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Kudos to Delta: Fixed our flat tire AND owned up to a delay?!

I was fortunate to perform a couple of shows during this years SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX. While every flight is always an opportunity to see how the airline industry is performing, this trip was sure to be one to monitor, with 2,000 bands and 20,000 music fans arriving and departing from one tiny [...]

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Getting Bumped: The Art of Free Air Travel

(Excerpt from Chapter 3 – At the Gate, Please Hug Me-I’ve Been Delayed) Everyone has that one annoying friend who is constantly bragging about all the free stuff they get. Free hotel stays, free meals, free prizes in cereal boxes (some people just have to brag no matter what), etc. With overbooked flights at unprecedented [...]

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