Delta is borrowing a nice feature from the sadly departed Song and will offer seatback TV, movies and music on all domestic flights over 4 hours. Their rollout schedule is more complicated than I care to explain, but if you’re flying Delta on a 4 hour flight, you’ll soon feel like you’re on JetBlue.
Read the Rest of the Story: Delta to Offer In-Flight Seatback TV/Movies in USNot an airline story, but I thought it made sense here: A woman travelling on Amtrak with her elderly father to Chicago did not bother to tell authorities that he had died somewhere in Colorado. Instead, she waited 23 hours until the train pulled into Chicago where the man lived. Why’d she sit next to [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Dead Guy Rides 1,000 Miles on AmtrakBritish Airways has a great fare to London in their World Traveller Plus cabin. From New York it’s only $269 each way (plus out-of-control taxes) this fall. World Traveller Plus has 38" pitch and wider seats than coach, making it feel like a domestic business class seat. This is really a steal if you’re going [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Great Fare to London in Economy PlusLong, long, long, long struggling Caribbean carrier BWIA West Indies Airways (I believe that’s pronounced BWEEEEE) will shut down December 31st after a prolonged illness. The airline, based in Trinidad & Tobago, will be re-born as Caribbean Airlines on January 1st, focusing on "niche" routes rather than trying to compete with airlines that do not [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: BWIA To Shut Down December 31The TSA website has a relatively amusing list of items you may carry on to your flight (Nitroglycerine pills, Ostomy Scissors) and may not (swords, throwing stars). It’s very helpful if you were planning on bringing blasting caps onto your next flight.
Read the Rest of the Story: Please Put Your Meat Cleaver and Nunchakus in Your Checked BaggageAlbania’s unfortunately named Albatros Airways has been grounded, after 2 years in business with the worst airline name ever. The president of the airline seems to suggest that the company was sabotaged in some way and that all of its passengers were moved to a rival airline. We may never get to the bottom of [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Albatros Airways Stops FlyingIt’s Friday, so it’s time to get the hell outta here. And you can do that with Go-Today’s $499 4 night package to Paris. You’ll get hotel and airfare from Newark for this low, low price. The catch? You have to go in January or February. But think about it — it’s better than being [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: $499 4 Night Package to ParisI’ve blabbered on in the past about the utter and pathetic farce that serves as airport security in the US. This week’s Ask the Pilot column over at Salon does a better job talking about this than I have. Enjoy.
Read the Rest of the Story: Airport Security as Theatere.comAn Orthodox Jewish passenger was removed from an Air Canada Jazz flight from Montreal to New York because he was praying in his seat while the plane was about to begin taxiing for takeoff. As is part of the praying ritual, the passenger was swaying back and forth while performing his prayers. And because they [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Religious Jew Removed From Fight for PrayingWe’ve all wished this would happen when we fly: Air Canada staff removed a 6 year old kid (who was traveling alone) from a Toronto to Cancun flight because he refused to buckle his seatbelt during takeoff. It is believed to be the first time a child was ever removed from a flight for bad [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Obnoxious Child Kicked Off Air Canada Flight