The Layover | David Slotnick | Substack

Airline frequent flyer status used to be worth it. Now...not so much.

Delta's changes convinced me to give up on worrying about status, and just take the flights that work best.

Sep 21 •

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An in-flight interview with Southwest's leadership and an on-time arrival

While flying as far southwest as Southwest flies

Jun 10 •

Not entirely certain what to put in this placeholder. It’s a weird middle ground, a sort of “inbetween” type thing. Kind of like, well, a layover.

Apr 14 •

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