I haven’t written anything about the rather unpleasant opening of the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow, but if you haven’t heard anything about it, just know that basically anything that could go wrong has.
British Airways has acquired a large backlog of misplaced luggage that has reached either 19,000 or 28,000 depending on whom you ask. [...]
When Aloha announced that it would cease operations a few days ago, I was impressed by the outpouring of support for the carrier — people were genuinely sad to see it go, as it seemed to represent the end of an era in aviation.
While few harbor ill thoughts about Champion Air, I don’t expect to [...]
(Thanks to Today in the Sky…)
British carrier Flybe has hired actors to fill seats on its flights from Norwich to Dublin because it has fallen short on the number of passengers it needed to carry on the route to avoid a fine from Norwich’s airport. Flybe had negotiated a preferable cost structure with the airport [...]
Looking for a way to redeem those Star Alliance member airline miles? Does Pyongyang, North Korea, sound good? If so, you’re in luck: Star member Air China has launched new service from Beijing to Pyongyang, making it the only foreign carrier to serve the hermit nation. Air China will make the trip 3x a week.
Read the Rest of the Story: New Route Opens to North KoreaSay what you will about the hassles of flying in the US, but at least you don’t have to deal with this: A Kingfisher Airlines ATR hit a jackal on the runway at Bangalore’s airport last week, causing a 3-hour shutdown as workers tried to get the carcass of the animal out of the plane’s [...]
Read the Rest of the Story: Plane Hits Jackal on Runway in India