ExpertFlyer Now Shows 11 Months of American Airlines Systemwide Upgrade Space in One Search — Adds AeroLOPA Seat Maps [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb:

• Expertflyer has a new premium plan that lets you search 330 days of American Airlines systemwide upgrade availability (score!). They’re also raising prices on their other tiers.

  But they’re making the system more robust, with more allowable automated alerts for available seats and awards, and better seat maps in partnership with AeroLOPA.

  

• The world’s deepest, darkest hotel room is closing.

• Passenger scolds someone else’s misbehaving child…
  

• It doesn’t appear that this seat was assigned by United as a required accommodation under the Air Carrier Access Act, so re-assigning it to another passenger wouldn’t be a violation. Purchasing a seat because of a need, that wasn’t part of a plan discussed with the airline in advance, doesn’t trigger ACAA obligations. Terrible situation, though.
  

  @United, I paid for First Class specifically for a medical necessity, Spinal Stenosis. Downgrading me to Economy is a violation of the Air Carrier Access Act (14 CFR 382) and puts my health at risk. I need the seat I purchased. Check DMs for PNR. #UnitedAirlines #DisabilityRights

  — Blythe Ayne (@BlytheAyne) March 4, 2026

• Applications open for London – Chicago O’Hare remedy slots
• 30% bonus transferring Chase points to Wyndham Rewards, though I cannot fathom why you’d want to. (Ok, there are some truly edge cases.)
• After recommending Elephant Jumps in Merrifield, Virginia for 15 years – it really was arguably the best Thai in the United States and kept getting better, year after year – the restaurant has been sold. The owners are returning to Thailand, and say the new owners are “good people and their team has done excellent job on cooking. My wife and I had personally tried their Pad Thai and Laos-style Papaya Salad. And we love it. ”

  During the pandemic, the owner shared with me his experiences going through 14-day mandatory quarantine after flying to Bangkok.

  

  OMG durian ice cream @elephantjumps pic.twitter.com/uNaXpJUNOK

  — gary leff (@garyleff) April 13, 2014

• Enilria points out that new Delta Air Lines President Peter Carter comes out of Government Affairs and legal, and that this may imply their key strategy going forward to push mergers, lobby to block competitive access to gates and slots, and seek tax breaks.
• Expedia’s Hotels.com in the U.K. drops the ‘unified rewards program across brands’ OneKey, reverting to the ‘stay 10, get 1 free’ model that preceded it. OneKey has largely been a disaster because it’s so unrewarding.

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