Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 27/10/2008 – AeroChannel On Twitter Over the past few months I have referred to AeroChannel.com as an excellent and growing source of information for flyers. AeroChannel’s dedicated team provides not only valuable information for your day of travel, but also a consistent source of commentary on the airline travel industry….
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 23/10/2008 – Airport Etiquette : Gate Agents Are Not There For Your Verbal Abuse As flyers we’d like the airlines we fly, and those representing them, to see our point of view every time. There have been times when I have arrived at the airport to late to be allowed…
Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 21/10/2008 – Mail From United Airlines That I Wish Was True : New Scam To Steal Frequent Flyer Miles This morning I went to my PO Box to pick up my mail. My mail had the usual bills, a few catalogs and an envelope from United Airlines. Inside the envelope…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 20/10/2008 – TSA Rolls Out PDA Based Boarding Pass : A Security Double Standard The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begin a beta program that allows flyers to download their boarding pass to the Blackberry/iPhone/PDA and skip printing out a paper boarding pass. When a flyer downloads the boarding pass…
Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 17/10/2008 – The Weekly Round Up : Fuel Surcharges; Booking To Soon? : Baggage Theft Blame Game : TSA Approves Jewish Holiday! : etc etc etc The leaves are turning, the air is cooling and when I look up in the sky I see long while contrails sweeping across the…
Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 17/10/2008 – Virgin America Top U.S. Airline According To Conde Nast……but how? Every year Conde Nast Traveler surveys travelers to pick their top airline. This year Conde Nast Traveler readers placed Virgin America in the #1 slot. On one hand I agree, Virgin America is a good airline. I have…
Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 16/10/2008 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Airport Status No one likes delays at the airport. Delays are not only annoying, but also potentially disastrous when flying on a tight schedule. Over the past few months I have used a variety of iPhone ‘Apps’ that are designed to keep…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish – E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 16/10/2008 – The Jewish Holiday Of Sukkot Is Not A Threat To Airline Security According To The Department Of Homeland Security Three days ago at Sunset, on the evening of the 13th of October, the Jewish festival of Sukkot began. Sukkot is the joyous holiday essentially celebrating the harvest. With…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 15/10/2008 – Can A ‘Classified’ Military Radio Tower Bring Down A Plane? : I Almost Has…..Twice Last Tuesday, the 7th of October, Qantas Flight 72, an Airbus A330-300, flying between Singapore (SIN) and Perth (PER) experienced a computer malfunction that caused the aircraft to unexpectedly climb before plunging twice. Normally…
Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 14/10/2008 – Missing Items From Checked Baggage : Who Do You Contact? It is all too common that I hear stories of people missing items from their checked baggage. I hear this more often from U.S. travelers than flyers from anywhere else in the world on a regular basis (then…
