You may remember that I said last week that I probably wouldn’t book a flight on Aloha for travel more than a couple weeks out. It looks like the airline won’t even make it that long.
Aloha has announced that, not surprisingly, there just aren’t any investors to help … Read the post
Month: March 2008
When I heard about InsideTrip.com’s launch, I got excited. See, when I was running PriceGrabber’s now-deceased travel site, we tried to incorporate more than just price and schedule into the shopping experience. We added on-time information, seat pitch, powerports, etc. For some reason, other sites have never felt the need … Read the post
BA moved in to the brand-spanking new Terminal 5 at Heathrow today, and it didn’t take long for the baggage system to fail. Looks like they stopped accepting checked bags and won’t start again until Friday morning.
I guess they didn’t want to shock travelers by having a baggage … Read the post
Recent media reports might make it seem like the sky is falling; as if every airplane you encounter may be unsafe. Just over the last few days, we’ve seen a rash of very public maintenance issues:
Here’s an invention you can file under “really bad idea that should never see the light of day.” Yes, it’s the EMD Safety Bracelet. What does EMD stand for? Electro-Muscular Disruption. Oh yeah. This nasty little device will give flight crews the ability to physically disable you with the touch … Read the post
Remember that whole strategy from LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa about airport regionalization? Well, it took yet another step backward yesterday with the recommendation of the Burbank airport authority to enact a hard curfew (via this excellent Airliners.net thread).
You can guess where this is coming from – the surrounding … Read the post
It’s amazing how fast time flies. It was a year ago that the inaugural Travvies were handed out, and I was fortunate enough to receive a pair – Best Single Author Blog and Best Informative/Practical Travel Blog. 
Today, nominations for the 2008 awards have opened.
Once again, Mark Ashley over … Read the post
It looks like high oil prices may have claimed their first airline victim. Aloha Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, and unlike their last stint, I’m not so sure they’re going to come out of this one.
What does that mean if you have a ticket on … Read the post
My brother lives in Philly, and Wednesday night he had the unfortunate task of trying to fly out of that place in a soaking rain. Now, you know rain in general doesn’t cause problems, but in that magical Northeast corridor, it means congested airports like Philly basically grind to a … Read the post
You could have seen this one coming from miles away. As of April 1, JetBlue will begin charging if you want to sit in those seats with extra legroom up front. My reaction? I can’t believe it’s taken them this long.
Usually, airlines try to carve out reasons to charge … Read the post
You might think that I’d be sad to see Alitalia accept the Air France/KLM takeover bid but you couldn’t be more wrong. The fun is really just beginning.
When I was in school, I remember the guys from TPG coming in to talk about takeovers. They said there was no … Read the post
I’ve always thought that older flight attendants on legacy carriers often wear way too much makeup but this is ridiculous . . .
As you may have guessed, this was no ordinary flight. This was Air New Zealand’s Pink flight taking passengers down from San … Read the post