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Spirit Airlines: The Little Kid Seeking Attention
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If you mention the name Spirit Airlines to most people, you probably get a blank stare in return. That’s because Spirit isn’t exactly the biggest airline around, and they’re privately held so Wall Street doesn’t…
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UK Carry On Rules and the Laptop Battery Ban
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These two topics may not seemed tied, but stay with me here . . . You can now add Virgin Atlantic to the list of airlines that will not allow you to use your Dell…
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The Fight for China
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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…
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American Kicks Meal Service Up a Notch
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Hmm, that title may be misleading. Though American is beefing up their meal service, I can’t imagine it will be good enough to merit Emeril Lagasse’s catchphrase. The airline announced today a host of different…
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Some New Flights
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Here is a rundown of some of the new flights announced in the last week or so. There’s nothing earth shattering here this week. JetBlue received government approval to start flying New York/JFK – Cancun,…
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Canceled, Delayed, or Misconnected? Here’s Some Advice
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Just mentioning the words canceled, delayed, or misconnected to most fliers and you’ll see the look of terror flash across their faces. It is really not a fun thing to have to experience, but it…
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Northwest Flight Attendants Can’t Strike
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Back at the end of August, the District Court judge reviewing Northwest flight attendants’ right to strike put the decision on hold until he could gather more info. Today, he finally issued a ruling saying…
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Alaska Goes Retro
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There’s no airplane porn yet, but it’s coming. And the Alaska employees get to actually pick what they’d like to see. A friend of mine sent me a link to this FlyerTalk thread talking about…
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Lounging Around
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I can think of nothing worse than being stuck on the F concourse of Chicago’s Terminal 2, aka the Third World Terminal, in the middle of a bad storm. Those who are United loyalists know…
