This is kinda interesting: The UAE has offered a 3-month amnesty to Indian workers who are in the country illegally. Now, in response, airlines are tripping over each other to offer special one-way fares to these workers to they can get home. Think about that. Imagine American, Continental and Delta offering illegal Mexican workers advertised [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Illegal Indian Workers Get Special AirfaresThe Department of Transportation is seeking comment from the public about whether airlines should be forced to pay additional compensation for involuntarily bumping people from their flights. Given the near-90% loads this summer, this would be a good idea for passengers. Currently, airlines need only pay $200 in compensation if they involuntarily bump someone but [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Tell the Government You Want More $$ for Getting Bumped20% of Air Tahiti Nui’s flight attendants have been suspended (and will likely be fired) after being busted in a drug smuggling ring. Basically, they were purchasing various drugs and bringing them back to Tahiti to re-sell (at a huge profit). The airline says this won’t affect their operations, but you’ve got to be impressed [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: 20% Of Air Tahiti Nui Staff Suspended for Drug TraffickingA Muslim man was kicked off a Thomsonfly flight in Newcastle, England, because he asked a flight attendant if he could pray in a galley of the plane. The flight attendant freaked a bit, then called the captain, who had the man removed from the plane. The UK has been on high alert since the [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Muslim Man Kicked Off Plane Because He Wanted to PrayAmerican Idol star (?) Clay Aiken was involved in a dispute with another passenger on a Continental flight to Tulsa over the weekend. Details are sketchy, but he may have put his foot on the armrest of the passenger in front of him, which led to said passenger (a woman) giving him a bit of [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Clay Aiken Involved in Minor Dispute on Continental FlightAmerican Airlines has had enough with Eos (and MAXjet, I guess): They have announced that they are launching daily nonstop service from JFK to Stansted on a 767 (they used to serve STN from Chicago about 14 years ago). They’re also giving triple miles on flights between New York and London in business or first. [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: American Airlines Smells Eos’ BloodThe OTR attended a press conference that Qatar Airways held a little while back to announce their inaugural flights to the US (4 flights weekly to Newark, via Geneva, with nonstops from Qatar to Washington, DC, coming soon). The airline is an impressive story, growing from nothing 10 years ago, to having 35% year over [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Qatar Airways CEO: “Don’t Listen to the Crap My Competitors Are Saying”