Gayle King, Delta “Angels” and “Life Savers,” Heathrow’s “Forgotten People” and Smells Like Spirit

What a week!

I hope you’re enjoying the long, holiday weekend. It was a big, busy week for us at Rene’s Points!

René waxed nostalgic about his eight years of blogging, William Shatner tweeted us, Delta is planning to “Wow” Main Cabin customers. Oh, and a passenger tried to breach a Delta cockpit and make “San Juan…disappear.”

All in a week’s work, I guess.

In case you missed anything or want to read a post again, here’s the week that was!

• • My Most Amazing Events After Almost 8 Years of Blogging – What a ride!

• • PROCRASTINATORS – Last call for the BIGGEST EVER Delta Amex Card Offers! OFFERS HAVE EXPIRED. Please see post for current Welcome Bonuses!

• • TODAY is the BEST Day to Delta Medallion Status Match Challenge For Benefits Through January 31, 2021!

• • Delta Is Expanding Its A220 Routes!

• • William Shatner Tweets About Rene’s Points!

• • Meeting New Delta Amex Credit Card Minimum Spend: Summer 2019 Edition!

• • Delta Announces Plans to “Wow” Main Cabin Passengers on International Routes

• • Should Boeing Rename the 737 MAX? If So, to What? Will That Even Help?

• • Rookie Wednesday: Does Having Lots of Credit / Travel Cards Hurt Your Credit Score?

• • BREAKING NEWS: Delta Air Lines Pilot Arrests Passenger This Morning En Route to JFK

• • Delta Employee Gets Married at a Sky Club. Where Would You Get Married (Again)?

• • Global Entry Interviews Being Canceled Due to Southern Border Situation

• • Watch Fireworks from Airplanes and Drones!

• • NCL Norwegian Dawn Family Suite 12016 Forward Starboard Side Review 2019

• • Delta Air Lines Celebrates the Spirit of 1776 – on Flight 1776!

Even though it was a short week for many, the travel news world was still in full force.

There were plenty of Delta happenings this week: (more) new routes added, earnings reports, cargo news, and a few other stories:

• • Delta expands domestic Raleigh-Durham service

• • Delta Airlines reports record high passenger numbers in June 2019

• • Delta, the only major US airline without a 737 Max, had a very good quarter

• • Delta Air Lines flies record number of passengers in June, boosts profit guidance

• • Gayle King Calls the Delta Flight Attendant Who Found Her Wallet an ‘Angel’

• • Delta customer to Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport employees: ‘You’re a life saver’

• • Reports of dismal May traffic continue into June with early Delta stats

Here are some more pieces that caught my eye and I thought would interest you, too:

• • Eldorado to become Vegas giant with Caesars deal

• • Man Falls from Kenya Airways Aircraft Prior to Landing

• • Heathrow’s ‘forgotten people’ – Those who stand to lose the most if the third runway gets built

• • Behind the Scenes at Nashville International Airport

And, finally, with *ahem* All Apologies to Nirvana, something smells like Spirit…

What are your plans this holiday weekend? Traveling anywhere? What have been your experiences at airports, hotels, and on the road? Please tell us in the Comment section below.

And if there’s a big travel news story I missed, please add it below with a link to the story.

— Chris