Beginning of the end for bmi
Today is a day that has been a long time coming. About nine years to be exact. It was nine years ago that Lufthansa purchased...
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Another major alliance marketing effort launched
Of the three major international airline alliances, only two have significant joint-venture marketing agreements for trans-Atlantic service. StarAlliance has a deal with nine of their...
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JFK T5 Opening Day Set – October 1, 2008
JetBlue has announced their planned date for the grand opening of their new terminal at JFK: October 1, 2008. There will be a ceremonial opening...
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More trouble for NYC airports
A few months ago the FAA announced that they would be implementing slot controls for the NYC airports to help reduce the systemic delays that...
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OpenSkies: New route and fewer seats
The BA subsidiary OpenSkies announced last week that they will launch their second route, New York – Amsterdam on October 15, 2008. And they’ll be...
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Please keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle
This includes not attempting to open any of the doors while the airplane is in flight. While this seems like a pretty reasonable and logical...
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Even the discount carriers are cutting
And it isn’t like they can really cut any of their services, as that would basically mean no more seats or no more flights. In...
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Prepare to get harassed for your vacation photos
The ability to take photos in public spaces is one of those things that most folks take for granted, particularly in democratic countries. Sure, taking...
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A $1,000 surcharge to fly
I hate surcharges. I’d much rather just see what the cost of an item is and make a decision based on that number. The airlines...
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Qantas puts the A380 on sale
Qantas has decided that they needed a bit of extra publicity around their launching of their A380 service later this year. And apparently selling seats...