Monthly Archives for August 2023.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
They were flying Los Angeles to Denver and on to San Jose for a funeral, and were met on the jet bridge in Denver by police and by a representative of the airline because a crewmember reported “possible Human Trafficking.”
A reader clued me in to the strange way that Air Canada shares delay information with passengers on flights from Toronto to the U.S. that depart late in the evening. The don’t tell customers flights are delayed until 8:30 p.m. even when the information is known far in advance. And they keep this information from customers on purpose.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
There was a coup in Niger two weeks ago. The new government has closed the country’s airspace – not just for arrivals and departures, but also for overflight – out of a fear of invasion with the Economic Community of West African States seeking to overturn the takeover.
This locks the nation’s citizens in as well. In addition to intra-Africa flying, Turkish Airlines and Air France serve the country.
Cathay Pacific will debut a new “Aria Suite” business class on Boeing 777-300ER aircraft during the second quarter of 2024.
I didn’t expect to see an all-new business class on Cathay Pacific until they took delivery of Boeing 777-9 aircraft, but that plane type has been delayed and the new seat will be on retrofits.
A Southwest Airlines passenger – a professional comedian – confronted the pilot of his flight during boarding to ask whether the captain was drunk. That did not go over well, and the pilot’s reaction was caught on video.
When inner rage hits and there’s just nothing to do with it except let it out, I suppose this is more productive than taking it out on someone else.
A passenger whose flight was cancelled does just that – lets it out – by acting first as though she’s possessed, and then turning to interpretive dance to express herself. We’ve all been there, amiright?
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom laid out the reason he doesn’t like offering free travel as a form of compensation for employees – which might be surprising since he leads an airline.
Before the pandemic American basically squatted on slots, flying as little as possible without giving up their New York assets. More domestic short flights and less international long haul from New York could be a move back in that direction. Hopefully not – hopefully they’ve learned an important lesson they’ve articulated over the past two years.
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