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Archive for September 2008

Air Tahiti Nui to Discontinue New York Flights Until the Summer

Sep 29th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

Air Tahiti Nui introduced non-stop flights to New York back in 2005 with the hopes of convincing New Yorkers to make the long trek to paradise instead of the 3-hour hop to the Caribbean.  That never really happened, with loads on those flights reportedly hovering the 30% range much of the time.  The airline cut [...]

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Delta to Offer First Class on Shuttle Flights

Sep 29th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

Delta will create a first class cabin on its Shuttle flights between Boston, New York and Washington, DC, beginning in December (US Airways’ shuttle already has a first class cabin.)  The flights will also feature in-flight broadband once that service is rolled out.  While Delta would obviously not introduce first class service if they didn’t [...]

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Pilot Fired for Giving Controls of 737 to a 15-Year-Old

Sep 24th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

A pilot for Turkey’s Anadolujet was fired after he allowed a 15-year-old to sit in his seat while the plane was flying from Ankara to Erzurum (and while the pilot went to the bathroom).  The co-pilot had control of the aircraft, but the teenager did have access to the controls.  In 1994 an Aeroflot plane [...]

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Woman Lands in Wrong Sydney Airport

Sep 23rd, 2008 | By Jared Blank

(Thanks, One Mile at a Time):
A sculptor from Buenos Aires heading to Sydney, Australia, for a vacation last week was surprised when she landed in Sydney, Nova Scotia.  She said she knew something was amiss when she got to Halifax and had to board a Dash-8 prop plane, which probably would not have made it [...]

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11 Injured by Turbulence Near Bali

Sep 23rd, 2008 | By Jared Blank

I keep writing about turbulence issues to drive home this point:  you are far, far, far, far more likely to be injured by turbulence than you are to be involved in a plane crash, so stop worry about whether airlines are “safe” and keep your seatbelt on.  Case in point:  11 were injured, some seriously, [...]

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Use Your Star Alliance Miles to Go to Baghdad

Sep 23rd, 2008 | By Jared Blank

(Thanks, USA Today…)
Looking for a fun spot to use your United Mileage Plus miles?  Does Baghdad sound good?  I mean, everyone says the so-called Surge has made it safe there, right?  Certainly you can travel there no problem.  And if you have 40,000 Mileage Plus miles you can go there for free:  Turkish Airlines announced [...]

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Continental Brings Back 500 Mile Minimums for Elite Members

Sep 23rd, 2008 | By Jared Blank

Continental heard the whining, and now they’re making a change:  After announcing that they were removing the 500 mile minimum for short flights, they have reversed that for Elite members and will continue to give 500 miles for short flights.  Nicely done.
(The longer version is that Copa Airlines, Aero República, Hawaiian Air, Island Air, U.S. [...]

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Jerry Lewis Gun Charges Dismissed

Sep 22nd, 2008 | By Jared Blank

I know you’ve been actively following the case against Jerry Lewis for trying to bring a gun unto a plane, so I thought you’d like to know there’s been a resolution:  it’s been dismissed.  Turns out the unloaded gun was a gift (?) given to him a year ago and he had forgotten (?) it [...]

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6 Nights in Paris, Including Air & All Taxes, $799

Sep 22nd, 2008 | By Jared Blank

(Thanks, Frommers)
It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen good air/hotel package deals to Europe, but perhaps the tide has turned:  Go-Today has a 6 night air/hotel deal to Paris in January for just $799 - and that includes the ridiculous airfare taxes and surcharges.  You have to book by September 24th and that price [...]

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Gotta Love Those Canadians: WestJet Eliminates Fuel Surcharges

Sep 19th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

Yesterday, Air Canada said that they would eliminate their second bag fee and display fuel surcharges in the base fare… fantastic.  Canadian discounter WestJet went one step further and announced they were eliminating fuel surcharges altogether because they said they would once the price of fuel dropped.  Any bets on the first US airline to [...]

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