New United Pacific expansion routes just dropped.
- Daily service from Hong Kong to Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City (a return from ~10 years ago) to be timed with United arrivals from the US
- Direct SFO-Adelaide, Australia
- A second SFO-Manila flight
thepointsguy.com/news/united-...

Had some extra Tatte cookies for our fantastic crew on the way back from DC to Providence and was touched to receive this note from Captain Danielle. Thanks to Danielle, her first officer and Holly and Mary for their hard work through a night of delays. You are why we all fly.

These are the principles, set out by the great Judge Simon Rifkind, that once governed Paul Weiss.

They should take his name out of the firm’s name out of respect for his memory.

Could not agree more. Pathetic

Celebrating pi day with our friends at the Data Science Institute.

Australian snack haul.

Enjoyed meeting some of Australia’s most famous residents.

What a treat to see QantasLink’s special indigenous livery, Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa! The 20,000+ dots on this A220 was painted with 130 stencils and 100 painters.

How to board 174 passengers in under 15 minutes, Qantas style:

1. Groups 1 and 2 (business class and highest priority frequent flyers)
2. Group 4 boards thru the rear door while Group 5 boards thru the front
3. Group 3 boards thru the rear, Group 6 thru the front

Genius.

Aussie Aussie Aussie! It is great to be back in Australia for the first time in over 13 years. Looking forward to seeing much of the country over the next week.

Hong Kong's New Year fireworks show puts the rest of the world to shame. What a "Symphony of Happiness" fireworks show to welcome in 2025. 新年快樂！
www.youtube.com/live/Nc7eINW...

Grateful to all those who made 2024 possible!

"On the night of December 31 every year we will have one million people crowd in Times Square, unable to use the restroom for hours, to watch the mayor flick a giant switch to drop a ball."

And how far will the ball drop, sir?

"About 70 feet, with mediocre fireworks."

The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...