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Bike Seats in Economy, 1 Simple In-Flight Wine Hack, & More!

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Is it me or do the days seem to be flying by this summer? It feels like just yesterday I was talking about Tipping at Hotels, and now an entire week has passed us by. Hope it was a good one for you. This is what happened over the past week on Fly&Dine:   Would…

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1 Simple Hack to Make Wine Taste Better In the Sky

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Do you like wine? You probably answered yes. In an informal poll of sixteen million imaginary people in my brain, 98% of them said they enjoyed having a glass of wine. The other two percent were either human/mushroom hybrids or made out of wine and not interested in oenocentric cannibalism. This is all to say…

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Would You Sit on a Bike Seat in Economy?

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It is absolutely ridiculous to write a question like “would you sit on a bike seat in economy,” but thanks to Airbus and a new patent application they filed in June, it’s something we’re now going to have to consider. The LA Times broke the story yesterday and if you thought the current lack of…

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Hotel Tipping, Eating Free in Lounges, and Best/Worst Fast Food

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This has been, without question, the most successful week in Fly&Dine history. More people visited Fly&Dine than ever before and I am grateful for that. What did they come to read? Check out the stories that grabbed everyone’s attention this week: First, we addressed the question of gratuity while you travel in… Tipping at Hotels…

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Flight Food Review: AA’s Chicken Cobb Sandwich

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For as much as I tout the developments of the in-flight eating experience, it’s very clear to me and pretty much everyone else in the world that the on-board food options for domestic carriers in the United States are pretty substandard. Remember that awful microwave pizza I had in AA First Class a few months…

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Frontier Pilot Buys Pizza for Whole Plane

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There are good people in this world. The proof can be found in Wyoming on Monday night where a Frontier plane got diverted from its Washington Reagan (DCA) to Denver (DEN) flightpath due to thunderstorms and had to land in Cheyenne (CYS) to wait out the storm. Pilot Gerhard Bradner didn’t want his passengers to…

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World Cup Winner Revealed + Weekly Roundup

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Why wait for the whole World Cup tournament to end when I already know who the winner is? The winner of the World Cup is…   ESPN. Just look at those ratings!   Oh, you were expecting me to name a team? Hahahahahaha. Sorry, folks. This is clickbait at its finest. Here’s the week that…

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American Airlines Offers Up to 100,000 Bonus Miles for Going to Asia

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This deal? It’s a good one — as long as you’re traveling from DFW or ORD to Hong Kong or Shanghai. Here’s how it works: to celebrate their new non-stop routes, American is offering bonus points on top of your regularly earned mileage. All you have to do is enter code ASIA2 on the promotions…

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Negative Reviews Force Fiji Airways to Upgrade Economy Food Offerings

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File this under: Comment Cards Really Work. Fiji Airways, the (somewhat) newly branded airline that used to be known as Air Pacific, has completed changed what they’re serving in Economy because of the nasty feedback they’ve been getting — according to Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald. Instead of catering boxes filled with sandwiches of unknown origin…

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Is Delta Really The World’s Most Trusted Airline?

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There was a story in the LA Times on Sunday that Delta has filed for trademark protection on the slogan “The World’s Most Trusted Airline.” Now I don’t fly Delta nearly as much as Rene from Delta Points, but in my experience that slogan is not at all true. In fact, I’d venture to guess…

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New oneworld Lounge at LAX, JetBlue Mint Menus, and More

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Another week of flying and dining is coming to a close and that means it’s time to recap the week that was. This week, we learned about… Bill Cosby’s Favorite BBQ Spots in America I admonished you to… Vote Now For @PassengerChoice or Forever Hold Your Peace [sponsored] Revealed some exciting new menus… JetBlue Unveils…

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50% Off Virgin America First Class ENDS TOMORROW

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Looks like Virgin America is a little scared of JetBlue’s new Mint First Class product. They’re currently running a promotion for 50% all seats in first class. Just enter code 50FIRST when booking your ticket and you’re good to go. Once aboard, check out the pretty awesome First Class menus. You’ve got until tomorrow night…

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JetBlue Unveils New Menus for their First Class “Mint” Product

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Sunday marked an important date in JetBlue history: the inaugural flight featuring their brand new Mint product, aka JetBlue First Class. Like all things JetBlue, Mint isn’t your typical premium cabin. While other travel bloggers can fill you in about the flight experience itself, I’m here to tell you about the food and it’s unlike…

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New Carry-On Restrictions, Unsanitary Caterers, and More

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Oh what a week it was back at the Fly&Dine Web Traffic Control Center. We started out the week asking for you to weigh in on what you’d like to see here on Fly&Dine with… Help Me Help You: A Call for Requests We then asked one of life’s greatest questions with… Would you go…

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