USAToday reports that an American flight from Washington National to Dallas Fort Worth Airports was diverted Monday after passengers reported smelling struck matches. The plane landed safely and the FBI, TSA, and airport authority responded and everyone and their luggage was offloaded. A woman admitted she struck the matches in an attempt to conceal flatulence.…
Suspiciously, the day Jetblue inaugurated its service to Cancun, American Airlines issued a press release celebrating 25 years of service to Cancun…it inaugurated service from Dallas in December 1, 1981. American has served Cancun for a quarter century, and Mexico for sixty years. A fairly good way to remind people who else flies daily from…
Today, American Airlines announced that it is introducing international check-in capabilities to its self-service machines. Now, the difference between an internationally equipped check-in machine and one only suitable for domestic is the introduction of a passport reader, to allow passengers to scan their machine readable passport and thus supply information that is required prior to…
We reported that Southwest launched fares to 25 new cities that it can now make available with one-stop connections out of Dallas-Love Field. We expected American to either downscale or even discontinue its Love Field operations and retreat to its fortress at DFW Airport or make a go with connections out of Love Field competing…
This evening, October 18th, CNBC aired Inside American Airlines: A Week In The Life. American granted access to documentary crews on all levels, allowing them to talk to passengers, position cameras in flight, and in many private areas. They covered, to name a few: Frequent Flyers Cargo Maintenance Reservations Management Union Issues We found it…
In several press releases issued over the last day, the various airlines have weighed in on the benefits of their proposed China routes. We briefly touched on the issue in a previous post. United Airlines commented in their press release that a Washington-Beijing service would link the two capitals, and would be the first China…
As Southwest reports in a press release, Southwest Airlines this morning celebrated the phased-out repeal of the Wright Amendment with the rollout of new connecting service for Love Field. By this Thursday, passengers can take full advantage of 25 new destinations on Southwest from Dallas Love Field Airport: Baltimore/Washington, Chicago Midway, Cleveland, Columbus, Denver, Detroit,…
The other day, Seth Stein, an architect who is no stranger to travelling for his business, was mistaken for an Islamic terrorist and pinned to his seat onboard his American Airlines flight. He was pounced on as the crew and other passengers watched. Mr. Stein, who was sitting down with a book and ginger-ale, was…
Americablog.com comments here on how American Airlines is portrayed in ABC’s docudrama, The Path to 9/11. Here is what they have to say: Here’s what the “Path to 9/11” claims American Airlines did on the morning of September 11. According to Disney/ABC, American Airlines at Boston Logan had Mohammad Atta at its ticket counter and…