The OTR’s New York offices will be closed tomorrow as we move them 25 blocks north to handle our expansion. If you have any questions, please email our Tripmela offices in Delhi. See you Monday!
Read the Rest of the Story: OTR Offices Are MovingThe era of bankrupt US airlines is basically over today (well, for now), as Northwest Airlines exits Chapter 11. If you’re a fan of airline stocks (you are crazy) you’ll be excited to know that Northwest’s shares will be listed today on the NYSE. Passengers won’t notice anything different.
Read the Rest of the Story: Northwest Airlines Exits BankruptcyAs I haven’t bothered to write about it here, you’ve probably read something about the passenger who flew to and from Europe even though he knew he had a particularly awful strain of tuberculosis. Before everyone gets into a giant uproar over this, this article should help clear things up a bit. The good news: [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: An Update on the Tuberculosis SituationA bit of self-congratulations :)
The Asia Times has a nice piece about the online travel industry in India, including a bit about the OTR’s sister company Tripmela, a publisher of travel deals for the Indian market…
(Editor’s Note: I’m calling bullshit on this one, but I’m printing it anyway:)
A number of places are reporting that director Mike Figgis was detained at LAX because he told screeners he was in LA to "shoot a pilot." (that would be a TV show pilot, not an airplane pilot). I believe this is too good [...]
You can read the article for the details, but just know that a swarm of bees forced a plane to make an emergency landing…
Don’t see that every day…
The NY Times has an interesting look into US Airways’ bumping practices. I’m not sure they’re any better or worse than any other airline, but just know that with the planes even more full than in the past, involuntary bumps are becoming more common (so they say) — apparently people are less willing to accept [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Really, We Don’t Want to Have to Bump YouTwo doctors on board a Delta flight from Germany to Atlanta helped a woman give birth to a baby boy in the air somewhere near Charlotte, North Carolina. The baby was born in the area between coach and first class (he was not charged a change fee for only showing up for part of the [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Doctors Deliver Baby on Delta FlightGood news if you use Expedia to book your tickets: JetBlue’s flights are now available on Expedia and Hotwire. Last year (or so) JetBlue added their flights to Travelocity after 6 years (or so) of trying to sell on their own. Southwest Airlines also recently announced a broadened approach to selling its tickets, adding the [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: JetBlue Now Available on ExpediaSpirit Airlines announced new service to Managua, Nicaragua, beginning in August. Normally, I don’t bother sharing new routes, but this marks a rather significant expansion into Latin America for the little-airline-that-could. The past year has seen Spirit announce new service to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Haiti and Peru, among other destinations. What’s interesting, is that [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Spirit Airlines Announces Service to Nicaragua