Lufthansa Flight Diverts Twice, United Tweaking Status Requirements, and the Myth of Free Travel

Lufthansa Flight From Boston To Munich Forced to Divert Twice After Suffering Engine Problems – Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Ouch. This would have been a miserable experience as a passenger.

Back To The Future: United Finally Implementing Higher Status Requirements, With Some New Twists – Pizza in Motion

There are both some upsides and downsides to the changes. If you’re a United loyalist, it’ll be important to review.

The joy and myth of free travel – Frequent Miler

Thinking about the cash value of points in important. It hit me just how much my points could be worth when I hit over 400,000 Membership Rewards.

So…is the travel really free? Or is it just highly discounted?

Find An Interesting Story?

Check out the other recent roundup if you haven’t already. Feel free to comment here if you find other interesting points, miles, or travel stories!