Only a few weeks ago Delta Airlines was pushing for a merger with Northwest, and it was said that they were trying to call the shots. Now, a few weeks later and with oil at an all time high, the merger is off for the moment and the airline is cutting back on staff and […]
Archive for March, 2008
Shamshabad? What’s that?
Published by March 24th, 2008 in Airlines, Boeing, India, KLM, Security, TSA and US Airways. 0 CommentsYesterday, when told by air traffic control that he was to land at Shamshabad, the new airport in Bangalore, India, the city to which he was destined as pilot of a KLM flight from Amsterdam, carrying 243 passengers, he apparently said, “What’s that?” Instead of going to the unheard-of airport, as the original Bangalore airport […]
44 Seats to Yourself
Published by March 21st, 2008 in Airlines, American Airlines, Chicago O'Hare and Heathrow. 0 CommentsIt’s always nice on long flights when the one or two seats beside you are empty. You can stretch out, eat the fine airline dinner, then pass out across all the seats and wake up fairly refreshed on another continent. Well imagine each passenger getting not two or three seats each, but an average of […]
On Location in: Nassau, Bahamas
Published by March 15th, 2008 in Bahamas, Caribbean and Photos. 0 CommentsJust spent a few quick days in Nassau, Bahamas. We flew on US Air frequent flyer miles, which heretofore always seemed impossible to redeem. Then again, we had never tried Nassau before, which USAir serves from Charlotte, Washington DC, Philly, and, on Saturdays, New York. So there was plenty of capacity. As well, every major […]
New York Times Travel Show
Published by March 2nd, 2008 in Africa, Airlines, Asia, Australia, Canada, Caribbean, Cruises, Europe, General, Mediterranean, Mexico, Pacific Islands, Rail, South America and USA. 0 CommentsYesterday, I went to the New York Travel Show, where a few hundreds booths displayed the travel wonders from all corners of the globe. Arranged geographically in aisles, you can travel from India to Korea to Estonia to St. Maarten as you move across the room. As usual (its an annual event), it was a […]
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