Gary Leff

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Frequent flyer/loyalty analyst; premium cabins, luxury hotel programs

American Airlines Boards Passenger Then Ejects for Standby
SocialApr 10, 2026

American Airlines Boards Passenger Then Ejects for Standby

American Airlines Let A Passenger Board, Then Said They Weren't Checked In — And Kicked Them Off The Plane For A Standby - View from the Wing https://t.co/hqLit4n59D

By Gary Leff
Coat Hanger in Cockpit Forces United Jet Swap
SocialApr 10, 2026

Coat Hanger in Cockpit Forces United Jet Swap

United Airlines Maintenance Hung Out The Cockpit Window With A Coat Hanger — They Had To Swap The Jet - View from the Wing https://t.co/YcetcUSQJF

By Gary Leff
Flight Attendant Sues Airline After Lingerie Selfie Termination
SocialApr 10, 2026

Flight Attendant Sues Airline After Lingerie Selfie Termination

Flight Attendant Fired Over Onboard Lingerie Selfies — Then She Took The Airline To Court - View from the Wing https://t.co/GoDvBn2l9l

By Gary Leff
Alaska Lounge Reopens to Priority Pass at SFO, $15 Co‑Pay
SocialApr 10, 2026

Alaska Lounge Reopens to Priority Pass at SFO, $15 Co‑Pay

Alaska Lounge Returns To Priority Pass At SFO With A $15 Co-Pay — After Pulling Back Flights There - View from the Wing https://t.co/iyQ5wPOBBI

By Gary Leff
Pilot Hits Brakes as Trucks Nearly Collide at LAX
SocialApr 10, 2026

Pilot Hits Brakes as Trucks Nearly Collide at LAX

Frontier Pilot Slams On The Brakes After Two Trucks Cut Off His Plane At LAX: "Closest I’ve Ever Seen" - View from the Wing https://t.co/sMJHlNEi4G

By Gary Leff
Turkish Airlines' Sudden CEO Ouster Signals Political Power Play
SocialApr 9, 2026

Turkish Airlines' Sudden CEO Ouster Signals Political Power Play

Turkish Airlines Suddenly Ousts Its Chairman And CEO — Succession Looks Politically Orchestrated - View from the Wing https://t.co/0e6ohwBGQo

By Gary Leff
American Airlines Removes Elite Perks From Basic Economy
SocialApr 9, 2026

American Airlines Removes Elite Perks From Basic Economy

American Airlines Is Stripping Elite Benefits From Basic Economy — You No Longer Have Status, You’re Just Your Fare - View from the Wing https://t.co/oZjpGTFVfV

By Gary Leff
Delta, JetBlue Begin Charging $3.50 for Curbside Bag Checks
SocialApr 9, 2026

Delta, JetBlue Begin Charging $3.50 for Curbside Bag Checks

Delta And JetBlue Quietly Started Charging To Check Bags Curbside At Some Airports — $3.50 For What Used To Be Free - View from the Wing https://t.co/p7MyKru9ax

By Gary Leff
Judge Dismisses Most of United Mechanics' Pay Lawsuit
SocialApr 9, 2026

Judge Dismisses Most of United Mechanics' Pay Lawsuit

United Mechanics Say Their Union Helped The Airline Short Them On Raises — Judge Tosses Most Of The Case - View from the Wing https://t.co/XCqUPo5GZF

By Gary Leff
Airlines Cite Fuel Prices for Bag Fees, Yet Promise Cuts?
SocialApr 9, 2026

Airlines Cite Fuel Prices for Bag Fees, Yet Promise Cuts?

Airlines Blame High Fuel Costs For Bag Fee Hikes — But Shouldn’t Promise To Cut Them When Costs Fall - View from the Wing https://t.co/BfaLdjobfh

By Gary Leff
Passenger Discovers Non‑existent Seat 27E on Flight
SocialApr 8, 2026

Passenger Discovers Non‑existent Seat 27E on Flight

Passenger Boarded A Flight Only To Learn Their Seat 27E Didn’t Exist - View from the Wing https://t.co/qFwgnt45PU

By Gary Leff
Airport Lounges Add Hidden $5.30 Cleaning Fee
SocialApr 8, 2026

Airport Lounges Add Hidden $5.30 Cleaning Fee

Airport Lounge Charged A $5.30 Cleaning Fee At The Door — Drip Pricing Comes To Priority Pass - View from the Wing https://t.co/faJj7bMx0n

By Gary Leff
Pilot’s Starbucks Line Causes American Airlines Flight Delay
SocialApr 8, 2026

Pilot’s Starbucks Line Causes American Airlines Flight Delay

American Airlines Delayed A Flight Because The Pilot Was Stuck In Line At Starbucks — Lavazza Can't Come Soon Enough - View from the Wing https://t.co/Wy6w5RoLlg

By Gary Leff
United CEO Insists on Daily Nap Before Decisions
SocialApr 8, 2026

United CEO Insists on Daily Nap Before Decisions

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Takes A Nap At Work Every Day — Refuses To Make Decisions Without One [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/kVTzfr7h2o

By Gary Leff
United Attendants Win Raise, Yet Pay Thousands
SocialApr 8, 2026

United Attendants Win Raise, Yet Pay Thousands

United Flight Attendants Are Finally Getting A Raise — But The New Deal Costs Each One Thousands - View from the Wing https://t.co/hxm9g512Ad

By Gary Leff
Transportation Secretary Open to Airline Mergers, Citing Trump’s Deal Appetite
SocialApr 7, 2026

Transportation Secretary Open to Airline Mergers, Citing Trump’s Deal Appetite

Transportation Secretary Says He’s Open To Airline Mergers — “Trump Loves To See Big Deals Happen” - View from the Wing https://t.co/lOqKHbeNux

By Gary Leff
Etihad Halves Fares as Travelers Shun UAE
SocialApr 7, 2026

Etihad Halves Fares as Travelers Shun UAE

Etihad Is Now Selling Seats For Half Price — Because Travelers Are Staying Away From The UAE - View from the Wing https://t.co/9kM3vEzlkI

By Gary Leff
Marriott Elite Members Receive Shrinking Rebates, Loyalty Fails
SocialApr 7, 2026

Marriott Elite Members Receive Shrinking Rebates, Loyalty Fails

Marriott Rewards Loyalty By Paying You Less — Capital One Shopping Shows Elites Get Smaller Rebates - View from the Wing https://t.co/RI8wd6Drh6

By Gary Leff
Marriott Adds $20 Cash Fee for Westin LAX Point Redemptions
SocialApr 7, 2026

Marriott Adds $20 Cash Fee for Westin LAX Point Redemptions

Marriott Lets Westin LAX Charge A $20 Cash Fee To Redeem Your Points [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/5tguhZfCYM

By Gary Leff
Marriott Switches to Coca-Cola After 34 Years
SocialApr 7, 2026

Marriott Switches to Coca-Cola After 34 Years

Marriott Is Finally Ditching Pepsi After 34 Years — Coca-Cola Takes Over Nearly 10,000 Hotels - View from the Wing https://t.co/yaw5UTYPfU

By Gary Leff
Delta Pilots Push for Swift New Contract, Earn $465/Hr
SocialApr 7, 2026

Delta Pilots Push for Swift New Contract, Earn $465/Hr

Delta Pilots Earn Up To $465.13 An Hour — They Want A Fast New Deal Before The Window Closes - View from the Wing https://t.co/1xJMBCNJBz

By Gary Leff
DHS Threatens to Strip Customs From Sanctuary Airports
SocialApr 7, 2026

DHS Threatens to Strip Customs From Sanctuary Airports

DHS Secretary Floats Pulling Customs From Sanctuary City Airports — JFK, LAX, O’Hare And SFO Lose All International Flights - View from the Wing https://t.co/ktF2k1YxTq

By Gary Leff
White House Budget Officially Ends COVID Mask Mandates on Flights
SocialApr 6, 2026

White House Budget Officially Ends COVID Mask Mandates on Flights

White House Budget Bans COVID Air Travel Mask Mandates — Four Years After They Already Ended - View from the Wing https://t.co/UMKew7Rr5W

By Gary Leff
Patent Troll Files 90+ Suits over Airline Call‑center Software
SocialApr 6, 2026

Patent Troll Files 90+ Suits over Airline Call‑center Software

Patent Troll Targets Airline Call Center Software In New Suit — 90+ Filings In 3 Years - View from the Wing https://t.co/rsHX1zILfc

By Gary Leff
Jakarta Airport Ceiling Collapse Halts 40 Flights
SocialApr 6, 2026

Jakarta Airport Ceiling Collapse Halts 40 Flights

Jakarta Airport Ceiling Collapses — Heavy Rainstorm Disrupts 40 Flights - View from the Wing https://t.co/oPWOFZFJjO

By Gary Leff
FAA Drone Ban Targets ICE Filming, Not Safety
SocialApr 6, 2026

FAA Drone Ban Targets ICE Filming, Not Safety

FAA Drone Ban Looks Like An Attempt To Stop People Filming ICE [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/IEcYftVX73

By Gary Leff
Why I Keep Returning to Park Hyatt St. Kitts
SocialApr 5, 2026

Why I Keep Returning to Park Hyatt St. Kitts

Park Hyatt St. Kitts Is Beautiful, Relaxed, And A Little Controversial — Why I Keep Going Back - View from the Wing https://t.co/r6XAfa5rem

By Gary Leff
Senators Warn VPN Use May Invite Government Surveillance
SocialApr 5, 2026

Senators Warn VPN Use May Invite Government Surveillance

Using A VPN Could Subject You To Government Surveillance, Senators Warn [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/hJwQPvAsyq

By Gary Leff
AA CEOs Return From Paris, Flaunting Gucci Bags
SocialApr 5, 2026

AA CEOs Return From Paris, Flaunting Gucci Bags

American Airlines Current And Former CEOs Flew Home From Paris Together — Gucci Bags In Hand - View from the Wing https://t.co/kY9cnGSH59

By Gary Leff
LaGuardia Tops Overrated List Among America's Airports
SocialApr 5, 2026

LaGuardia Tops Overrated List Among America's Airports

The Best And Worst Airports In America — Why LaGuardia Is The Most Overrated - View from the Wing https://t.co/rB3vAHLixL

By Gary Leff
Airlines Gate‑check Bags Despite Empty Overhead Bins
SocialApr 5, 2026

Airlines Gate‑check Bags Despite Empty Overhead Bins

Airlines Keep Making You Gate Check Your Carry-on Bag — Then You Board And See Empty Overhead Bins - View from the Wing https://t.co/n40hucOf2f

By Gary Leff
First-Class Passenger Turns Armrest Into Footrest
SocialApr 5, 2026

First-Class Passenger Turns Armrest Into Footrest

American Airlines First Class Passenger Used Another Traveler’s Armrest As A Footrest — “Start Selling Feet Pics” - View from the Wing https://t.co/FodtomZUNg

By Gary Leff
Pilot Loses 150‑day License After Ignoring FAA Warning
SocialApr 4, 2026

Pilot Loses 150‑day License After Ignoring FAA Warning

Pilot Flew A Jet With A Taped-On Tail Number — Then Ignored An FAA Warning And Lost His License For 150 Days - View from the Wing https://t.co/t2mqYI6Zzv

By Gary Leff
Airline Upgrade Scams Persist; Passengers Keep Falling.
SocialApr 4, 2026

Airline Upgrade Scams Persist; Passengers Keep Falling.

The Dumbest Airline Upgrade Tips Never Die — And Passengers Still Fall For Them - View from the Wing https://t.co/Wn4rBRNpAl

By Gary Leff
Hotels Cut Breakfast Buffets Under Climate Pretense
SocialApr 4, 2026

Hotels Cut Breakfast Buffets Under Climate Pretense

Hotels Are Using Climate Goals To Shrink Breakfast Buffets — Guests Get Less, Owners Save More - View from the Wing https://t.co/eEZrnXTL3j

By Gary Leff
United's New Deal Boosts Pay, Delays Profit Sharing
SocialApr 4, 2026

United's New Deal Boosts Pay, Delays Profit Sharing

I Read All 425 Pages Of Uniteds Flight Attendant Deal — Bigger Pay, But Profit Sharing Lags And United Can Own A Regional Airline - View from the Wing https://t.co/97IePtfLus

By Gary Leff
Air India Slashes Award Tickets up to 52%
SocialApr 3, 2026

Air India Slashes Award Tickets up to 52%

Air India Just Cut Award Prices Up To 52% — U.S.-India Flights Got Much Cheaper - View from the Wing https://t.co/8khPqzpYzU

By Gary Leff
Delta Sky Clubs Look More Like Playrooms Than Lounges
SocialApr 3, 2026

Delta Sky Clubs Look More Like Playrooms Than Lounges

Toys On The Floor, Shoes Off, Blankets Everywhere — Delta Sky Clubs Are Not Playrooms - View from the Wing https://t.co/enQ53WQ3fs

By Gary Leff
Bernie Sanders' First‑class Seat Given to Aide
SocialApr 3, 2026

Bernie Sanders' First‑class Seat Given to Aide

First Class Passenger Next To Bernie Sanders Downgraded To Coach Middle — Then An Aide Took The Seat - View from the Wing https://t.co/qK0cDV0O3A

By Gary Leff
Senate Democrat Pushes Risky Shoe‑removal Policy, Calling It Security Theater
SocialApr 3, 2026

Senate Democrat Pushes Risky Shoe‑removal Policy, Calling It Security Theater

Key Senate Aviation Democrat Demands TSA Bring Back Shoe Removal — That's Dangerous Security Theater - View from the Wing https://t.co/K6COZq7HE3

By Gary Leff
United Cuts Polaris Perks on Cheapest Business Fares
SocialApr 3, 2026

United Cuts Polaris Perks on Cheapest Business Fares

United Just Nerfed Polaris Business Class — Cheapest Fares Restrict Lounge Access, Seat Selection And Changes - View from the Wing https://t.co/uh6Bql5K9x

By Gary Leff
Nigerian Airline Resumes Monthly Caribbean 777 Flights, Silences Critic
SocialApr 3, 2026

Nigerian Airline Resumes Monthly Caribbean 777 Flights, Silences Critic

Nigerian Airline Restarts Once-Monthly 777 Caribbean Flights — Threatens Critic For Calling It Unworkable - View from the Wing https://t.co/hKRhgvCDRD

By Gary Leff
Congress Incentivizes Airlines to Hide Fees in Baggage Charges
SocialApr 3, 2026

Congress Incentivizes Airlines to Hide Fees in Baggage Charges

United Raises Checked Bag Fees To $50 — Congress Rewards Airlines For Shifting Fares Into Untaxed Fees - View from the Wing https://t.co/B1gWRe3CSt

By Gary Leff
Delta's “Free” NYT Access Masks Subscription Pitch
SocialApr 2, 2026

Delta's “Free” NYT Access Masks Subscription Pitch

Delta Adds New York Times To Seatback Screens — 'Free Access' Is Really A Subscription Pitch - View from the Wing https://t.co/fQDM40egtM

By Gary Leff
United Poised to Overtake Delta as Top U.S. Airline
SocialApr 2, 2026

United Poised to Overtake Delta as Top U.S. Airline

Delta Built America’s Best Airline — United Is About To Take The Title Away - View from the Wing https://t.co/oR3klASFdS

By Gary Leff
Delta One Lounge Drinks Cost Extra; Amex May Miscount
SocialApr 2, 2026

Delta One Lounge Drinks Cost Extra; Amex May Miscount

Pay Extra For A Drink At Delta One Lounge JFK — And Amex May Not Count It Right [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/dzebZhpoFO

By Gary Leff
Vaping on Planes Still Equals Smoking Ban
SocialApr 1, 2026

Vaping on Planes Still Equals Smoking Ban

Passenger Just Got Banned For Vaping On A Plane — Why Is It Treated Like Smoking? - View from the Wing https://t.co/SG3VQ1qxW0

By Gary Leff
United's New Mega Lounges to Power Profit Surge
SocialApr 1, 2026

United's New Mega Lounges to Power Profit Surge

United Is Building Two Of The Worlds Largest Lounges — Internal Presentation Shows How Hub Spending Will Drive Its Next Profit Leap - View from the Wing https://t.co/304bFo2d7G

By Gary Leff
Starlink Lets Passengers Call on Flights, Ending Excuse
SocialApr 1, 2026

Starlink Lets Passengers Call on Flights, Ending Excuse

ts Time To Let Passengers Make Calls On Planes — Starlink Ends The Old Excuse - View from the Wing https://t.co/MU0lR5fhYP

By Gary Leff