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Tarmac delays fell from 268 during June '09 to just 3 in June '10

Bloomberg reports that airline flights stuck on tarmacs for more than three hours fell to 3 in June, down from 268 a year ago. And this was not because there was an increase in cancelled flights. It was because...

Started by Ed Wetschler

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Group rates on TAM airlines

Does anyone have a contact for TAM airlines groups department?

Started by Gai Spann

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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

Started by Ed Wetschler

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Direct flights, San Francisco to Zurich

I just noticed that Swiss Air has a new direct route from SF to Zurich.

Started by Ed Wetschler

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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?

Started by Northeast News

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Lufthansa A380 First Class Cabin

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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)

In an interview I did with Severin Nesselhauf

Started by Ben Hoffman

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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

Started by Ed Wetschler

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$10 Airfares

U.S.-based carrier JetBlue has $10 flights if you book today. http://bit.ly/Yc7PA

Started by Ed Wetschler

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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?

Started by Ed Wetschler

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Five Airlines Promise Not to Charge for Carry-ons

Will Spirit have to cave on this one? http://nyti.ms/bBTk5m

Started by Northeast News

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Which U.S.-based airline is best? A survey.

Do you agree with the results of this survey? http://bit.ly/aTO9Ub

Started by Ed Wetschler

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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."

That's an interesting spin

Started by Northeast News

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