Turkish Plane Crashes Near Amsterdam Airport
Wednesday February 25, 2009
A Turkish passenger plane with more than 130 persons on board crashed today during an attempted landing at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. At least 9 passengers are being reported dead, ... Read More
US Airways Rolls Back Drink Fees
Tuesday February 24, 2009
I've been griping about having to shell out $2 for water on flights ever since US Airways started charging for everything onboard and, while I can't take any credit for ... Read More
Convention Season
Tuesday February 24, 2009
The Travel Goods Association trade show is being held in Las Vegas next week, but sin city isn't the isn't the only town hoping that your company doesn't cut back ... Read More
United Won't Hear Complaints
Friday February 20, 2009
More specifically, they won't hear your verbal complaints. That's because the airline announced that they are closing their call center in India as of April 2009, and will be taking ... Read More
Southwest Heads Northeast
Thursday February 19, 2009
For years, Southwest has been flying into smaller airports in the Boston vicinity (Providence, Manchester, Hartford), but has steered clear of offering flights to/from Boston's biggest airport, Logan International. In ... Read More
Continental Flight Crash
Friday February 13, 2009
A reported 50 people have been confirmed deceased after the crash of Continental Flight 3407 (operated by Colgan Air) into a home near Buffalo, NY on Thursday evening. The plane ... Read More
Southwest Flies Wi-Fi
Thursday February 12, 2009
While finding Wi-Fi at the airports is fairly easy these days, only a few airlines have begun offering wireless Internet service in the sky. This week, Southwest joined American and ... Read More
Valentine's Day from the Road
Tuesday February 10, 2009
You'd have to be living under a rock not to have noticed that Valentine's Day is (fast) approaching. This year, I'm not falling for the "you don't have to get ... Read More
Southwest and Best Western Partner
Friday February 6, 2009
It seems a natural pairing: with hotels in operation in 100% of the cities that Southwest Airlines services, Best Western announced yesterday that they are adding the popular budget-friendly airline ... Read More
Nap Time Gets Expensive with US Airways
Friday February 6, 2009
Bad news for those of us who don't have enough status to get upgraded to First Class with US Airways: as of February 16th, free pillows and blankets in coach ... Read More
Linking WorldPerks and SkyMiles Accounts
Wednesday February 4, 2009
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