Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 05/04/2009 – The Airline Of The Year Is… On an unlikely day last week, April Fools Day, the airline industry gathered in Hamburg Germany, to find out whom SkyTrax would name as the ‘Airline of the Year.‘ SkyTrax received more than 16.2 million completed surveys from frequent flyers, representing passengers…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 05/04/2009 – Qatar Airways & US Airways : An Unusual Alliance? Last week an unusual, and somewhat one-sided, alliance was formed between two international airlines. On the 2nd of April Qatar Airways and US Airways announced a code-share agreement between the two airlines. This agreement opens up the Middle East,…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 04/04/2009 – Airport Security Stops & Harasses Passenger For Carrying Cash On the 1st of April Steve Bierfeldt, a political consultant, was stopped and questioned in a very harassing manner regarding a sum of cash he was traveling with by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Mr. Bierfeldt was departing St….
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 03/04/2009 – Europe’s Air Passenger Rights For The European Union In the past I have discussed the important need for a Passengers Bill of Rights in the United States. While organizations such as FlyersRights.org aggressively pursue this legislation, there is a model that can be followed in the United States….
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 02/04/2009 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : All Countries Every world traveller, no matter how experienced and knowledgeable, needs to quickly reference a country from time to time. From business travellers to International Diplomats, there are moments when a quick reference is needed, and this is where this week’s…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 02/04/2009 – Meetings-In-Transit Part 2 : An Effective Solution To Corporate Travel Security Yesterday I discussed the cost saving benefits of corporations exploring ‘meetings-in-transit’ in this post : 01/04/2009 – Meetings-In-Transit A Cost Effective Solution To Corporate Expenses. Over the past few months I have been working closely with a…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 01/04/2009 – Meetings-In-Transit Part 1 : A Cost Effective Solution To Corporate Expenses Over the past few months I have been working with a Middle Eastern energy company to assist them with specific corporate travel cost saving and security needs. Along the way a concept was developed to create ‘meetings…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 31/03/2009 – 40 Years Ago This Month Airline History Was Changed With “Concorde” Its the last day or March and it would be wrong of me not to mention that this month is the 40th Anniversary of Concorde first taking to the skies. Concorde…and yes it is “Concorde” not “The…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/03/2009 – How Does Someone End Up Flying As Cargo? We May Never Know! Every regular flyer knows that airlines move personnel around on their aircraft. Some fly ‘positive space’ some fly ‘negative space.’ When I have done work shooting for Southwest Airlines I have flown with ‘green passes,’ also…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 29/03/2009 – Flying With Alitalia & In The Field Airline Research Over the past few months I have frequently written about the Italian National Flag Carrier, Alitalia Airlines. For those of you who have missed my postings on Alitalia, in short the airline was on the brink of collapse; the…
