The blog post highlights a mix-up in inflight movie offerings, where American Airlines is promoting “Age of Ultron” but showing “Avengers Assemble” instead. It discusses the confusion this has caused among passengers and invites others to share their experiences with similar discrepancies.
When you’re the top of the elite level totem you can take it one of two ways. As a thanks for your business and an offer by the airline to help you more than others. Alternatively, it can turn you in to a demanding traveller, the equivalent of a two year old toddler. I met that toddler yesterday,
Two flights with european carrier, Finnair were great with the exception of an over-entitled fellow passenger. It prompted a couple of questions of flying etiquette….
Hilton offers the ability to check-in from its mobile app and to pick a room. What happens when you check-in and discover the room you have chosen has been changed to a handicapped room, with two double beds when you had booked a king?
With Copenhagen being a fortress Star Alliance member SAS, the lounge offering for non-SAS passengers are pretty thin. Finnair uses two different lounges. On my recent visit I chose the Aspire Lounge, a short walk from the A gates used by the airline.
Read about four new types of traveller – the scatterbrain, the single with no kids, the luggage space hoarder and the Hypochondriac. But have I missed any? Is 11 the right number?
La selezione di piatti speciali offerti da Korean Airlines e altre compagnie aeree rappresenta un’opzione interessante per i passeggeri che desiderano un’esperienza culinaria migliore durante il volo. Con la possibilità di richiedere pasti che soddisfano esigenze mediche, allergie e preferenze dietetiche, i viaggiatori possono godere di un’alimentazione più sana e variegata anche in classe economica.
Green, Green, Green came the cry from Jake/Thad/Noah wanting yet another macaroon from the selection of food available in the small lounge at London City Airport. No one said anything as the cry got louder, not even his parents. Poor Jake/Thad/Noah, aged 3, got a discussion with his father about sharing, before being given another macaroon.
It had been a good travel day until we were bussed to the plan on hottest day of the year, took a thirty minute delay and were then told that there was no food. Another day on British Airways it seems.
A recent United Airlines flight was diverted to Belfast, costing the airline $500,000, due to a disruptive passenger demanding snacks shortly after takeoff. The incident resulted in the captain dumping 50,000 litres of fuel and left passengers stranded overnight at the airport. The passenger, Jeremiah Mathias Thede, was arrested and is set to appear in court next week.
In a week when United gave up on JFK – who can remember when they used to fly to London three times a day? – I have a short review of AA’s offering on a recent LAX to JFK flight.
A new proposal looks to solve the lack of capacity in aviation in the south of England by increasing taxes on a sliding scale based on the number of trips taken.
