Friday, August 15, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute – August 16 2025

For the Professor's celebration of the latest trip round the sun here are some tidbits for you. 

From loyalty currencies to luggage lessons, artificial horizons and digital borders—plus one bovine bucking gravity.

BA redirects its festive routes, Spirit Airlines’ fallout offers winners and losers, London’s chic meet-ups for travelers, AI rollout friction, Hawaiian route realignments—and one historic cow gets airborne.


  1. BA rings in festive cheer, flight-by-flight AVIOS only

    British Airways will operate select flights to Cape Town over the busy holiday season via Avios-only bookings—your points might finally fly you somewhere exotic.

    Read more.

  2. Who wins in a post-Spirit world?

    IdeaWorks Company’s latest highlights the creative, often unexpected, revenue strategies gaining traction amid Spirit Airlines’ turbulence. Worth your coffee time.

    Read more.

  3. The absolute latest must-have travel accessories

    Transport for London unveils a chic collection that will make your business trip Instagram-ready. Ready to carry your commuter cred?

    Browse here.

  4. ChatGPT rollout still a mess

    CNN reports persistent hiccups, from login fails to hallucinations—reminder that “beta” in AI is often painful, live, and public.

    Read more.

  5. Sayonara FUK

    Hawaiian Airlines pulls underperforming Japan routes—keeping only Australia connections. Hawaii to Japan: gone.

    Read more.

  6. Quirky: Elm Farm Ollie — the first cow to fly in a plane

    In 1930, a Guernsey cow named Elm Farm Ollie soared over St. Louis, milked in-flight and dropped to eager crowds below. Aviation’s most udderly unexpected groundbreaker.

    Read more.

📣 Don’t forget:

The Professor’s Minute Minute → https://tinyurl.com/ynvpddfw

The OFFICIAL Professor Sabena Blog → https://tinyurl.com/j9x8cmhm

Explore the old archive → https://tinyurl.com/njj9z6p4


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#Travel #Aviation #Airlines #Tourism #BA #Avios #SpiritAirlines #AirlineRevenue #TravelAccessories #LondonTravel #AI #ChatGPT #HawaiianAirlines #RouteChanges #QuirkyTravel #AviationHistory #ElmFarmOllie #FirstCowInFlight

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