvnq3S

  — Hunter (@StatisticUrban) December 2, 2024

• Qualifying as an air marshal is surprisingly simple (HT: H.G.)

• Starting subsequent 12 months, Air Canada primary financial system fares will not allow a full-sized carry-on bag and passengers received’t be capable of change seats out of the undesirable one assigned to them at check-in. Members with standing (together with Star Alliance Gold standing) and co-brand cardmembers will probably be exempt.
• Dallas contemplating main modifications to Love Field airport
  

  The first format requires widening the concourse by 50 ft, shifting pedestrian walkways, including inbound baggage and baggage declare units and different small modifications. The second format possibility includes constructing a second stage, shifting ticketing and safety screening to the concourse stage, increasing baggage declare within the present check-in space, and widening the concourse by 50 ft, amongst different small modifications. The third possibility would transfer baggage dropoff to Garage A, develop baggage declare to the present check-in space, widen the concourse by 50 ft and extra. The fourth possibility requires shifting 4 gates to a brand new south concourse, altering the prevailing concourse to accommodate solely 16 gates, consolidated baggage declare and extra, however no widening of the prevailing concourse.

• As anticipated based mostly on a listening to in October, a decide has rejected Boeing’s 737 MAX plea deal over authorities insistence {that a} monitor of compliance be chosen based mostly on DEI standards. That does appear to be a wierd factor for the Department of Justice to have insisted on for a security monitor function, to be sincere.

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