DLD 393: From Hanoi with love

We haven't had much to say about travel to Asia in recent months. That changes this week, as we're joined by Michael Traeger from TravelZork to share some thoughts. A lot of thoughts, really. Also in this episode: * Lots of talk about premium travel from the US to Southeast Asia, and luxury options while in Vietnam* Virgin Atlantic’s new A330neo, including the Retreat Suite J+ * This week in European aero collapse: * Heathrow adds daily passenger caps through the end of the summer; Emirates fights back, also the slots issue is no more thanks to updated guidance that came just after we recorded. * Icelandair sending its own baggage handlers to Amsterdam * Delta ferries baggage out of Heathrow For our Patreon subscribers we have bonus content, including: * Both Delta and United get the Cape Town slots* Connect Airlines is hiring 30 Captains at $250k/year* UA cutting SFO/DEN-STS (oct 28) And plenty more. Enjoy the show!