Frequent flier programs reward spend, not loyalty.   But most of the people who are flying frequently enough to earn status are flying because they have to and, particularly in business, with other people’s money.  Giving free lounge access or upgrades from economy as a rewar...

Yes XWu except that when faced with things going wrong, I am usually able to find a better alternative for me than the service desk who, faced with a queue of people, want to palm you off on the simplest solution for them.  Better to get on the internet and find something that suits me. ...

The way to handle this is for the priority lane to simply take you to the front of the queue.

I understand the logic but i wonder whether Airbus has pulled the plug on the 380 a little too soon.