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Archive for August 2007

British Airlines Must List Full Fare Price on Website and in Ads

Aug 9th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

Say goodbye to Ryanair’s so-called "free" fares:  The British government has told 13 airlines that their advertisements and websites must show the full price of a ticket, not the pre-tax fare they’ve been advertising.  These carriers have already complied, and you’ll noticed on Ryanair’s site that their claim of GBP 0.01 tickets has disappeared and [...]

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Virgin America Launches…With Just a Slight Tornado-Related Delay

Aug 9th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

Virgin America launched its inaugural flight yesterday, which was delayed a bit because of an insane storm in New York that included a tornado touching down in Brooklyn.  The OTR wasn’t invited to the party (sniff sniff) but those who were have posted some info about the first flight (see Jaunted’s coverage here, and USA [...]

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Ryanair Forces Students on 22 Hour Trek from London to Galway

Aug 8th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

47 teenagers were forced into a 22 hour journey from London to Galway (in Ireland, for those of us in the US) after Ryanair staff refused to let them board because they arrived at the departure gate for their flight 2 minutes late.  Oh, they were late because their connecting flight on Ryanair from Denmark [...]

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Spirit Airlines: Please Do Not Hide Your Monkey in Your Ponytail

Aug 8th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

A passenger on a Spirit Airlines flight from Lima, Peru to LaGuardia (connecting in Fort Lauderdale) was caught hiding a monkey in ponytail (that’s not a euphemism…he actually had a monkey under his ponytail).  During the flight to LaGuardia the monkey got loose from the ponytail (where he must have been hanging out for 7 [...]

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New York Passes Airline Passenger Bill of Rights (Basically)

Aug 7th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

New York’s governor signed into law a bill that requires airlines to provide food, water, working restrooms and fresh air (?) to passengers who have waited more than 3 hours on the tarmac for a plane to depart.  A spokesperson for an airline trade group says they are "disappointed" by the law (as if the [...]

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What’s Going to Happen to Southwest Airlines?

Aug 6th, 2007 | By Jared Blank

The Dallas Morning News has an interesting look at the changes Southwest Airlines is considering making over the next 2 years or so.  Southwest has (obviously) been held up as a shining example of how to make an airline work in a miserable commercial environment.  But over the past 3 years or so, their consumer [...]

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Northwest’s Pilot Scheduling Issues May Be Over

Aug 3rd, 2007 | By Jared Blank

Northwest’s summer of discontent may be over:  The carrier announced that it has reached an agreement with pilots that should keep all (most?) of their scheduled flights in their come the end of the month (this would be a stark difference from the past 2 months, when the end of the month has led to [...]

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American Airlines to Test In-Flight Wi-Fi

Aug 2nd, 2007 | By Jared Blank

Give American Airlines some credit here:  The carrier says that they will test on-board wi-fi on its 767-200s beginning next year.  The CEO of the company providing the technology (AirCell) says that airlines can break even if they charge $10 to use it.  Not too shabby…

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OTR’s 1,000th Comment

Aug 1st, 2007 | By Jared Blank

A quick bit of housekeeping:  The OTR received its 1,000th posted comment over the weekend.  Thanks everyone for keeping the conversation going.  Especially all of you spammers out there who keep putting ads for V1agr@ in the comments section.  Oh, and the guys with betting sites who put in comments.  You’ve been great.

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British Airways Receives Record Fine for Price Fixing

Aug 1st, 2007 | By Jared Blank

Turns out the British government doesn’t like it when you fix prices:  British Airways has to pay a $245 million fine because of a price fixing scheme.  Staff from the airline approached Virgin staff a few years back and discussed matching fuel surcharges.  That’s a no-no.  And while they paid a fine, you, the consumer, [...]

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