Airlines | Commentary | Travel
The Economist publishes a truthful airline safety announcement
What would an airline safety announcement sound like if the airlines told us the truth? The Economist thinks it knows.
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US Airways: New York JFK to Phoenix and onwards to Honolulu
After an early morning faff around with my ticket I had 12 hours on USAirways to look forward to, travelling from New York to Honolulu. The review covers the seats, meals and service of the two flights connecting in Phoenix.
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Airlines | Commentary | Travel
AA schedule changes again – and my 1 minute problem
The best laid plans can blow up when an airline makes even a modest schedule change. A trip in August (which I have had booked since November) imploded when a one minute shortfall in connecting times caused AA to drop the rest of my flights. Catching it in time, and having a plan about how I wanted it fixed, saved a lot of grief and a shed load of Tier Points.
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BA1, London City to Shannon and JFK – with my very own Mrs Overall
BA’s little lounge at City fits the BA baby bus service to JFK, via Shannon. But a great crew and some tasty food made it a flight to remember.
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Commentary | News | Travel
BA appears to be honouring pre-28 April partner earning at old levels
When BA announced significant changes to its Avios earning programme, it promised that tickets issued by 28 April would be honoured at the old, typically more generous, rates. However, partner earning didn’t work like that when 28 April came. Now BA are stepping up and manually adding the missing Avios – if you ask for them.
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United’s beta website has a feature that I love…at last
United’s web site – long a frustration for travellers when the new United replaced a perfectly good one with the one from Continental – is getting a make over. They’ve added one feature missing from the old one – they have removed the discrimination around upgrade requests. Now you don’t have to live in the US to search for one.
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The weirdness of travel…or specifically other passengers!
Sometimes passengers surprise you. It’s just this trip that they did this in a bad way. Was I threatened by one passenger with revenge for not allowing her to sit with her friend, and why did another demand to know if I smoked. It’s the incredible weirdness of travel, at least that is what I am telling myself.
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What BA is saying about the 64A debacle….
64A a coveted seat on the Upper Deck is no longer available unless you bring along a child in a basinet. Find out why BA started kicking its best customers out of their favourite seat.
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I’m flying in 24 hours….and the plane is delayed already
The BA1/2/3/4 service from London City to JFK has had some bad reliability problems recently and yesterday suffered from double cancellations when London City developed a crack. Back on time today, somehow the delays have rolled right past today and on to tomorrow. Of course I am on the flight that already is two hours late. The word from BA? Silence.
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Trip Report: La Compagnie London Luton to Newark – In the air
At one time there were three or four all business airlines flying from London to the USA. They all ended after September 11 and it’s nice to see a new entrant in this market to compete with the big airlines flying from Heathrow or City. I did enjoy the trip, especially a good solid 6 hours of sleep on the way back.
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Trip Report: La Compagnie London Luton to Newark – Ground Handling
A new airline is flying from London to New York. Using the cost-effective London Luton Airport and landing at Newark, this all Business Class airline has been flying from Paris for some months. The only new airline to fly this route for some years, it faces competition from other flying from Heathrow. However, great fares make it a very attractive proposition for business people and those wishing to pamper themselves.
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Review: Hilton JFK
Running a free shuttle to and from JFK makes this property typical of those at JFK. That it is slightly better than average is an indication of how poor the other options are here. A review of the Executive Club at the Hilton is included.
