I love Ryanair’s CEO. He’s not afraid to speak his mind and while I disagree with him, he’s calling those passengers who don’t print their boarding passes in advance “idiots.” He further explains they are “stupid” for paying the surcharge at the airport by neglecting to take this step. A lost bag is one thing,…
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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: September 4, 2012
A third person has died from Legionnaires’ Disease linked to a JW Marriott hotel in Chicago. Hotel officials removed the fountain and tests showed that the pool, whirlpool and both the men’s and women’s locker rooms contained “the same species of Legionella as were found in the ill patients.” Lufthansa woes continue as flight attendants…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: August 29, 2012
United Airlines just released their domestic Boeing 787 Dreamliner schedule, according to this Flyertalk post. Looks like most hubs will see the Dreamliner in revenue service on November 4. If I’m not on the actual first revenue flight, you’ll certainly see me on at least one of the IAH-LAX-IAH segments the first day. The 10…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: August 28, 2012
United Airlines had a major SHARES outage late this afternoon, bringing their website down and halting operations at some airports. United is apparently offering a travel waiver for impacted customers, but as of this posting, no link has been posted online. [Edited (thanks Kris): The waiver is now posted.] In other not-so-good United news, a…
The Funniest Thing About United’s Outage Today…
If you’re not following @FakeUnitedJeff on Twitter, you need to. Case in point is his exchange with American Airlines (and others) following the SHARES outage at United Airlines today. Kudos to American’s social media team for participating. Related posts: An Interview With American’s Social Media Team United Airlines Retweeted WHAT? Being Schooled on United’s Complimentary…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: August 24, 2012
American Airlines pilots are still talking with US Airways reps regarding a labor deal should the two airlines merge. The pilots’ union say they’ll hold a strike vote if American continues a path to throw out their contracts. Several airlines have issued travel waivers as Tropical Storm Isaac nears the U.S. The RNC convention might…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: August 21, 2012
American Airlines has some pretty darn good first class fares out there today. In looking at flights from Los Angeles, nonstops to Miami are available for $388 one-way, Chicago $420 and Boston $454. Hat tip: Airfarewatchdog. United Airlines expanded the recent Southwest fare increase of $10 roundtrip to include domestic flights longer than 500 miles.…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: August 20, 2012
Boeing pilots took United Airlines’ first Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a test flight around the skies of Seattle yesterday. Various systems were checked, including cabin pressurization, avionics, navigation and communications systems. United expects to take delivery of the aircraft in late September. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group’s CEO, Hubert Joly, resigned suddenly on Sunday to take…
Do Travelers Love Social Media and Mobile Devices? Yep
I’m an infographic fan, mostly due to my very visual nature (read: short attention span), and MDG Advertising put one out there recently showing how travelers use social media and their mobile devices. A couple of things that stand out to me on this one are: 18% of people surveyed used mobile device to book…
White noise for aviation geeks… and babies
So I have this neighbor who has one of those small dogs with a piercing bark. If you watched last night’s episode of “On The Fly” where a woman’s dog thoroughly irritated an entire cabin of passengers to the point flight attendants gave everyone free drinks, you know the type of yippie bark I’m talking…