We’ve been a bit busy the last few days. And there is always so much to read to keep up and talk about. We’re going to try to sit down for a few hours and catch up on the backlog.…
Roundup – 10 Minute Rule
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
News of the Day
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AirTran Airways announced new nonstop service from Milwaukee to Washington’s National Airport. Beginning June 11th, they will offer two daily nonstops between the two airports. This continues AirTran’s buildup in Milwaukee after their failed attempt to merge with Milwaukee carrier…
Sixth and Final 787 Test Aircraft in Final Assembly
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Image by jnsabino via Flickr The first major parts for Dreamliner Seven are set to begin showing up in Everett when the horizontal stabilizer is flown from Italy. “The first flight test airplane, ZA001, is getting its paint touched up…
Fares and Fees
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Joe Sharkey of the New York Times wrote earlier this week on the current glut of seat sales, maintaining it won’t last. The sales are breaking out mostly on routes where the competition is heavy or business travel has significantly…
Virgin America Changes Its Fee Structure
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Image by jasonEscapist via Flickr Effective today, the people at Virgin America announced changes to their fee structures. Their fee for changes will be reduced from $75 to $50. We’re hoping other airlines reduce their change fees as well. A…
Is Airline Service a Sham?
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Image by Getty Images via Daylife Michael Russnow over at the Huffington Post commented today that airline service is a sham. He maintains that first was a fee for a second bag, then a first, then for drinks on US…
Tales of Woe – Airline Service
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Mr. T, we’re sure, would say, “I pity the fool airline who mistreats their passengers.” Once again, here are some recent tales we’ve noticed of travel experiences. When a man tried to check in for his flight on Spirit, he…
Student Sues US Airways over Missing XBox
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Image by Getty Images via Daylife A Yale student is suing US Airways, claiming that they stole an Xbox 360 from his luggage. He is requesting $1 million in compensation. Jesse Maiman claims that when he took a Dec. 17,…
Ryanair Lets You Choose Their Next Surcharge
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We got a note of this over Twitter…check us out there… Ryanair today invited passengers to suggest the next ancillary revenue idea after their CEO confirmed that they might institute pay toilets. Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said; “Ryanair is Europe’s largest…
News from Delta
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Delta has been up to a lot lately, and we’ve decided to devote an entire post to talking about several significant things they’ve done in the last week. Delta is expanding a marketing alliance with Midwest Airlines, best known for…
Let’s Catch Up – Roundup
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Here’s yet another roundup. Some interesting stuff. And check out this video we found showing Chicago’s Midway Airport in 1954. A little bonus in case the new service doesn’t benefit you. The Dulles Rail Link may start construction any day…
Pilot Offloads Luggage to Take Employees
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Image via Wikipedia Two weeks ago, a captain of an El Al flight flying to Israel from an undisclosed city in Europe ordered the removal of a number of suitcases to allow two El Al employees to get on. Airline…
Kayak Responds to Tripadvisor and Fly.com
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Image by guspim via Flickr Budget Travel had an interesting report earlier today on new metatravel search sites run by Tripadvisor and Fly.com. Both sites use a layout almost identical to Kayak.com, the largest and most well known of these…
Airlines Invest in First-Class Amenities on the Ground
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As airlines fight for a shrinking number of first-class passengers, they’re prepared to lay out even more money to win their loyalty…which seems a risky business move to us. This week, Lufthansa unveiled a 12,000-square-meter first-class lounge at Frankfurt Airport,…
Estimating Fees
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Image via Wikipedia We just posted on Spirit Airlines adding a convenience fee, and we thought there was more to say. And lo and behold, in searching for something relevant, we found another post by Cranky, on the subject of…
Spirit Adds a Fee for Booking Online
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Image via Wikipedia The Cranky Flier noted today that Spirit Airlines, known for its lack of taste and ultra-low-fares philosophy is instituing a Passenger Usage Fee of $4.90 per person per sector for anyone who doesn’t book their ticket at…
More from Ryanair
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Image via Wikipedia We dislike Ryanair for their approach to business. We like hearing frm them though, as nothing is as amusing, or produces as much outrage. One in the United States, where we are, might choose to believe they…