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Yet Another Turbulence Story: 30 Injured on Qantas Flight

Oct 7th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

A Qantas flight from Singapore to Perth was diverted to a remote Western Australia airport after the A330 encountered serious turbulence.  30 passengers were injured, including 15 with broken bones when the flight plunged after hitting rough air.  As I say each time (and you should be sick of it by now), keep your seatbelts [...]

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Sun Country Declares Bankruptcy

Oct 7th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

Those following the Sun Country debacle will not be surprised to hear that Sun Country has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following a tumultuous week in which its parent company’s offices were raided by the FBI.  Yesterday’s announcement that they may have to shut down by December 1st was made because companies now have [...]

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OpenSkies Offers $499 Fare to Amsterdam ($599 to Paris) in Prem+ (Business Class)

Oct 7th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

This is not a good sign for OpenSkies:
The all-premium carrier is offering a $499 one-way fare in Prem+ (a very, very solid Business Class-type product) from JFK to Amsterdam ($599 to Paris).  You have to book by October 15th, but the fares are good through March, with only a 7-day advance purchase (sheesh, it seems [...]

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August’s 20 Most Delayed Flights All Involved JFK

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

(Thanks, USA Today):
If you flew into JFK in August and your flight was delayed, you weren’t alone:  All 20 of the most delayed flights in August involved JFK (as well as 42 of the top 50 flights).  Comair flew 7 of the top 10 delayed flights.  Well done.  Summer storms, plus an incredibly crowded airspace [...]

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Icelandair to Offer Premium Economy

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

Icelandair will introduce a Premium Economy section (called Economy Plus) on all of its flights beginning November 1st.  You’ll get a bit more legroom than coach, but less than the not-particularly-cushy 39″ you find in Saga Class, but there’s only 2-abreast seating.  More choices are always good, and Icelandair’s winter fares are usually quite cheap [...]

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Sun Country Now Says They May Shut Down by December 1

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

If your holiday travel plans include Sun Country, you may want to find a back up:  The airline, which just asked its staff to take a 50% pay cut, now says that it may have to shut down by December 1st.  The carrier’s parent company is the target of an FBI probe into financial misdeeds [...]

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Long Flights on 737s

Oct 2nd, 2008 | By Jared Blank

If you’ve found yourself stuck on a six-hour New York to LA flight on a 737, you were probably thinking back to the good ol’ days when the route was served by 747s.  Those days are, of course, loooooong gone.  To make yourself feel better about being crammed into a narrowbody for that long, check [...]

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Two JetBlue Pilots Arrested for Kicking Crap Out of Cabbie in Miami

Oct 1st, 2008 | By Jared Blank

Two off-duty JetBlue pilots were arrested after they rather savagely beat a cabbie who had dropped them off at a Subway sandwich place after an evening at the Solid Gold strip club near Miami.  There was some sort of altercation over the $9 fare (this, coming from an airline that charges $7 for a pillow), [...]

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Long Embattled Sun Country Asks Workers for 50% Pay “Deferral”

Oct 1st, 2008 | By Jared Blank

Sun Country, which has survived despite all odds, is facing another crisis:  Last week, the CEO of its parent company (Petters Group Worldwide) saw his office raided by the FBI, which has accused him of leading a massive financial fraud.  Sun Country itself was not implicated in any way, and its CEO is now asking [...]

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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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