It’s entirely possible, nay probable, that Alitalia is the worst airline ever.
I’m not talking about being bad from a passenger perspective . . . there are probably far worse in the third world somewhere. But from a business perspective, Alitalia has to take the cake.
What prompted this outcry? …
A lot of people don’t know about the Guaranteed Airfare Rule. Many airlines have it, and it basically says that if the fare goes down after you purchase the ticket, you are entitled to receive the difference. Most airlines will charge you $100 to reissue the ticket, so it only …
In one of the stranger announcements I can remember seeing, Caribbean airline BWIA will live on. Unfortunately, nobody is announcing the details yet.
According to this article, the decision has been made by the government of Trinidad & Tobago as to the fate of the airline. Besides saying that …
Doug Parker and friends are doing a great job of churning out planes for spotters to enjoy. The original plan was to simply have four heritage schemes at the new US Airways. Each one was to celebrate four of the previous airlines that came together to form the current US …
I know I’m a little late on this one, but . . . It turns out that it’s not just Muslims being singled out on planes these days.
A flight attendant for Air Canada asked an Orthodox Jew who was praying to leave the flight. It sounds like the …
I’m going to take a wild guess that the only people raising their hands are airline dorks, and even the dorks get steamed up about the copycat nature of many Russian designs. (Think the TU-154 on the left looks like the Boeing 727 on the right?)
I think it’s safe …
Labor Day weekend must have shaken the cobwebs out of the schedule planning groups, because we continue to see a whole slew of new routes coming out.
I’ve always liked boarding planes via airstairs. Yes, it’s true that part of the fun is that I get to walk by the engine and watch all the action, but there’s more to it. I’ve always been happy to use those rear stairs. Using two doors instead of one means …
The Arizona Republic’s Dawn Gilbertson wrote an article earlier this week talking about the fun-filled world of last minute web fares. According to the article, the web fares are a dying breed. I’m not quite sure I agree.
For those not in the know, the last minute webfares first came …
Smaller and smaller planes are travelling further and further every day. It used to be that every flight over the ocean had two aisles and at least 3 engines. These days, you’ll find single aisle aircraft going across the oceans regularly. Unfortunately, inflight entertainment has not kept pace.
On most …
Frontier Airlines announced today they’re going to buy 10 of the 74 seat Dash 8 Q400 turboprops made by Bombardier. They’re also looking for more regional jets to be operated by a partner airline in the near future.
This is good news for fans of Frontier, because it means expansion. …
Conflicting reports are coming out of the Carribean on the reported death of BWIA, an government-owned airline out of Trinidad & Tobago.
It sounds like it all started with a meeting to discuss the future of the airline. The airline has been flying for 66 years, and it’s been in …