Harry Potter is a ‘Virgin’!
The ‘Chosen One’ has chosen his mode of air travel. He is partnering with Sir Branson and his airline – Virgin Atlantic. Did Harry Potter…
Airlines
Reviews of Airlines and their Frequent Flyer Programs
Lufthansa and Boeing – together for 50 years
While Lufthansa flies Airbus aircraft too – they just received their first A380 – they have just completed 50 years of flying Boeing aircraft. … Also to celebrate the occasion, Lufthansa has introduced new livery on one of its Boeing 747 aircraft.
Why I hate Time Magazine’s “20 Reasons to Hate Airlines” List
They should have cut their list down to seven to eight real reasons everyone dislikes about airlines, rather than 20 personal pet peeves they have (yes there is one about pets too), most of which make no sense. … A super cheap airline fails because it is not financially viable and that is a reason to hate all other airlines that charge ticket prices that make them viable in the marketplace?
Code Shares and ticket prices
Logic would dictate that when Continental sells the seat on the United flight, as it is United that is eventually getting paid for the seat, the price charged by Continental for the ticket should be pretty much the same as the price United would charge. … Conversely, on a Washington Dulles (IAD) to New Delhi (DEL) trip, there is a Continental operated flight that Continental is selling for $1,382 and United is selling the same flights as a code share for $1,262.
Infamous airports
As an experienced traveler and a more experienced Mileage geek, one of the things I asked a lot by friends and readers alike is help in finding them god travel deals. … The KLM 747 hit the PanAm 747 during take off, not knowing that the PanAm aircraft had not exited the runway on to the taxiway, as it was supposed to.
Hubs, Spokes and Focus cities
Most airline use a Hub and Spoke model for their routes. What that means is that airlines have certain cities that are their hubs or…
Email Inbox: Using Starwood points for Air travel
One of my readers asked me a question via email about using Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) points for Air travel. As I have discussed in…
Emirates Skywards – a World Class Program
In my last article, I did a review of Emirates airlines, their aircraft, their meals, their Flight Attendants and Dubai airport. In this article, I…
Emirates Airlines: A breath of fresh air!
Here are a few highlights that felt I could write home about (or at least write on my blog about): Aircraft: The aircraft were brand spanking new. … I am not being politically incorrect here, but one could not but notice the young folks on the plane and with the youthful enthusiasm to go with it.
C’mon, just one more text…
I am very attached to my BlackBerry (CrackBerry, works fine for me too). I am one of the people who is admonished by the Flight…
