Welcome to The Morning Shave for Thursday, January 30, 2025. Norse Atlantic has launched a new flight from LAX to Athens, Spirit Airlines is cutting 12 routes to save money, and our friend Stella shares a simple hack for couples to avoid sitting in the middle seat. Visit BaldThoughts.com/tms to read all the stories.
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‘Oh My’: What Air-Traffic Radio Tells Us About the American Airlines Plane Crash.
What a terrible disaster in DC as a CRJ collides with a military helicopter near DCA. At this time, no survivors have been identified. Please pray for their families and hope for the best. DCA airport was shut down, and incoming flights have been diverted to nearby airports. If your flight was affected by the diversions, use your credit card flight delay or trip interruption/cancellation benefits to cover the cost of meals, hotels, and flights that you may incur.
Norse Atlantic is adding Los Angeles-Athens service.
Flying Business Class doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Norse Atlantic is a discount airline offering direct connections between the U.S. and Europe at a fraction of the cost of legacy airlines. It’s now launching service to Athens, Greece, from Los Angeles four times per week. And this is on top of its existing service to Rome and Paris from LAX.
Spirit Airlines Is Cutting Routes From New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, and More.
The budget airline seems to be cutting its own budget by cutting a dozen routes this week. Some of the flights were specific to Spring Break, but others were regular flights. Since the airline doesn’t have an interline agreement with other carriers, reduced flight options leave travelers with even fewer options should a flight be delayed or canceled.
A boring vacation is exactly what you need right now. Here’s why.
Most of us seek to pack out vacations with as much adventure, tours, and exploration as possible. But what if there was another way? A new trend is focused on creating boring vacations that want to provide an opportunity to relax and recover. This trend contradicts the idea that you must maximize your dollars after spending hundreds (if not thousands) on flights and hotels. What do you think?
Flying Together? This Simple Hack Is the Best Way To Avoid Middle Seats.
Nobody signs up to sit in the middle seat on a flight. You’re squished between two travelers and constantly fighting for the armrests. You don’t have control of the window and must ask permission to get up and use the bathroom. The author has a simple hack that lets you sit next to your travel companion without either of you having to get stuck in middle-seat purgatory.
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