From Milepoint, 90% of ANA passengers surveyed say their overall Dreamliner experience met or exceeded their expectations. This doesn’t surprise me at all. The cabin pressure and humidity made such a striking difference for me on my long flights. In case you missed it,…
United has now matched some increases Delta put in place recently for checked baggage fees. On most trans-Atlantic flights, passengers will pay $100 to check a second bag, up from $70. The first bag is free as long as it’s not oversized or overweight….
This study is 6 months old now but I think there are a few interesting points to consider. If the facts here are true, there are more airlines on Twitter than there are loyalty programs. I’d be curious to see how many of those…
I had a quick trip to SEA this week and had learned the new rental car facility had opened up. For as long as I can remember, all the rental car companies at SEA were located in the parking garage adjacent to the main…
CLEAR has arrived back in SFO, the third airport they’ve added since their assets were bought out of bankruptcy (Denver and Orlando are the other two). Some people don’t see value in the CLEAR program since TSA has established the PreCheck program. PreCheck is…
As the WSJ reports yesterday, Boeing is finally turning out 787s that can go right to “preflight operations” as opposed to being sent to another factory for hundreds (or thousands) of loose ends to be tied up. As they have tested the plane, there…
It’s all non-union people at this point, but AA has started to trim management and support staff. The bankruptcy judge still has yet to rule on whether AA can terminate it’s union contracts. But, if AA believes they are bloated in the management ranks,…
I’ve been fortunate enough to attend StarMegaDO2, StarMegaDO 3 and oneworld MegaDO. They’ve all been great adventures, each one unique. If you want to get a good sense of what a MegaDO is, Gary Leff of View from the Wing has a bunch of…
On my way out of MIA a couple weeks ago, I saw a Boeing Dreamlifter parked on the tarmac. I’ve had the good fortune to be inside one of the Dreamlifters during a StarMegaDO trip a couple years ago. 2 great info links if…
Mommy Points has a couple of great pieces on her blog about family travel. The first is about families trying to get seats on a flight together. I think she makes some good points in the post, especially about trying to get some level…