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Wi-fi on flights: But will passengers pay?
I'm reading the Wall Street Journal this morning about in-flight wi-fi. Will more passengers pay for costly in-flight wi-fi? Why do you pay up, or why don't you pay up?
Read more…Lufthansa A380 First Class Cabin
Lufthansa recently released details of its new A380 First Class Cabin and seating, and unlike the majority of airlines currently flying the A380 they have opted for an open seating plan (i.e. no suites)
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No wi-fi in Delta's LaGuardia terminal?
I never fly out of LaGuardia, New York's "second" airport (it's really New York's third), so I was surprised this morning that there was no wi-fi in the Delta terminal. Free would be nice, Boingo would be acceptable, but they supplied neither. Some
Read more…Disobeyed TSA Rules -- Again
Back from Newport last night, off to Mexico this morning. And for the 245432th time, I forgot to pull the ziploc bag with liquids out of my luggage. I guess that's not as bad as the time in 2004 when, after helping move Diversion's offices, I absentm
Read more…$10 Airfares
U.S.-based carrier JetBlue has $10 flights if you book today. http://bit.ly/Yc7PA
Read more…Spirit Airlines
I just learned they're going to start charging $45 a bag for carry-on in the overhead department. The CEO says, ""The beauty of it is [the passengers] will do what they think is best for them and will now have the choice."
Delta, Jet Blue Seek Temp Exemption to the New 3-Hour Tarmac Rule
OK, so how long can you sit on the tarmac at an airport? http://bit.ly/cAvSlv
Read more…Meet the World's Newest Largest Airline
Looks like Continental and United really will merge, and they'll call the new airline "United." http://bit.ly/9qHfnR I'd call it Unental. And you?
Read more…Which U.S.-based airline is best? A survey.
Do you agree with the results of this survey? http://bit.ly/aTO9Ub
Read more…Orbitz Loses $337 Million
Are you folks who really know the airline industry as surprised by this as I am? http://travelweekly.com/article3_ektid210612.aspx
Read more…Lowfare Carriers
More info: www.BudgetAirlineGuide.com. Individual airlines: U.S. Air Tran (www.AirTran.com) Frontier (www.FrontierAirlines.com) Jet America (www.JetAmerica.com) Southwest (www.Southwest.com) Spirit (www.FlySpirit.com) USA3000 (www.USA3000.com) Europe
Read more…8 tips to ensure maximum airline seat comfort
Flying long haul (especially overnight) and worried about airplane seat comfort? After all, nobody wants to land at their destination feeling fatigued and uncomfrtable. But if you're traveling coach, low humidity along with narrow seats
How age differences affects fear of flying
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As teenagers, we conducted our lives with remarkably little concern about risk. We seemed to think nothing could go wrong. When we went out for the evening and mom said, “Honey, be careful”, we thought she was from some other planet.
More airlines banning 'emotional support' animals
Though some carriers are keeping or even adding the use of waivers to allow certified pets to travel in airline cabins outside of portable carriers and without fees, the trend now seems to be toward doing away with them - limiting their travel to car