A bit of shameless self-promotion:
The OTR’s sister site, Tripmela.com, has re-launched with a newly updated design and additional functionality that will make it considerably easier to use. At Tripmela we publish travel deals for people in India — the country has seen tremendous growth in the number of people traveling, as well as the [...]
(Thanks to Today in the Sky…)
Pan Am (ie, Boston-Maine Airways Pan Am Clipper Connection), has once again shut down (for the, what, 4th time?). Pan Am (it just sounds weird even writing that) had been flying its sole route from Trenton to Hanscom Field outside of Boston until the government proposed revoking its license to [...]
Passengers on a Qantas flight from Singapore to London got a taste of a good old fashioned runway stranding when their flight was diverted to Delhi after the aircraft had engine problems. After landing, passengers were forced to sit on the plane for six hours while the airline negotiated with Indian customs officials to let [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Australians Get a Taste of American-Style Runway StrandingAmericans looking to get a taste of the new A380 will have get their chance this year. Emirates has announced that it will fly the aircraft between JFK and Dubai beginning October 1. No word on whether they’ll charge a higher fare than their non-A380 flights on the route.
Read the Rest of the Story: Emirates Will Fly A380 to New York This Year