Yearly Archives: 2011

Are Airlines At Fault for Letting Terrorists Onboard?

by Guru • December 29, 2011

As we mentioned previously, Theophilius Maranga a lawyer from Fishkill, NY, is suing Delta Airlines and Air France-KLM for ten million dollars in damages for not properly compensating him after they let a man onboard who intended on blowing up…

by Guru • December 29, 2011

Yesterday, we read in USA Today’s Travel section that airports are starting to add loyalty programs to encourage travelers to patronize them. This is particularly useful for smaller airports, where people might otherwise drive to larger airports in the region. Even…

by Guru • December 27, 2011

The next time we fly, we’re going to be shaving. Recently, Nick Bilton of the New York Times continued his reporting on the issue of in flight electronics, and how, while there may be reasons for the existing rules, they…

by Guru • December 26, 2011

A woman is seeking answers after she claims US Airways lost track of her special needs brother, who was physically and mentally disabled. He missed his connecting flight in Charlotte, and when she called, they would not give out any…

by Guru • December 25, 2011

We can’t think of anything more fitting to wish greetings of the Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, New Year‘s season than a chorus of TSA Agents at LAX singing What a Wonderful World. We’d have embedded this one, but the only version…

by Guru • December 25, 2011

Why is this a story? A family flying from Charlotte to Chicago was removed from an aircraft by US Airways. The family consisted of two adults, and four children: a 3-year old, two 20-month old twins, and an eight month…

by Guru • December 25, 2011

Cebu Pacific, a low cost carrier out of the Phillipines, has modified its safety dance for the holiday season. The dance, which started last year, has been received as overwhelmingly popular. Heather Poole, author of Cruising Attitude, an upcoming book about…

by Guru • December 22, 2011

We just can’t believe this… A New York man has named Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM in a suit that also names Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Underwear Bomber, as a co-defendant. The man, Theophilius Maranga of Wappinger Falls, is…

by Guru • December 20, 2011

The New York Times reported today on Minute Suites, a company which began providing small rooms for rent at Philadelphia International Airport in March, and has bee n serving Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport since 2009. The company has already served 18,000…

by Guru • December 17, 2011

In August of 2009, US Airways announced it would be selling LaGuardia out to Delta Air Lines in exchange for greater power at Washington-National Airport. Two years later, after selling off some of the slots, it is finally time for…

by Guru • December 13, 2011

A seventy-six year old man apparently‘forgot’ that he had a loaded .38 caliber handgun strapped to his ankle when he went through security at Detroit‘s Metro Airport. The man, not identified, claimed he wears the firearm for personal protection and…

by Guru • December 12, 2011

When the TSA came into existence, their screeners worewhite. Then, they became Transportation Security Officers(TSOs), and got new blue uniforms. Their embroidered badges got replaced with metal ones to “represent the continuing evolution of the officers’ role and responsibilities.” At the…

by Guru • December 11, 2011

Unless you’ve been out of touch, you probably heard about Alec Baldwin’s behavior onboard an American Airlines flight. We’ve been thinking about this for a few days now. By most accounts, Alec Baldwin was onboard an American Airlines flight. The…

by The Infrequent Flier • December 9, 2011

Is there an 18 foot hole in your air travel collection? If so, you won’t want to miss an auction currently underway. For only 1.25 million Pounds, you can own an 18 foot long 3.5 ton engine, together with operating…

by Guru • December 9, 2011

Giving up the Ship just recently wrote on a new morale program at British Airways. The program, nicknamed Hug a Pilot, urged pilots to socialize with crew. Apparently, socialization led to something more. A teenage stewardess ended up pregnant, courtesy of…

by Guru • November 29, 2011

AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization today. Their stated goal for this bankruptcy reorganization was to achieve industry competitiveness….or “All our competitors have been through Chapter 11, why shouldn’t we?”…

by Guru • November 1, 2011

Just yesterday, we commented briefly on JetBlue’s response to their 2007 Valentine’s Day meltdown. Today, JetBlue’s Chief Operating Officer took to the Youtubes to issue a public apology. As we said yesterday, everyone failed in this, not just the airlines.…

by Guru • October 31, 2011

When the so-called Valentine’s Day Meltdown happened in February of 2007, JetBlue issued a public apology in the form of its then Chief Executive and Founder, David Neeleman. “Words cannot express how truly sorry we are for the anxiety, frustration…

by Guru • September 25, 2011

On Sunday, September 26th, a new show begins, Pan Am, which will use the legendary airline as it was in the 60s as a backdrop. Pan Am, or Pan American World Airways, ceased to exist as an airline on December…

by Guru • August 23, 2011

The U.S. Department of Transportation rules announced back in April are set to take effect today. However, many of the aspects of the ruling have been postponed at the request of the airlines, due implementation issues. The following come into…

by Guru • August 19, 2011

It is a sad fact of life that more and more human interaction is being replaced by computers. Or perhaps it isn’t in some cases, where we’d rather not talk to a human being. But Paris’ Orly Airport is experimenting…

by Guru • July 18, 2011

Last week, the Cranky Flier, in an article on CNN entitled “This isn’t the Airline I signed up for”, covered the issues of codesharing. Namely… People often don’t realize what airline they are actually flying on… We put that in…

by Guru • July 1, 2011

We’ve been thinking about the issues with the airport check-in and security process for a long time. We approved of the government insisting that higher standards be applied to security screening, although we remain unsure if it was necessary for…

by Guru • May 29, 2011

SmarterTravel.com awarded its 2011 “Best Coach Class Experience” to JetBlue Airways. We may be biased, as JetBlue is big in our part of the country, the Northeastern United States. There are many advantages to JetBlue travel that we wish other…

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