Probably the most reported airline news story today is about a man who allegedly smacked a crying child on a Delta Air Lines flight adding a racial slur as he did so. Abhorrent behavior on the “adult’s” part, and his employer reportedly took swift action in firing him. “Buh-bye.” United Airlines modified some checked baggage…
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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: February 15, 2013
Southwest Airlines and AirTran are (finally) linking systems, which will allow for passengers to book a single itinerary with segments on both carriers. To avoid baggage fees when flying exclusively on AirTran, book on Southwest.com. The latest domestic airfare initiated by Delta has failed due to lack of participation. It was the third attempt this…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: February 14, 2013
The obvious and most notable news today was the long-awaited official merger announcement by American Airlines and US Airways. The $11 billion deal will create the world’s largest airline. Here’s a look at what the eventual AAdvantage frequent flier program might look like. But there was also other interesting news to report, including Polish airline…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: February 12, 2013
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has been named Airline of the Year by Air Transport World. ANA won based on its exceptional financial performance, fiscal management, customer service and technology leadership. Silver Airways (based in Florida and one I’ve never heard of) won Regional Airline of the Year. Virgin America will launch new service to Austin…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: February 11, 2013
At the risk of beating a dead horse, have you heard an announcement is likely this week regarding a possible American-US Airways merger? Board meetings scheduled for today were pushed to Wednesday. Delta Air Lines today announced a new expansion of Terminal 4’s Concourse B at JFK that will add 11 more gates. The new…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: February 5, 2013
American Airlines has a new sweepstakes offering a slew of prizes, including first class tickets for two, Admirals Club memberships, tablets, headphones and more. Daily drawings for 1,000 AAdvantage miles are also a part of the promo. Boeing has asked the FAA to resume 787 test flights to aid in finding a cause of the…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: February 1, 2013
A lawsuit filed by a United Airlines Million-Miler will proceed, as a judge threw out United’s request to have it dismissed. Well… parts of the lawsuit were dismissed, but others are still in play. The judge said, “At this stage of the litigation, the court finds it plausible that defendants had a contract with Million…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: January 31, 2013
Twitter has been abuzz today covering American’s inaugural Boeing 777-300 flight. AAdvantage Geek has a great post reviewing his walk-through and be sure to follow @airchive for real-time flight updates. Meanwhile, another 777-300 inaugural was grounded. Aeroflot had planned to launch flights tomorrow, but forgot one minor detail… the “type certificate” from the Russian government.…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: January 30, 2013
American’s inaugural of its Boeing 777-300ER occurs tomorrow flying from Dallas to Sao Paulo. We’ve all seen the exterior and interior images from American, but here are some new ones from the Dallas Morning News blog. Sheraton Hotels (part of Starwood) will open 30 new hotels over the next 12 months. Half of the new…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: January 29, 2013
Southwest Airlines is now a Club Carlson partner. Yeah, I’m a week late to report this news, but I just learned about it last night. Now through March 31, Rapid Rewards members can earn double points in a promotional offer. The 2012 United Nations WTO traveler numbers are in and 1.035 billion tourists crossed international…