The debacle that is Avios, and a few gems it offers
When British Airways and Iberia announced a couple months back that they were integrating their loyalty programs under the Avios moniker there were a whole...
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Hawaiian launching service to New York City
Hawaiian Airlines has announced that they will offer service to New York City‘s JFK airport from Honolulu starting in June 2012. In addition to advertising...
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The Delta Connection experience
This past weekend was a quick, relatively local getaway down to Savannah, Georgia. The trip was great overall. Savannah is a lovely town, and I’ll...
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SSI only secret when it is convenient
I know that expecting a consistent and coherent implementation of policy from the TSA is a pipe dream. Still, there are a few bits that...
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Well, that’s not how I meant to get to Seattle
When the check-in machine at the airport informs you that it is unable to rebook your connection that’s a bad thing. When the agent behind...
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Buying a ticket shouldn’t be this hard
I’ve been working lately on cobbling together a rather ridiculous series of flights for our winter vacation this year. The plan is mostly South Asia,...
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The challenges of acquiring a Chinese Visa
I picked up my passport containing my brand new visa to visit China from the Consulate in New York City this morning. I didn’t use...
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A trip back in time: Inside the TWA Flight Center at JFK
Eero Saarinen was an architectural genius. This is generally an accepted fact and one that I have never had reason to dispute. Passing by the...
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New York/Washington slot swap approved
The deal for US Airways and Delta to trade large chunks of their operations at New York City‘s LaGuardia and Washington, DC‘s National airports has...
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Can the NYPD really shoot down an airplane?
In an interview which first aired last night NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly stated that the department does, in fact, have that ability: [i]n an extreme...