We’ve been a bit occupied of lot, and have a lot to catch up on. Rest assured, that while this is not our primary responsibility(we have jobs), we hope to be back on top of things soon, bringing the best in air travel developments in a timely fashion. Hagerstown Airport, 80 miles northwest of...
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Life Has No Complimentary Baggage Allowance
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Roundup – The Old and the New
Grab Bag: New and Essential Service
American Airlines will add a daily flight from Chicago-O’Hare and Gulfport-Biloxi beginning December 13. Pittsburgh International Airport has expanded its free wi-fi service to both pre and post-security areas of the terminal. Continental has announced a major expansion at its Cleveland hub. The airline will grow its capacity at Cleveland by 40% in the...
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Executive Decisions and Initiatives
Airlines have been making many changes in management of late. It inspired us to do a little review of what airline management has been saying, as well as some new initiatives. Westjet Westjet CEO Sean Durfy thinks the Canadian discounter could control as much as half of the domestic Canadian market by 2013. The...
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Amazing Stories
One can be shocked by the repeated stories of woe and disaster…here are some that are not to be believed. Airline complaints in the United States overall are up this year, increasing 47.2% in the first six months of 2007, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. In order…the top five complained about U.S....
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Flight Delays? Try Animal Sacrifice?
According to the Washington Post, officials at Nepal Airlines sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairib, the Hindu Sky God, after problems with one of their Boeing 757s. The goats were slaughtered in front of the plane at Kathmandu International Airport in accordance with Hindu traditions. It is common in Nepal to sacrifice animals...
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Roundup – New Service, Safety, and Soft Drinks
Airtran has signed a new three year contract with Coca-Cola. Onboard, you can get Coca-Cola Classic®, Diet Coke®, Sprite®, Sprite Zero(TM), Coca-Cola Zero(TM), Minute Maid® Lemonade, Dasani® Water, Cherry Coke(TM), Cherry Coke Zero(TM) and three types of Minute Maid® juices. Poor Pepsi. Has anyone signed with them lately? Air France-KLM announced last week they...
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