airline passenger

| | | | |

Open Letter From 12 Major U.S. Airlines To All Airline Customers

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 9/07/2008 – Open Letter From 12 Major U.S. Airlines To All Airline Customers It’s not often any US airlines can agree on much. Even within airline alliances airlines fight to distance themselves and stand alone in the airline industry. Today the CEOs of twelve major carriers in the United States…

| | | | |

FareCompare Updates Travel Tools

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 9/07/2008 – FareCompare Updates Travel Tools For years many flyers have used FareCompare’s (www.farecompare.com) search tools to find multiple travel options, while comparing pricing options. The ‘old’ FareCompare was a bit challenging to use at times, however overall it was a good option for quickly referencing multiple options. The ‘new’…

| | | | | | | | | | |

Watching The World Go By

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 5/07/2008 – Watching The World Go By As I sit here in seat 22A, on a United Airlines red-eye flight between San Francisco (SFO) and Philadelphia (PHL), I often can’t help but watch the world go by. It’s not because I am forced to sit in a window seat on…

| | | | | | | | |

4/07/2008-The Weekly Round Up : New Mountainsmith Giveaway Deadline : Anatomy Of Airport Security : Easy Baggage IDs : Why Can’t I Fly When I Want?

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 4/07/2008-The Weekly Round Up : New Mountainsmith Giveaway Deadline : Anatomy Of Airport Security : Easy Baggage IDs : Why Can’t I Fly When I Want? This week’s weekly round up is brought you to from my perch on a cement wall overlooking the San Francisco Bay and San Francisco…

| | | | | | | | | | |

Why Can’t I Fly When I Want To Fly?

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 4/07/2008 – Why Can’t I Fly When I Want To Fly? A question commonly asked by travelers is “Why can’t I fly when I want to fly?” As I sit here on a wall, on the edge of the San Francisco Bay, looking out over San Francisco (SFO) Int’l Airport’s…

| | | | | |

Anatomy Of An Airport Security Checkpoint

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 2/07/2008 – Anatomy Of An Airport Security Checkpoint I frequently discuss topics related to airport security on Flying With Fish, however this morning as I crossed the security checkpoint at New York’s JFK International Airport Terminal 7, having been awake for just under 22 hours, I realized some infrequent flyers…

| | | |

Mountainsmith Bag Give Away Deadline Extended!

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/6/2008 – Mountainsmith Bag Give Away Deadline Extended! Last week I announced “The Great Mountainsmith Bag Give Away From Flying With Fish,” with a deadline of the 7th of July. Well last week got away with me with a few trips to the Emergency Room to deal with my tearing…

| | | | | | | |

International Mobile Phones : Staying In Touch Around The World

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 27/6/2008 – International Mobile Phones : Staying In Touch Around The World One of the most common logistical problems international travelers face is staying in touch while on the road. For some travelers their mobile phones are not “Groupe Spécial Mobile,” more commonly known as “GSM” so the mobile phone…

| |

Airline Nickel & Dime Tactics Summed Up In A Cartoon Strip

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 27/6/2008 – Airline Nickel & Dime Tactics Summed Up In A Cartoon Strip I was reading today’s comics in the paper and stumbled upon a “Cathy” strip that pretty much summed up all the recent announcements by US airlines about their nickel & dime fees. Click the comic strip below…

| | | | |

TSA Institutes New Secondary Security Searches At The Gate

Byflyingfish

Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 19/6/2008 – TSA Institutes New Secondary Security Searches At The Gate This summer the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be making air travel just a little more complex and confusing as it plans to reinstitute additional security screenings at ‘the boarding gate.’ The random screening of passengers, who have already…