So, did I miss anything over the long weekend?
From the looks of JetBlue CEO David Neeleman’s face on news shows this morning, I get the feeling it was a sleepless few days for the BlueCrew. Remember how I said before that by not pre-canceling their flights, the airline was …
That title is likely to make me pretty unpopular with a lot of people, but it’s my stance. I’ve mentioned it before, when the people stuck on that American flight in Austin formed the Coalition for an Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights, and I still feel the same way. …
Lots of little things today compelled me to put out yet another edition of random bits of info. And yes, in case you didn’t know, today is the official Bob Marley Day in Jamaica. Also, I know there are a couple of Kiwis who read the blog, so happy Waitangi …
Today was a big day for new additions to global alliances. To be fair, these are just the announcements of additions but in the near future oneworld and SkyTeam fliers will have more options for mileage earning and redemption.
First up, SkyTeam. Air Europa, Copa Airlines, and Kenya Airways all …
It’s tough to tell exactly what’s going on at Expedia these days. First, it appeared that American had pulled their fares for international travel and premium cabins due to not being able to come to an agreement on costs with Expedia. Now it appears there may be more to it.…
Talk about a bad
Hmm, I wonder if the AA pilots saw this coming?
It appears that American Airlines won’t be getting another route to China anytime soon thanks to the stalemate in negotiations between the pilots and American management.
American’s pilots have limits in their current contract that say flights cannot be more …
Of course, there are a million ways to answer that question. You could look at available seat miles, revenue passenger miles, number of flights, number of planes, etc. In most metrics, American is still the largest US airline, but if you look at total number of passengers, Southwest has now …
Southwest made a big schedule change today, and I think it’s worth analyzing a little further. First, the basics. From the press release, these flights all begin on March 11:
New Flights:
For those who live in the city of Dallas, today was a good day. It marked the first day you could buy a ticket for flights from Dallas/Love Field to 28 new destinations nationwide on Southwest.
For a rundown on the Wright Amendment, go here. Warning: That site is …
The US and Chinese governments came to an agreement back in 2004 allowing a gradual increase in air service over a six year period. Next year, there will be one additional service allowed from an airline that already flies to China. Of course, all four carriers that already fly there …