Delta’s New Subscription Loyalty Play and 8 Other Top Aviation Stories This Week
Photo Credit: Delta flight cabin. The airline has launched SkyMile Select, a new subscription that offers priority boarding, indirectly including first dibs on overhead bin access. Flickr / Delta News Hub
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This week in aviation, Delta launches a new platform that gives access to priority boarding and more perks. Meanwhile, United Airlines has a plan to use larger jets to add more seats per flight as quarterly costs rise.
Delta Air Lines Sells a New Subscription That Indirectly Includes Overhead Bin Access: This priority boarding craze is getting out of hand. Almost no one wants to get on an airplane 45 minutes before it departs. People go nuts over boarding early because they have overhead bin anxiety. Can we just start charging for bin space? It's a precious resource for which demand outstrips supply.
United’s Plan to Use Larger Jets to Control Rising Costs: Fun fact: What airlines refer to as costs is not an absolute measure of how much a carrier spends. A massive glob
