Summary: Ryanair made plenty of noise about trying to get in on the Air Berlin bankruptcy shopping spree but never quite pulled the trigger. <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ryanair-to-acquire-75-of-laudamotion-446900/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Until now</a>, picking up a chunk of Laudamotion which is the successor to Niki. Why wait to make the purchase? We've got some ideas.<br> <br> <br> <br> Also in this episode:<br> <br> * How long after a storm can an airline claim weather-related cancellations? One NY Post reporter <a href="https://nypost.com/2018/03/24/delta-should-pay-up-after-cancellation-snafu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thinks Delta owes him (and his mom) some cash</a>.<br> * Fozz got to fly on one of the elusive United 767-300s with the new Polaris seats installed. And we talk about the <a href="https://paxex.aero/2018/03/united-polaris-cuts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cuts to United's Polaris soft product coming on May 1st</a>.<br> * <a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/lufthansa-self-boarding-gates-biometrics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biometrics with Lufthansa in Los Angeles and</a> at <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2018/03/26/delta-biometrics-fingerprints-now-give-entry-sky-club-lounges/457611002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Delta SkyClubs</a>; you might need your foil hat for this part of the show<br> * Norwegian's Chicago service launches and <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2018/03/23/united-and-american-get-bad-news-from-norwegian.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">someone writing about it thinks</a> that Norwegian Premium should be price checked against flat-bed offerings from the legacies as a comparable product.<br> * Bonus link: You can <a href="http://freequentflyerbook.com/blog/2018/3/19/the-trans-siberian-railway-on-the-cheap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DIY a trip on the trans-Siberian railroad for a fraction of the price of the big tour companies</a>. Up for an adventure??<br> <br>
